rabbiofberlin:
You think we are extinct. We survived. We are still here. We are prospering. Just as in many previous times, we survived because HaShem saved us. What are the elements of survival:
1. Yeshivos. As long as some yeshivos survive, they manage to grow again. Indeed, there are probably more people learning Torah full time than there were in 1939. And yes, this is relevant to disucssing the Tal law. Those who are learning Torah, and in doing so giving up most of their parnassah, are the key to Jewish survival. THere will always be pograms, but as long as we have a core learning Torah, we will survive.