A mob of incited Christians gathers outside the ghetto gates, holding heavy tools, waiting impatiently for the signal to completely destroy Halberstadt's shul and everything in it...
This was a defining event in the life of R' Berman Lehman, and it burned inside him constantly. From a young boy in the ghetto, he grew to become the royal agent and a man of high diplomatic standing, to whom counts and kings listened carefully. He used his high standing to help his Jewish brothers - and he merited to accomplish great things. Naturally, this was not favorably received, and his many enemies did all they could to bring him down...
