History Repeating Itself: The Alarming Rise of Global Antisemitism

The Holocaust did not begin with gas chambers. It began with words.

Before six million Jews were murdered in Nazi Germany, there was a slow, methodical buildup of hatred: propaganda, dehumanization, political scapegoating, and the mainstream normalization of antisemitic narratives. Today, as we witness a chilling resurgence of global antisemitism, we must ask—have we learned anything from history?

The brutal murder of a young Jewish couple today, connected to the embassy in Washington D.C. sent shockwaves through the Jewish world. For many, this is not an isolated act of violence—it is a symptom of a larger disease that’s spreading rapidly across the globe.

In the 1930s, Jews were blamed for Germany’s economic failures, painted as greedy capitalists by one regime and subversive communists by another. Hitler’s propaganda machine weaponized lies until they became truth in the public’s eyes. Jews were accused of dual loyalty, of conspiring behind the scenes to control banks, media, and governments.

Today, the same themes reemerge under different disguises. Jews are targeted as symbols of “colonialism” in Israel, accused of........

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