Holocaust
Gandhi letter wishing Jews ‘era of peace’ ahead of Rosh Hashanah found at National Library of Israel
“It’s from one of the 20th century’s most prominent figures, who is not generally discussed in a Jewish or Israeli context,” said library official Zack Rothbart, who researched the letter.
Simon Mairowitz said, “Good to see you too after all these years,” while holding Morris Sana’s face in his hands as both men begin to cry.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded to the speech, saying, “He who does not stop lying about Israel, who slaughters the Kurds in his country, and who denies the awful massacre of the Armenian people should not preach to Israel.”
“I’m going to die on this march. If you live, take this shofar. Tell them we blew the shofar at Auschwitz.”
“I must have spoken to around half a million people,” said Marko Feingold, noting that in Auschwitz, he pledged to tell what transpired.
“Germany has to live up to its historic responsibility towards those who, as descendants of Jews persecuted by the Nazi regime, have suffered from disadvantages pertaining to Nationality Law,” said German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer.
The change will apply not only to the children and grandchildren of survivors, but potentially to great-grandchildren as well.
The Los Angeles chapter of the Anti-Defamation League called the derogatory language “unacceptable.”
“It’s like putting a monument to killers on the top of the graves of their victims,” said director general of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee Eduard Dolinsky.
“I understood its depth and maturity, and fine writing and poetry, and with the rise of all the ‘isms’—anti-Semitism, populism and nationalism—both me and my mom saw the necessity in bringing this to life,” said Alexandra Bellak.
The Jewish Community of Lithuania called for the removal of a new plaque that has replaced the one they and the Simon Wiesenthal Center have lobbied for years to have removed.
Booking.com deleted the post, while TripAdvisor declined to delete the one on its site, though “Thomas K” reportedly took it down after the hotel owner’s family harassed him by telephone to delete it.
