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As a Jew I stand ready to fight anti-Semitism. I seethe with rage at the memory of Jews who were gassed, shot, starved, strangled, stabbed, hanged, poisoned, torched, beaten, tortured, and disposed of in sundry other barbaric ways in the annals of Jewish decimations. With defiance and resolve, I am determined to root out evil and not let hatred and ignorance obliterate my brethren or any other innocent group, anywhere in the world, now and forever.

As a Jew I carry on. As part of a small minority in a world abounding with malicious stereotypes of Jews and blatant anti-Semitism, I vow to lead a full, rich, vibrant Jewish life.

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As a partner of Hashem in building our world I live proudly as a Jew, devote myself to my family, participate in and support Jewish communities, uphold Jewish values and traditions, work assiduously to fulfill my dreams, take delight in helping others less fortunate than me, poignantly remember loved ones, and try to conduct myself properly at all times.

I endeavor to not even take the mundane for granted but to see life as a gift and envisage our world as one with God-given miracles and God-given opportunities, and to let that divine spark within me buoy me, embolden me, and help narrate and navigate my way.

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Harvey Rachlin, a frequent contributor to The Jewish Press, is an award-winning author of thirteen books including “Lucy’s Bones, Sacred Stones, and Einstein’s Brain,” which was adapted for the long-running History Channel series “History’s Lost and Found.” He is also a lecturer at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.