Israel had come to Egypt for famine’s succour

Joseph’s ascension saved them from rigour

Exile was wonderful, the land was fruitful

Their lovely Goshen promised a golden future

All changed when a new king arose

A pharaoh who knew not Joseph’s deeds

Nor cared for his people and ‎their needs

Not indifference, but the hatred ‎that feeds

Anti-Semitism, seeds of Holocaust’s weeds