THE SPIRITS SPEAK
This is an interview with the Spirit of Anne Frank, the Dutch Jewish girl whose Diary was published and becam3e famous after her death in a concentration camp in World War Two. Her words are channeled through Speaker Gerald Polley, who also provided the questions.
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1. Anne, the first question we would like to ask is have you forgiven those who so bitterly treated you and your family?
A. I wish, sir, with all my heart, that I could answer yes to your question. But I have never been able to forgive the cruelty that was done to my family and my people. I have been able to pardon some of those responsible for what happened to us, when they came to me and in true repentance asked my forgiveness. When you see how these poor things suffer in that Darkness some call Hell, you cannot but have some compassion; but forgive, no. I am weak, I am sad to say, and forgiveness is not in me.
2. Do you believe Nazi prisoners who have been held a long time by any government should be relaeased?
A. Only if they admit their guilt, good Rabbi, and publicly say what they did was wrong. Only then should they be released. If they still held what they did was right, then they have no right to freedom, for they still believe they have the right to take the freedom and destroy the lives of others merely because they worship God in a different way. Such men cannot be released.
3. What is your opinion on the current unrest in Israel, and how do you think it should be dealt with?
A. I believe, as most of my people here, that the Arabs have
no claim to any part of Israel that our children were forced to take in the
defense of their lives. We did not make these wars, it was the Arabs influenced
by the Things of Darkness, that tried to continue the extermination of our
people. They must pay the price. Evil cannot be rewarded, but neither should
our people mistreat them. We must not become like those that so bitterly used
us. We must become just and fair, but we must keep that what is our right
to keep, that which belonged to our fathers, and rightfully belongs to our
children.
The Children of Mohammed conquered our lands with a sword, now thier descendants
suffer for that conquest, because we justly win it back. But that winning
must be just and good.
4. Then how do you think the Palestinian problem should be solved?
A. In the only way possible. The Palestinians must be removed from Israel. All the nWe thank you eations of the world should gather together, create a special fund, buy some land away from Israel, build cities and industries for the Palestinians, and move them there. It is the only solution, the only honorable solution. There are others....dark and terrible solutions, but these, I pray, will never be used. I pray with all my heart my people are not forced to some of the things that could be.
5. We thank you very much, Anne, for answering these questions for us. We know it is difficult. Will you be available at a future date when we have more space, to answer some other questions?
A. I certainly will answer any questions that your readers put before me, and I express my gratitude to be allowed to answer these questions that my people desired be asked.
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The interview in our July '89 issue will be with the Spirit of Benjamin Franklin, great American statesman, philosopher, and inventor. Be sure to send any questions y ou have for him in by August 1st to be considered for publishing in the September issue.
OUR THANKS to Louis Kelly, who has provided last month's and this month's cover pictures, and our illustrations. We are sure you have enjoyed them as much as we have.