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HMD08 Secondary Assembly

Is it anyone’s birthday today? We all like birthdays, at least we do when we are young. We think of them as times to celebrate with our family and friends. Small children enjoy birthday parties with food, games and entertainment or perhaps special trips to a theme park or a favourite burger bar. As we get older we find different things to do on our birthdays and those celebrating today will no doubt have made special plans. Some birthdays seem more special than others, marking significant milestones in our lives, becoming a teenager, being old enough to drive, reaching eighteen and becoming an official adult, reaching the big 20, 30, 50, getting a free bus pass. Most people receive cards on their birthday. Some contain special messages, some are quite rude, but receiving a card makes us feel valued. It tells us that somebody cares enough about us to remember our own special day.

In a few moments I’m going to read you a birthday greeting. It is quite old but it has been kept in a special box for many years. I wonder what was so special about this birthday message?

Let evil pass you by.
Let there be hope in your heart
And don’t pay attention to evil people,
Since we will not suffer here forever
There will come a time
When someone will liberate us
And take us far away from the barracks.
May your next birthday
Be celebrated with your loved ones,
In joy and freedom.

(From Sara Weisman to Sala 5th March 1944)

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