Pandemic as “accelerator” for antisemitism, according to the World Jewish Congress.

According to the World Jewish Congress (WJC), the corona pandemic has exacerbated anti-Semitism in Germany.

“The pandemic acts like an arsonist: vaccinations downplay the Holocaust,” WJC President Ronald Lauder told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “Under the guise of alleged criticism of corona measures, anti-Semitism has become even more socially acceptable and therefore more dangerous,” Lauder accused.

Lauder expressed concern about rising anti-Semitism in Germany ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The WJC President referred to a survey of 5,000 people conducted by his organization in Germany in November, the results of which were published in the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” and the “Frankfurter Nachrichten”.ZDFit was discovered According to Lauder, one in three people under the age of 25 has fundamentally antisemitic beliefs, and almost one in three people over the age of 25 has fundamentally antisemitic beliefs. Lauder also expressed concern about declining public awareness of the Holocaust.

Anti-Semitism at an all-time high

“What’s happening in Germany today worries me a lot,” Lauder told ZDF. According to the study, anti-Semitism in Germany has reached an all-time high. The President of the World Judo Confederation (WJC) appealed to thePoliticalAnti-Semitism should be combated more actively. When asked if politicians are doing enough on ZDF, Lauder replies: “Some are doing enough, the majority are not.” It is the responsibility of the federal government to work with state governments to put an end to this. “But it’s a very dangerous thing,” Lauder said, unless the federal government plays a strong role.

The survivors of the German concentration camp at Auschwitz in occupied Poland were liberated by Red Army soldiers on January 27, 1945. More than a million people were murdered there by the Nazis. In Germany, Holocaust Remembrance Day has been celebrated on this day since 1996. A memorial service for Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher and Israeli parliament speaker Mickey Levy will take place in the Bundestag on Thursday.

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