(Jewish Group) Renewed scapegoating of Jews is depressingly predictable

[Behind the Aegis]

(THIS IS THE JEWISH GROUP! RESPECT!!)

As we prepare to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th, are we now too far removed in time for this event to be anything more than symbolism and how is this day significant for an Irish society that was historically uninvolved in the Holocaust and has a tiny Jewish population?

In 2005, the UN passed a resolution that Holocaust Memorial Day would be recognised on January 27th every year, a day that coincides with the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp in southern Poland.

The EU and America recognise this date. Israel and a number of other countries commemorate the Holocaust in April (the day changes each year as it’s based on a lunar calendar) to coincide with the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

The format of each nation’s commemoration varies slightly but usually involves readings by Holocaust survivors, senior politicians, diplomats, a few famous notables and school children.

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[EllieBC]

1. I take issue with this line:

The Nazis wiped us off the map.

No. They tried. Yes, many of us have branches to our family tree that are lost and gone but we are here. We are here and it's up to us to keep their memory alive and to not back down and to not tolerate "whataboutism" when it comes to talking about antisemitism.

The Nazis tried to wipe us off the map but they will have only succeeded if we are quiet and refuse to stand up for ourselves.