Kristallnacht Survivors: World is Once again Dangerous for Jews

“Teach your children what happens when the world stays silent.”

By: Steve Linde – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org

On the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht, three Holocaust survivors who lived through the infamous 1938 Nazi pogrom in Germany as children warned that the world today is once again dangerously unsafe for Jews, urging governments to take decisive action to combat antisemitism and strengthen Holocaust education.

Walter Bingham, 101, George Shefi, 94, and Paul Alexander, 90, who all experienced Kristallnacht, issued a stark joint statement with the International March of the Living, saying that the current wave of global antisemitism mirrors the climate of hate that preceded the Holocaust.

“With today’s antisemitic atmosphere, pogroms against Jews can happen again,” said Bingham, who witnessed Hitler’s rise to power as a boy.

Alexander, whose father was arrested that night and sent to Buchenwald, added: “The world today is no safer for Jews than it was 87 years ago. The images of the past two years remind us of the darkest days of the 1930s in Nazi Germany.”

Shefi recalled waking up to find shattered glass outside a Jewish-owned store and his synagogue burned to the ground.

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https://www.jns.org/kristallnacht-survivors-warn-that-the-world-is-dangerous-for-jews