The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all.

Indeed if we Christians so tell our story that Judaism is silenced, then we have not spoken rightly of Christ.

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.

There's a long road of suffering ahead of you. But don't lose courage. You've already escaped the gravest danger: selection. So now, muster your strength, and don't lose heart. We shall all see the day of liberation. Have faith in life. Above all else, have faith. Drive out despair, and you will keep death away from yourselves. Hell is not for eternity. And now, a prayer - or rather, a piece of advice: let there be comradeship among you. We are all brothers, and we are all suffering the same fate. The same smoke floats over all our heads. Help one another. It is the only way to survive.