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face=Arial><BR>> The entire war was a period of hester panim such as we have
never <BR>> experienced in our whole long history of exiles, persecutions and
<BR>> massacres. NO ONE was given the secret "mei'achorei
hapargod." NO <BR>> ONE knew what was coming or which place would
be safe. EVERYONE acted <BR>> blindly, going with the best available
information.[--TK]</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>From: Ben Waxman <ben1456@zahav.net.il><BR><BR>Did they know
that at the time?<BR><BR>Ben<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV>I'm not sure who "they" refers to but if it refers to the rabbanim, rebbeim
and other Torah leaders of the time, your question is, Did they know they were
living in a time of hester panim? </DIV>
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<DIV>What kind of question is that? Of course they knew that they were
living in a horrible, terrifying black fog! </DIV>
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<DIV>Did they know the whole Tochacha was coming true in front of their
eyes? They saw it unfold as it happened. They knew they were living
it as they lived it, and they knew the pasuk, "Anochi haster aster es
panai."</DIV>
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