They said, “It feels like we are back in the 30s.” This dutch couple is 86 years old. October 7 brought back the worst fear they can imagine as Jews. The fear they felt as children during the war in Europe. Their story is now in
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They worry about the safety of Jews worldwide. On TV, Mattie and Myrna see anti-Jewish marches in European cities, following Israel's reaction to the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7. "That threat is coming in even harder now," says Mattie Tugendhaft. "Back then, we weren't as aware."
Myrna: "We were kids, we barely understood what was happening."
Mattie: "I was sitting on my father's lap. We had to leave for a while, he said, because otherwise the Germans would kill us. I was allowed to choose another first name, my real name was Majer. I chose Mattie.”
Today they say, they must be safe in the Netherlands. “We will not hide again”👊🏾
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