April 7, 2026
Esther “Etty” Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was a Dutch Jewish author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation. In 1943, she was deported and murdered at Auschwitz. Compare her to the sitting President of the United States who just today has threated to “wipe out an entire civilization” as he aims to destroy the very people of Iran. How do we resist? We begin by practicing Hillesum’s words when we can do nothing else, because doing THIS is, indeed, resistance and power:
| Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world. |
| Etty Hillesum |
With hope,
Rosemary
Spirit Reflections 