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Hungarian Jews on vacation in Marienbad, the Czech spa town near the border with Germany (public domain) More than a century ago, Jewish doctors were prescribing “solitary walks in the forest” and Bohemian spring water to their patients. Ready to meet the onslaught of largely Yiddish-speaking tourists was Marienbad, one of three Czech spa towns with seasonal Jewish influxes. Surrounded by dozens of springs with high-mineral content, Marienbad was where great Torah scholars from Poland rubbed elbows with Britain’s King Edward VII and Sigmund Freud. Festooned with elaborate fountains, promenades, and meeting halls, the town was perfect for conventions and conferences. ....
Escape! Saved by a Polish Train Driver By Rabbi Eliezer Pruim Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 6:28 pm | כ ג כסלו תשפ א The Belzer Rebbe, Rav Aharon, zy”a, in Marienbad. Mr. David Leitner, father of Mr. Kurt Leitner, is to the left of the Rebbe, holding his arm. “I will hide My face from them on that day” (Devarim 31:18). The darkness and hester panim engulfed at least six million of Klal Yisrael. But there were rays of light that shone through. Stories have emerged of individuals guided and protected by an unseen Hand that plucked them from the burning fire and brought them to safety against all odds. ....