Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “Sadly, after October 7th, the resurgence of antisemitism means that the hate of the past is still with us. Jews are again not feeling safe living in Europe. After the Holocaust, this should be unacceptable. Never again should truly mean never again.”
Irene Shashar is a Holocaust survivor.
Her speech in the European Parliament today touched my heart. Today she is 86 years old. The nightmare is the ordeal Irene Shashar went through as age 5, the violent hatred of being a hidden child and seeing her mother work for their survival simply because they were Jewish is still present 80 years later. Will her grand children live in a world where Jews are not scared ? Will Jews be free and safe everywhere in Europe ?
“My grand children have their whole future in front of them and it breaks my heart to see them growing up in war. I hoped and I believed that I payed the price. And yet, my grand children must fight to defend their right to life in a Jewish state.” Irene Shashar added.
Never again must indeed mean never again. We must fight antisemitism and make sure the hate stops with us. It is our responsibility.
We must keep our priorities clear: the hostages must be freed and returned to their loved ones. Justice must prevail. Hamas must disappear. No racism or antisemitism will be tolerated.
To listen to Irene Shashar during Holocaust Remembrance day, I was wearing the scarf of a Jewish woman I met recently. Around her neck and close to her heart, this scarf used to give her comfort and accompanied her in so many places. Witnessed as it was thrown around by the wind, what was going on in her heart. She too hopes her grand children will not be hated and scared because they are Jewish. She hopes they will be seen as people not reduced to one aspect of their identity.
They know what happened in October 7. One day a child asked me in a s…

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