![]() They brought out the injustice which every person is at one point capable. I am especially bewildered by the fact that children played in this event. There’s always something they should do and they could do. What does it teach us? First of all, remember, children should not always be left idle. Now, I believe because of these childish fantasies tragedy occurred. And when they got into trouble other people died. Why didn’t they take care of their little sisters? Why didn’t they help other children with homework? Why didn’t they go swimming? Or why didn’t they show some interest in international affairs: what was happening in London, the romance of the queen? They had nothing to do and because they had nothing to do they got into trouble. Now, it begins with they have nothing to do that afternoon. Here it begins with 2 girls, Abigail and Betty, Elizabeth, nine year old and eleven year old. It begins with a good morning and it ends with death. If I’ve done something wrong that means I’m guilty. And e says because she didn’t answer it means I have done something wrong. It always begins, let’s say, like in The Trial Joseph K gets up in the morning and says good morning to the landlady who doesn’t answer. ![]() Every Kafka novel begins with a small banal incident. What was it about? In a way it reads like a Kafka novel. I don’t know today why 300 years ago a wind of madness was blowing over your community. And I am sure that all of the books, I hope the manuscripts as well, are magnificent rich archives in this town written. Now the questions are many others have been explored by many writers. And if He doesn’t, why are we so cruel with Satan’s so-called followers? ![]() Doesn’t scripture command us to leave no witch alive? Once you study the law you wonder why such biblical and blind harshness towards witches? Why not towards wizards? Why this sexism in the bible? Then you are wondering also what is it about a witch, what was it that inspired such entitleism, such fear? Why were they afraid of the so-called witches? Is it because the witch invokes a power which is not the power we invoke when we want to believe in the divine? Is it because a witch is supposedly using certain links that she had, might have had, with the unholy forces, with the devil, with Satan? If so, why are we more jealous than God? Let God take care of Satan. Were there witches in Salem? If the answer is yes the reactions to them may be understandable. Mayor, termed, rightly, a community devoted to “shalom,” “salam,” Salem, peace. In fact, 300 years ago certain things happened here and we still wonder, how are we to comprehend the violent passions and tragic events that shook up this community? A community that you, Mr. And then I realized that there are so many things I didn’t know. I began studying the subject and for the last three or four weeks I did nothing else. Surely not this aspect of history but I was a good student and I accepted. My field is the Bible, philosophy, literature, not history. When I was invited to come here and speak to you about the Salem trials, about the witches of Salem, I was wondering why me? It’s not my field. Elie Wiesel Speech at Salem Tercentenary, 1992
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