A commentary on Colleyville, courtesy of Mordechai Gebertig - opinion
The italicized lines are from the poem “Es Brent,” written by Mordechai Gebertig in 1936 as he watched his shtetl destroyed in a pogrom.
Law enforcement vehicles are seen in the area where a man has reportedly taken people hostage at a synagogue during services that were being streamed live, in Colleyville, Texas, US, January 15, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/Shelby Tauber)BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
