By Jessica Schaffer, Special to The Suburban
The Passover Seder focuses on recounting the story of the oppression of Jews in Egypt. In even the most basic Hagadot it is clear that this yearly retelling, along with the symbolic foods that represent the bitterness and tears of the Jewish journey to freedom, is a tool to remind all of the universality of the struggle against oppression, enslavement and racism. It is a constant reminder that we all have a duty to work for the dignity and liberty of all mankind.
When reflecting on the oppression in ancient Egypt, it is natural to remember the devastation that Jews faced during the Holocaust. With that institutional memory, we should all — at every Seder — give some of our attention to a current and ever-intensifying genocide. In Darfur, the southern region of Sudan, more than 400,000 people have been killed since 2003 More than two and a half million are displaced refugees. The Sudanese government army and a government-sponsored militia attack entire villages of non-Arab Darfuris, usually simultaneously bombing from the air, poisoning water sources, and attacking with guns on the ground. Men defending the villages are tortured and slaughtered, and women and children are routinely and repeatedly raped. Read more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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