犹太人将自己称为“记忆的民族”。亚伯拉罕的信仰、埃及的奴隶生活、先知的言行、贤人的智慧、民族的历史、与圣城耶路撒冷的关系,犹太人靠着“记忆”将这些继承下来,并告诉子孙过去所发生的一切。在这些记忆中,不光有民族的伟业和光荣,还有那些迫害、离散、痛苦和失败。犹太人通过记忆,将这些痛苦和教训世代相传,以警后人。 Jews call themselves “nations of memory.” The faith of Abraham, the life of slaves in Egypt, the words and deeds of prophets, the wise men, the history of nations, and the holy city of Jerusalem, the Jews inherited these through “memory” and told their children what had happened in the past. Among these memories are not only the greatness and glory of the nation, but also those persecutions, divorces, pains and failures. Through memory, the Jews spread these pains and lessons from generation to generation to guard the police.