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Yom HaShoah<br />
nuo>3<br />
August 1982<br />
In Yad Vashem I stood<br />
Your name in my hand<br />
looking at your file,<br />
great-grandfather Tzvi<br />
I know your name<br />
because your grandson named<br />
me after you—<br />
Yes, your little grandson—<br />
the one your son wrote you about—<br />
he named me after you<br />
You are a part of me<br />
A part of my identity<br />
A part I barely understand<br />
But a part of me all the same<br />
I used to think that all I had to do<br />
was remember<br />
but now I know I am<br />
called upon to act<br />
because memories always call for action<br />
Yes, my father<br />
my father’s father’s father<br />
you do live<br />
And even if I am not sure<br />
which way my feet should go<br />
or even if you would approve<br />
of which way they go<br />
I know that I am trying<br />
to keep your faith alive<br />
Not because you died for it<br />
but rather because you lived for it<br />
t o w n w j<br />
We will do and we will remember<br />
Richard L. Hoch
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