Global Antisemitism Threatens Holocaust Memory on 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation
Simcha Pasko reports on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which this year marks 80 years since Auschwitz-Birkenau’s liberation, as global antisemitism continues to rise. Survivors, dignitaries, and leaders honored the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust, with only 50 survivors attending this year compared to 300 at the 70th anniversary.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Hamas as “the new Nazis,” urging the international community to act against antisemitism. A recent Israeli report revealed that 123,000 Holocaust survivors live in Israel, many of whom struggle financially despite government aid. Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center expressed deep concern over the distortion of Holocaust history and the normalization of antisemitic rhetoric, calling for renewed global efforts to confront these trends.
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In Germany, Elon Musk sparked outrage for attending a far-right rally and urging Germans to “move beyond” Holocaust guilt, comments that Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan called an insult to victims and a threat to democracy. Irish President Michael Higgins also faced backlash for politicizing his speech, prompting protests from Jewish attendees.
Pasko’s report emphasizes the urgent need to preserve Holocaust memory and combat antisemitism as survivor numbers dwindle. Read the full article to explore this critical issue in greater depth.
