Overview
- At Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue, Kristallnacht survivors including Walter Bingham issued fresh warnings and, in a joint appeal with the International March of the Living, urged governments to combat antisemitism and bolster Holocaust education.
- Recent high‑profile cases cited by coverage include the Yom Kippur attack outside a Manchester synagogue that left two dead and a synagogue arson in Melbourne condemned as antisemitic.
- An annual Tel Aviv University report found incidents rose sharply after Oct. 7, 2023, with a slight decline from the immediate peak but levels remaining elevated worldwide.
- The Anti‑Defamation League recorded 9,354 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2024, a 5% increase from 2023 and part of a steep multi‑year rise.
- Roughly 200,000 Holocaust survivors remain worldwide, and with most expected to die within a decade, institutions and educators stress an urgent push to preserve first‑hand testimony.