To the hell of Theresienstadt transported
all hope for freedom aborted
Rabbi Shmuel Goldin understood what awaited
a life of forced labor now fated
Led into his barracks, which Jews shared with rats
Reb Shmuel sat on his bed, removing his hat
When what caught his eye, but a makeshift sign
which strengthened his faith in his people divine
For on a hidden door as he sat on his bed
these words Shmuel read and reread:
'This is none other than the House of G-d
and this, the Gateway to Heaven.' (Genesis 28:17)
"Surely," he cried, "no Jew may despair
as long as he breathes G-d's holy air.
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Based on a story heard from Rabbi Dr. Jonathan
Schwartz, the Rabbi of Congregation Adath Yisroel,
Elizabeth, NJ, youtube.com, 'Unity' - Not Agree-
ment, Parshas Vayetze, Nov. 23, 2023.
They teased Percy Bysshe Shelley
about his middle name
Mine, Shmuel, is no less strange
~ though it's yet to lead to fame
*Image of Presentation on Three Stooges by Coshocton Tribune.
Curly and Shemp
*Jerome Lester Horwitz,
often dimmer than your wits,
famously known as Curly Howard, one of the three stooges,
his slapstick comedy split our sober from laughter like being in centrifuges.
*Samuel Horwitz,
a mind filled crackers, no ritz,
Lithuanian Jewish mom says "Sam" with her accent came out "Shemp",
like the original three, ad-libbing and wisecracks, **filled baby bro's shoes as his temp.
*Five brothers; Irving, Benjamin, Samuel (Shmuel), Moses (Moe), Jerome (Curly)
**Curly's ill-fated stroke caused Shemp to return as his original stooge self or Moe and Larry comedy series would have ended.
2021 September 29
*2nd Place*
Clerihew 2
~~Joseph May: Judged 2021 October 29
The Three Stooges
~ Limerick-Style Rhyme ~
If we boycott every country that discriminates against Jews
We couldn't go anywhere; not one single country could we choose
So before boycotts we start
Why not be smart
Let's give the world a second chance ~ Take a honeymoon cruise
~ Gershon Shmuel Itzkovitz ~
My real name
And yes, this poem's personal
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