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A Jerusalem "March of Life" by Christian descendants of Nazis is helping to bring needed healing.
Against a backdrop of growing anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, Christians who are descendants of Nazis are asking forgiveness from Holocaust survivors, their descendants, and the Jewish people; and this move is leading to a greater sense of unity.
Jerusalem's Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum welcomed the Christians to the city. She told them, "I saw you all marching and it's so heart-warming to see our city filled with lovers of Jerusalem. Thank you for being here!"
Christians from some 30 countries came to Jerusalem for what they call "The March of the Nations." They came to say, "From the Holocaust to new life, Shalu Shalom Yerushalayim—Pray for the peace of Jerusalem."
Jobst Bittner, from Tubingen, Germany, is the founder and president of the March of Life. "I am from a city in which the university is where Nazi perpetrators—SS murderers—were educated and trained," he explained. "And they were responsible for the death of 700,000 Jews, and that's why we started really researching the history of our city."
Bittner says German families usually don't speak about their Nazi past.
"We discovered that only once we are willing to actually speak the truth about the past, will we be able to take responsibility both for the present and the future," he said. "And that's why we decided to call hundreds of thousands to the streets to raise their voices against anti-Semitism, the hatred of Jews and for Israel." ...
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