Centuries-old Holocaust survivor condemns “yellow star” vaccinators
“I did not think that at the age of 100 I would see the symbols of our exclusion from the Nazis, such as ‘Judenstern’ (Jewish yellow star), being used shamelessly.”
The 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander has strongly condemned the anti-vaccination protesters wearing the yellow star (Judenstern), the symbol of the persecution of Jews by the Nazis.
“Today, I am watching the memory of those who happened to be the object of political exploitation, ridicule, trampling,” he told MEPs at a ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
“I did not think that at the age of 100 I would see the symbols of our exclusion from the Nazis, such as the ‘Judenstern’ (Jewish yellow star), being used shamelessly, openly in the streets, by the new enemies of democracy, so that “They should present themselves as victims, living in a democracy,” Friedlander said, referring to those vaccinators who wear the Jewish yellow star on their clothes, protesting against the Covid-19 vaccination.
Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer spoke before Parliament on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day ↓#weremember
— European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) January 27, 2022
A report released by the Israeli government today states that such demonstrators are promoting global anti-Semitism.
Friedlander’s mother and brother were killed in Auschwitz. She herself survived the Terezinstadt concentration camp in present-day Czech Republic. Margot Friedlander is the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust.
After living in New York for 64 years, she returned to Berlin in 2010 with the aim of passing on her message to the younger generation. “I came back to speak to you, to extend my hand to you, to ask you to convey our testimony, which we will not be able to say for long,” he said, speaking in German.
“We can not change what happened, but it must never happen again. That is why we must be vigilant today – and not turn a blind eye as we did in the past. “
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has vowed that Europe will remain vigilant in the face of the threat of anti-Semitism that is still poisoning society today.
“You came back so that history would not repeat itself. “We heard your warning from people like you,” said German von der Leyen. “This time, we will not close our eyes. Never again!”
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