Shabbat plaque in Munich commemorates Hamas hostages
People remembered the Hamas hostages with a long Shabbat table on Marienplatz in Munich on Friday afternoon. Yehoshua Chmiel, spokesman for the campaign, explained that over 240 place settings on tables and the corresponding chairs each stood for a kidnapped person who was unable to spend the Jewish holiday of Shabbat with his family.
As far as is known, the names, pictures and ages of the hostages were displayed on the backs of the chairs. Chmiel said that instead of just giving numbers, the fates should be made personal. As a symbol for the kidnapped babies and small children, there were also glasses of baby food on the plates in the corresponding seats. "A six-month-old child is not political," said 68-year-old Chmiel from Munich.
According to Chmiel, the organizers used a very similar campaign in Tel Aviv as a model. There, as recently in Frankfurt and Berlin, a Shabbat plaque was erected in memory of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas.
In light of the Shabbat commemoration, conflicts between Israel and Hamas continue to stir unrest, leading to calls for peaceful demonstrations in upper Bavaria. Regrettably, the historical echoes of war and persecution in Judaism resonate strongly with these recent events, serving as a stark reminder of the fragility of peace.
Source: www.dpa.com
