My first prayer was about...
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My first prayer was about Jerusalem. The first lullaby my mother used to sing me was
about Jerusalem. I knew Jerusalem, the word "Jerusalem," before I knew the name of my
hometown. I knew the streets of Jerusalem, the houses of Jerusalem, before I was there.
Because somehow Jerusalem was the center of our dream, the center of our aspirations,
the center of our hope. It's Jerusalem, the city of peace. The first male was David, King
David of Jerusalem, and when I came to Jerusalem for the first time, I had the feeling it
wasn't the first time, I'd been there before. Nevertheless, each time I go to Jerusalem, I
have the feeling it's the first time. It's the only city in the world that I feel that way.
(From Elie Wiesel, interviewed by Krista Tippett on the Speaking of Faith radio show on American Public Radio, July 13, 2006)
(From Elie Wiesel, interviewed by Krista Tippett on the Speaking of Faith radio show on American Public Radio, July 13, 2006)
