From a documentary about his life work, called I Have Never Forgotten You. From an interview with Dan Rather way back in the 70's, about Wiesenthal's efforts to put pressure on the Russian government to give information about a Swedish (I think) man they had been holding since the end of WWII who had saved thousands of Jews from the Holocaust by arranging Swedish passports for them. Rather said to Wiesenthal, essentially, "C'mon, now, Simon, we have known each other a long time--you are a realist. Do you think you are being realistic to hold out hope that the Russian government will give in?"
And Wiesenthal replied, "A Jew must believe in miracles. If a Jew [does] not believe in miracles, he is not a realist."
And Wiesenthal replied, "A Jew must believe in miracles. If a Jew [does] not believe in miracles, he is not a realist."
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