More than an act of despairing martyrdomthough its heroes are rightly honored as martyrs to the Holy Names and to religious freedomit was an act of affirmation proclaiming the survival of the Jewish people in the face of all their enemies might do. It is so remembered today. Our commemoration this year has a special significance in light of the conditions which confront the Jews of Soviet Russia in their desire to emigrate. The message of Passover in every age is one of deliverance--of Exodus and freedom from bondage. May it speak with renewed power to the Jews of Russia in their struggle for the right freely to migrate and to dwell in safety in the land of their choosing.
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