According to Hertzog’s brother, this hymn was written one evening while the author was still a student at Wittenberg University.

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Before reciting the memorial prayer for martyrs of the Holocaust, Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg read an extract from the Pearls Of Childhood by Vera Gissing, who escaped to Britain from Czechoslovakia in 1939.

Source: https://jerseyeveningpost.com/morenews/uknews/2023/12/03/kindertransport-refugees-mark-85th-anniversary-of-rescue-operation/

Piqua High School senior Caylee Roe signs her letter of intent to play softball for Wittenberg University.

Source: https://miamivalleytoday.com/piqua-high-school-seniors-caylee-roe-zane-pratt-make-college-choices-2/

Wittenberg, who was Jewish, died Nov. 20, 2022, at his Berkley home after a three-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Source: https://thejewishnews.com/2023/03/17/greenberg-royalty/