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Had Haman been living in the USA today – a 1986 letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe:
"One of the central episodes related in the Book of Esther is the confrontation between Haman, the ruthless Vizier of the Persian king, and 'Mordechai the Jew,' who 'would not bend his knee, nor bow down to him.' Seeing in Mordechai the personification of the Jewish people – 'one people, scattered and dispersed among the nations, whose laws are different from those of any other people' (Esther 3:8), Haman correctly concludes that the Jewish people is indeed unique, and that despite its dispersion and being a minority, it is unified and held together by adherence to the Torah laws. Such a people will never completely assimilate and disappear in the natural order; hence he proposed a 'final solution.'
"What Haman did not understand was that precisely because the Jewish people has preserved its identity, and culture, and way of life, it has been able to contribute the utmost to the host-country. Had Haman been living in the USA today, he would have realized that the strength and greatness of this blessed land and of this nation are derived from the strength of the components that constitute the whole, including, above all, the various nationalities that constitute the 'One Nation Under G-d.' E Pluribus Unum.
"The Lubavitch Educational Center has an enviable record of fostering the ageless tradition of the 'People of Mordechai.' It deserves the support of all."

English

Toppling Modern-Day Hamans
How the Jewish people confront modern-day Hamans — from Persia then, to the world now.
Rebbe Responsa Issue 146
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