“In Jewish history there are no coincidences.”

— Elie Wiesel

Interview in the BU Bridge (5 November 2004) http://www.bu.edu/bridge/archive/2004/11-05/wiesel.html
Variant: There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

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