That creates risks: the Holocaust didn’t begin with mass murder. The dehumanization of Jews progressed gradually from public exclusion to eventual internment to finally extermination. Millions of regular Germans—and Europeans more broadly—facilitated or silently accepted these actions.
Our communities need to stand together and fight against racism, bigotry and antisemitism and build a safe world with equity and justice for all.
On January 27, 1945, about 7,000 Jewish prisoners were freed from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. That number includes Michael Bornstein. He was just 4 years old at the time. Now, he’s an 84-year-old father and grandfather living in New Jersey.
Dr. Edith Eva Eger in her insightful memoir “The Ballerina of Auschwitz” (Atheneum 2024) tells us about her Jewish family and her need for love in 1943 Hungary.
A commemorative screening of the monumental documentary came as some artists are questioning whether Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture stifles free speech.
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