Overview
- Survivors Walter Bingham, George Shefi and Paul Alexander issued a joint appeal with the International March of the Living calling for decisive steps and stronger Holocaust education.
- Bingham, 101, told the Associated Press the current era feels “equivalent to 1938,” citing synagogues burned and people attacked.
- Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs reported since Oct. 7, 2023 there were 99 attacks on synagogues, 98 on Jewish businesses, 14 cemetery desecrations and 182 incidents targeting schools and community centers.
- Recent violence referenced in the coverage includes a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue and an arson attack at a synagogue in Melbourne.
- Roughly 200,000 Holocaust survivors remain worldwide, with most expected to die within a decade, intensifying calls to preserve testimony and strengthen education.