You remember
Because you have been commanded
By the blood of six million
To never forget
The black and white photograph
Of the little Jewish shop
In Nazi Europe
With the broken windows
And the crude Swastika
Painted on the door
The epitome
Of terrorism
Of state endorsed racism
Of economic intimidation
Never forget, you are commanded
It is you, personally and individually,
Who bears the responsibility
To never permit
Such atrocities to unfold
It is you who must respond
Ever vigilant
You who must act.
Now see this photograph
I show you
We who live two generations later
Of the little Palestinian shop
In the Israeli era
In the town of Hebron
With its windows broken
And the crude Star of David
Painted on the door
Never forget
The last sigh of six million souls
Commands
It is you who may never permit
Such atrocities to unfold
You individually who is responsible
You who must respond
Ever vigilant
You who must act.