"For centuries, Jewish sages have been uncovering hidden secrets in the Torah. Following is a famous example, reflecting events in the twentieth century, which is found not in the Chumash (Five Books of Moses), but in Megillas Esther.
When listing the ten sons of Haman who were hanged (Esther 9:6-10), three letters, namely Taf, Shin, and Zayin, are written smaller than the rest (most printed texts reflect this; if yours doesn’t, look in another). The commentaries offer no explanation for this other than that it is a prophecy. The letters "Taf-Shin-Zayin" represent the Hebrew year 5707, corresponding to the secular year 1946-47.
On October 16, 1946 (21 Tishrei, 5707) ten convicted Nazi war criminals were hanged in Nuremberg. (An eleventh, Hermann Goering, a transvestite, committed suicide in his cell. The Midrash tells us that Haman also had a daughter who committed suicide.) As if the parallel were not obvious enough without further corroboration, Nazi Julius Streicher’s last words were, "Purimfest 1946."
(In case you question the accuracy of Streicher’s last words, they are are well-documented; they appeared in Newsweek, October 28, 1946.)"
I'll let you decide whether you believe it or not.
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you left out one important fact about that megilla code. there is a large vav right before the names of haman sons are listed. this corresponds to the 6th time tav, shin, zayin comes around (since there is no letter to correspond to each millenia).
shabbat shalom
J.
I just did a cut and paste job on this one, but I do appreciate the extra info.
Dan,
Same as above.
Attila,
It is a miracle. ;)
the Nurenberg 10 were hanged in nov '46 which was after the new year began so it was 5707 already. If memory serves, it doesnt mention anywhere when they were hanged. Esther just asks the king for permission to hang them.
J.
TRY NOT TO use your memory too much, it is sadly lacking, just stick to the facts.
Eng translation, Jerusalem Bible; Esther, 9, 14
".... and they HANGED haman's 10 sons"
The real question is WHY they hanged them when it states that they were slain the day before.