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I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.

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Theodore Bikel
Age: 91 †
Born: 1924
Born: May 2
Died: 2015
Died: July 21
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Vienna
Austria
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