(Wish we never had to sing this song 
 But we have to, 'cause we must never forget) 
    I was twenty-five in berlin '38 
 I had just bought a little store 
 And the war was close 
 Then I met her, rebekah 
 With her wonderful smile 
 And I was in love, and she was in love 
 The future was ours 
 We married soon, and joseph and sarah came 
 And we loved them so, our dream came true   
 Clouds gathered dark, I couldn't understand it 
 I simply didn't see it, I should have 
 But I didn't   
 Under the star, my heart beats there 
 It was just because of the star 
 Next year in jerusalem 
 Next year in jerusalem   
 And late one night, I woke up from the 
 Noise in the street 
 People were shouting 
 People were running in the stairs 
 They knocked on the door 
 And then they came rushing in 
 With guns and no compassion 
 They said, you have to come 
 One suitcase and that's all 
 You must go now   
 We ran down the stairs 
 Joseph wasn't fast enough 
 They kicked him and he fell 
 And he was only three 
 I picked him up, and took him in my arms 
 They took us to the train 
 They packed us like cattle 
 Rebekah squeezed my hand she said: 
 We must stay together 
 No matter what happens   
 How can I describe 
 Cause when we arrived, they took 
 Rebekah and the children aside 
 And we all cried 
 She looked at me 
 I'll never forget her eyes 
 She said, I'll take care of the children 
 And then they were gone, gone   
 Next year in jerusalem 
 Next year in jerusalem   
 We must not forget, we can never forget 
 Because of the star 
 We must not forget 
 It did really happen