Posted on 11/09/2023 6:59:23 PM PST by Milagros
A Star of David and the words “Never again is now” shine on the Brandenburg Gate
On the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a clear message could be seen on the Brandenburg Gate on Thursday. Numerous people in other cities also remembered the Jewish victims. The anniversary is particularly in focus this time because of developments in the Middle East.
The Brandenburg Gate was illuminated with the words “Never again is now” on Thursday evening to mark the 85th anniversary of the Nazi pogrom night. Matching the colors of the Israeli flag, the gate shone white, the lettering and a Star of David glowed blue. According to a spokesman for the Berlin Senate Administration, the Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU) suggested the illumination. It was switched on around 6:30 p.m. and should be visible until 10 p.m.
Since the events of the past few weeks, the message is more relevant than ever, emphasized Wegner on Thursday. Jews must be safe in Berlin and Germany. “We will do everything we can to ensure that anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel have no place in Berlin,” said the CDU politician and promised not to leave those affected alone. “Each and every one of us is required in everyday life, on the street, at work, to show moral courage, to look and defend ourselves against anti-Semitism and against attacks on our Jewish neighbors and friends.”
During Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938, gangs of thugs organized by the National Socialists destroyed Jewish shops, set synagogues on fire and mistreated thousands of Jews. The events at that time are considered to be the beginning of the systematic persecution and destruction of European Jewry under the Nazi regime.
In numerous cities in Germany, people commemorated the victims of the pogroms on Thursday. In Berlin, hundreds took part in a tour of the so-called memorial trail, which leads from Winterfeldtplatz via Tauentzienstrasse and Kurfürstendamm to the Jewish community center on Fasanenstrasse. Before the Second World War, there were more than 100 Jewish shops along this route, many of which were the target of anti-Semitic destruction and looting during the pogrom night.
In Frankfurt, Mayor Mike Josef (SPD) emphasized the importance of the memorial event for life in the here and now in the Paulskirche. “We all share this responsibility together. The war in the Middle East is and must not be a justification for anti-Semitism in Frankfurt and in our country,” Josef emphasized to invited guests. “It is everyone’s job to protect Jewish life, no matter what we believe, no matter where we come from.”
In the synagogue in Stuttgart, the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann, called for the full rigor of the constitutional state in punishing anti-Semitism. “Hate and agitation are not trivial offenses. Certainly not anti-Semitism,” said the Green politician at a memorial event organized by the Israelite Religious Community of Württemberg. Hatred of Jews must be punished with the utmost severity, and the impression should not arise that the state is turning a blind eye to this issue, warned Kretschmann. “If we are lenient in the wrong place, we will eventually lose out.”
The Bundestag had previously emphasized the need to protect Jewish life in Germany on the anniversary of Kristallnacht. Representatives of the parties criticized hostility and hatred against Jews in Germany in a debate on Thursday.
The events of 1938 should never be repeated, SPD Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told MPs. The fact that the brutal attack by the radical Islamic Hamas on Israel in October was celebrated on German streets and that Jews in Germany lived in fear again is shameful. “We won’t accept that.”
Or “From the River to the Sea” signs.
From the River to the Sea
Israel must be Pali-free!
“Here’s yer sign.”
A mayor with moral courage and conviction.
That’s great. Now deport all your muzzie trash or it’s little more than a sign.
In remembrance of Never Again, the Israel government disarmed its citizens in the cause of safety.
Well done Germany and Berlin.
Muslim immigrants must be going nuts.
Going? They’d have to be sane first.
Bttt
Never Again is happening again. Is the world going to take this seriously?
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