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Marienbad & Beyond
Published by David Leitner, $29.95, 536 pp
The small town of Marienbad, once a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire but now in the Czech Republic, earned its place in Yiddish literature thanks to a satirical piece by Sholem Aleichem in which he poked fun at nouveau-riche Warsaw Jews who imitated the aristocratic custom of spending summers at spa resorts in order to enjoy its healing mineral waters.
Before World War I, Marienbad was a popular resort for the highest rank of society. In 1907, the English king Edward VII and the Austrian emperor Franz Joseph had their so-called Meeting of the Monarchs there.
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By Rabbi Eliezer Pruim
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The Belzer Rebbe, Rav Aharon, zy”a, in Marienbad. Mr. David Leitner, father of Mr. Kurt Leitner, is to the left of the Rebbe, holding his arm.
“I will hide My face from them on that day” (Devarim 31:18).
The darkness and hester panim engulfed at least six million of Klal Yisrael. But there were rays of light that shone through. Stories have emerged of individuals guided and protected by an unseen Hand that plucked them from the burning fire and brought them to safety against all odds.