Boguslav is a city in Ukraine, but the Jewish gravestones paving its streets are hardly unique to this city.
Your friendly reminder when Jews say European civilization was built with our blood that it& #39;s not a metaphor. https://twitter.com/edolinsky/status/1283047943650541577">https://twitter.com/edolinsky...
Your friendly reminder when Jews say European civilization was built with our blood that it& #39;s not a metaphor. https://twitter.com/edolinsky/status/1283047943650541577">https://twitter.com/edolinsky...
Here& #39;s how they treat Jewish graves in my native Belarus. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/belarus-court-okays-building-of-apartments-atop-former-jewish-cemeteries-503508">https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/...
In Poland, the right wing president running for reelection determined it was a winning issue to give a middle finger to Jews. https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-election-polish-president-rejects-jewish-compensation-claims/">https://www.timesofisrael.com/ahead-of-...
In Lithuania, which bills itself as a friend of the Jews and Israel, the government devotes resources to building Jewish museums. They still celebrate our butchers. https://www.jta.org/2020/06/29/global/in-lithuania-lawmakers-want-to-dedicate-2021-to-honoring-alleged-perpetrator-of-a-holocaust-pogrom">https://www.jta.org/2020/06/2...
Easter was historically a holiday that Jews in many parts of Europe dreaded. Christians were whipped up into fits during sermons and passion plays, and Jews paid for it with their lives.
Anyway a Romanian priest compared Jews to a virus this past Easter. https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-priest-in-romania-accused-of-likening-jews-to-virus-in-easter-greeting/">https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-pr...
Anyway a Romanian priest compared Jews to a virus this past Easter. https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-priest-in-romania-accused-of-likening-jews-to-virus-in-easter-greeting/">https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-pr...
Hungary& #39;s government hates Jews. That& #39;s the tweet. https://www.thejc.com/comment/opinion/hungary-s-jews-do-feel-fear-under-victor-orban-and-they-have-good-reason-1.472938">https://www.thejc.com/comment/o...
Prague has a long Jewish history. Every rock you overturn has a story. For Jews, few of them are pretty. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/may/12/prague-tv-tower-antisemitic-tourist-attraction-jewish-presence-campaigners">https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019...
The happy news in Germany for the Jews is that the Nazis millions of Germans voted into their parliament aren& #39;t looking too great in the polls. https://www.ft.com/content/ceabc4df-3807-4ea8-984c-beabb3b866cb">https://www.ft.com/content/c...
The Swiss happily helped the Nazis rob Jews of their wealth during WW2, which financed the Holocaust and the Nazi war effort.
Of course, that was a unique moment in history and certainly not an indictment of their broader attitude towards Jews. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/50-percent-of-swiss-jews-faced-antisemitic-abuse-in-past-five-years-study-633865">https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/...
Of course, that was a unique moment in history and certainly not an indictment of their broader attitude towards Jews. https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/50-percent-of-swiss-jews-faced-antisemitic-abuse-in-past-five-years-study-633865">https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/...
France is the cultural beating heart of Europe. It& #39;s also home to the continent& #39;s largest remaining Jewish community.
I could keep this thread going with literally - literally - thousands of examples but I think you get the point.
Please remember it when someone tells you that antisemitism is minor, a thing of the past, or that Jews are overreacting when public figures promote hatred of us.
Please remember it when someone tells you that antisemitism is minor, a thing of the past, or that Jews are overreacting when public figures promote hatred of us.