“We cannot allow history to repeat itself, says the text signed by 100 Holocaust survivors Revista Oeste

More of 100 Holocaust survivors published, this Thursday, 9, in the newspaper The Australian, a statement against the rise of antiSemitism around the world. They commemorated the six million Jews who were killed during the war Second World War because of the same hatred that has been spreading since the attack on Israel on October 7th.

Prisoners lie on bunk beds in the German Nazi death camp Auschwitz | Photo: Reproduction/Yad Vashem

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“Never before have we Holocaust survivors felt the need to make a collective statement like this,” the group wrote. “We never imagined that we would witness a restoration of the senseless and vicious hatred against Jews that we once faced in Europe. Hamas’ actions are so familiar and so barbaric, but instead of condemning them, Hamas is responding with a shameful rise in antiSemitism around the world.”

Nazis throw gasoline to burn and destroy a synagogue | Photo: Reproduction/Yad Vashem

You Jews I regretted that unprecedented wave of antiSemitism on the streets, on television, on social media and at universities. They recalled that they were the last witnesses to the “unspeakable horrors of the Nazi regime” and the antiSemitic propaganda that even turned their friends and neighbors against them. “We cannot allow history to repeat itself.”

“We are writing this letter now because 85 years have passed since Kristallnacht,” they explained. “On November 9, 1938, the Nazi regime murdered and attacked Jews, spread terror and burned down synagogues. Instead of condemning these atrocities, the world stood by and watched.”

Broken Glass: People Watch a Nazi Officer Attack a Jewish Store | Photo: Reproduction/Yad Vashem

Hamas’ terrorist agenda

The 100 survivors of terror Nazi They spoke about their memories and experiences in ghettos and concentration camps and saw their families and communities disappear. “It compels us to raise our voices and implore humanity to reject hate, intolerance and violence.”

They also call on the world to recognize and condemn Hamas’ terrorist agenda. Survivors also called for the immediate release of all hostages men, women, babies and the elderly.

“We believe in the power of education and remembrance to prevent the atrocities of the past from happening again,” they said. “Together we can fight for a world in which every individual, regardless of their faith or cultural background, can live in peace and security. AntiSemitism is one of the most contagious and oldest viruses.”