Consider how many people have heard of the French town of Evian. Nowadays it’s known for its gourmet drinking water. For Jewish history, the name carries another connotation. In 1938 a refugee conference was convened there. The object: to see who might take the Jews of Germany. Hitler supposedly was willing but the result was no one and nothing. And the headlines in Nazi paper, “Jews for Sale. Who wants them? No one.” -Michael Zedek
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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