When Berlin Is Called Jerusalem
A teaching ofRav Meir Simchah HaKohen of Dvinskהרב מאיר שמחה בן שמשון קלונימוס קלמן הכהן
In Parshas Bechukosai, in a famous passage written before 1926, Rav Meir Simchah sets out a brilliant understanding of Jewish history in exile. He speaks of those who forget their origins and think that "Berlin is Jerusalem," and warns that they are doomed to destruction.
Source: Meshech Chochmah, Bechukosai