Journalist James Masters tweeted an open invitation for anyone in London who had nowhere to go for Seder.
Tonight is #Passover so if you're in London and you've got nowhere to go for Seder, get in touch. Nobody should be alone tonight.
— James Masters (@Masters_JamesD) April 10, 2017
Samantha Gross, who follows Masters on Twitter, took him up on the offer and joined him at his parents’ house that evening.
She later tweeted about the evening she had:
1. Today, something incredible happened. And I will tell this story via Twitter, which is fitting for how this incredible thing came to be.
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 10, 2017
2. I was scrolling through Twitter at lunch today, when I saw this tweet from a London-based CNN reporter I follow: https://t.co/2nZ5RiTRFu
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
3. I messaged him, explaining how I was here without a Seder to attend. I'm no stranger to being the only Jew around (I'm from S'ville, IN)
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
4. He picked me up in N. London, and we drove with his wife Hannah to his parent's home a few blocks away, where I was immediately welcomed
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
5. "Don't sit up so straight," his father said. "Relax. You're welcome here." They took my coat, and I chatted with @Masters_JamesD family.
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
.@Masters_JamesD 6. They were all so interested in me, and me in them. James' 91-year-old grandfather whistled a song he knew about Indiana.
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
.@Masters_JamesD 7. When we sat for Seder, I immediately got teary. I've lost 3 g'parents in the past few years, and seeing James' g'parents made me so happy
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
.@Masters_JamesD 8. I joked about how strong the maror was to James' uncle, but really I just cried for my own grandparents, who loved Passover so much.
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
.@Masters_JamesD 9. The Seder was silly — we sang Pesach tales to various tunes, and my American accent blended with their British ones. We laughed so hard.
— Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 11, 2017
She said Masters restored her faith that “no matter where you are in the world, even thousands of miles away from home, you can always find a friend”.
And his good deed hasn’t gone unnoticed online. He tweeted:
I'm going to have to buy a bigger Seder table….
— James Masters (@Masters_JamesD) April 11, 2017
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