As Holocaust is commemorated, Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism

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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on January 27, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII.

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00:00This Monday is Holocaust Remembrance Day, paying tribute to the millions of Jews and other minorities that were murdered by the Nazis.

00:08But has much changed in Germany over the past 80 years?

00:12Anti-Semitism Commissioner in Berlin, Sigmund Königsberg, says that hatred against Jews is a chameleon

00:19and he doesn't feel as safe in Germany as he did 20 years ago.

00:23There are no more Jewish events, not even a Jewish puppet theatre for children that is not protected by the police.

00:32We are attacked by the friends of Hamas.

00:38We are attacked from the extreme left by so-called anti-Japanese.

00:44We are attacked by Islamists.

00:46We are attacked by the extreme right.

00:49Jewish groups that are usually hostile and fight against each other,

00:55find themselves together in anti-Semitism.

00:58This is here and in a vehemence and in an expression that we have not yet experienced.

01:04This is the reality and it has reached a point where it becomes very difficult.

01:12There are people who have shown themselves to be openly Jewish a few years ago.

01:18They don't do that anymore.

01:20A recent study by the Anti-Defamation League shows that 1 in 12 adults in Germany

01:25and 46% of adults worldwide hold significant anti-Semitic views.

01:30This also proves the dangers of social media,

01:35because they give things in short, simple spotlights, simple buzzwords

01:41and few deep-seated analyses and answers.

01:46Königsberg says that anti-Semitism increased during the pandemic

01:50and reached record highs following the October 7th attack.

01:54The bad can happen if the good do not get up and stand against it and prevent it.

02:01This is the point.

02:04And if you let it happen, it becomes stronger.

02:09If people don't get any limits, they feel strengthened and carry on.

02:15Liv Stroud, Baden-Württemberg.

02:17For Euronews.

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