Today Fell Prey To History

Today's a Jewish Holiday that fell prey to history 'Cos unless you live in Israel, the Jewish Nation You miss out on spectacular celebrations... In Ancient Persia 'twas an evil man The Emperor* put a ring on his hand And said, Do with the Jews as you would If you say so, they're no good Mordechai the Jew won't bow down to you? Then kill them all, women and children too So wicked Haman wrote a contract on their lives Copies sent to 127 nations -- they all arrived How the decree was averted is an amazing story Yet history texts all ignore its glory... I suppose the authors are one and the same As those who extol Bogdan Khmelnytsky's name** _________________________________________________ * The Persian Emperor's name was Xerxes 1, aka 'Ahasuerus' **Starting in 1648, the Cossack Khmelnytsky led forces that murdered nearly 50% of Europe's Jews, a greater percentage than Adolf Hitler murdered during WW2. By all accounts, Mr. Khmelnytsky was a vicious anti-Semite, hell-bent on genocide.