Amid the horrific rise in Jew-hatred, the US Holocaust Museum must reexamine its role
The murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim in Washington and the attack on Jewish seniors, including Holocaust survivor Barbara Steinmetz, in Boulder, Colo., remind us that the lessons of the Holocaust remain unlearned.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum can help teach those lessons — if it concentrates on antisemitism as opposed to other hatreds, as it should, and goes beyond the Nazi horror.
Recall that the Holocaust occurred in European countries where ordinary citizens cooperated or stood indifferent to the mass murders of their neighbors.
Today, after decades of proclaiming “Never again,” antisemitism in the US has hit a frightening new peak.
The Holocaust Museum is supposed to educate about the dangers of antisemitism.
But as a proud member of its council, I know firsthand that it needs to do much more to fulfill that important role.
The museum’s weak connection to the Jewish........
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