▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁before ▁decl ining ▁to ▁around ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁when ▁Rab bi ▁W ahr man ▁left ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Rab bi ▁W ahr man ▁con cludes ▁his ▁book ▁with ▁the ▁following ▁words : ▁ ▁All ▁these ▁events ▁have ▁delivered ▁a ▁powerful ▁message ▁to ▁me . ▁Any ▁Jewish ▁city ▁anywhere ▁could ▁potentially ▁suffer ▁Leipzig ’ s ▁fate , ▁ch as ▁v ’ sh alom . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁safety ▁and ▁security ▁for ▁us ▁in ▁gal us , ▁even ▁in ▁a ▁dem ocracy . ▁The ▁German ▁We imar ▁Republic ▁was ▁a ▁dem ocracy , ▁yet ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁prevent ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁a ▁Hitler . ▁When ▁the ▁anti - Sem ites ▁so ▁decre ed , ▁Leipzig , ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁Jews , ▁became ▁Jud en re in . ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁( 1 9 4 0 – 1 9 5 5 ) ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Rab bi ▁W ahr man ' s ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio , ▁where ▁he ▁grew ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Rab bi ▁El ie zer ▁Silver ▁z t " l , ▁whom ▁he ▁considered ▁his ▁re bbi ▁mu v h ak . ▁Due ▁to ▁Rab bi ▁Silver ' s ▁ins istence ▁and ▁encourag ement , ▁Rab bi ▁W ahr man ▁hon ed ▁his ▁writing ▁skills ▁and ▁recorded ▁his ▁cop