JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Nearly half of Israelis fear a second Holocaust for the Jewish people, according to a special survey conducted by the Pnima organization on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The poll discussed the most controversial issues regarding preservation of the memory of the Holocaust as well as the existential anxiety of Israeli society. The threats by Iran to destroy Israel and its ongoing nuclear project have fueled this anxiety, according to the survey.
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The survey concludes that women (55%) are more concerned than men (42%), young people are more concerned than old (24% of people under 24 said they were very concerned about the possibility of a second Holocaust as opposed to 12% over 45) and chareidim are more concerned than secular people.
56% of Israelis believe the public should be exposed to testimonies of Holocaust victims in order to preserve the memory of the Holocaust after they have passed away, while 29% believe that the state should subsidize visits to concentration camps for every Israeli.
Currently there are 165,800 Holocaust survivors and survivors of antisemitism during the Holocaust. 90% of them are over 80 years old. The survivors are gradually disappearing with an average of 42 passing away daily, and this makes the challenge of preserving the memory of the Holocaust in the future more significant.
I fear similar in the USA.
If there is anything the world taught us about Russia it’s scary. You can have a fairly developed modern country go invade another country then slaughter and mass murder with mass graves plus torture it’s citizens. Yet the world stands silent. What stops a fringe group in the USA? We have not gained a thing in 77 years. It’s scary
What is very interesting –
In the 1950’s when a speaker in America asked an audience if they think \ a holocaust can possible happen here in America only about 5 % picked up their hands. Those were people that were survivors and saw how fast thing can change but thought America is different.
Today when we ask the very same question the results are just the opposite 95% think it is at least a possibility. Many historians note this and want to show that Jews in this country, in our greatest time of prosperity, still have an underlying fear something can go wrong
The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Hebrew, Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah. In the United States, Days of Remembrance runs from the Sunday April 24 through the following Sunday, May 1. Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday, April 28, 2022.
On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants. About 1000 Jewish insurgents inside the ghetto resisted these efforts. This was the largest uprising by Jews during World War II and the first significant urban revolt against German occupation in Europe. rabbi rosenberg
I was surprised that chareidim should fear another holocaust because they usually have a more optimistic outlook. Details of this survey should be forthcoming to properly analyze its indings.
I can see why. The Chinese have punishment camps for an entire religious group. The Russians are stealing babies and sending them someplace to be turned into good Russians. The Israelis seem to be in a permanent war. Yep. Things are looking grim.
Anybody can say what he wants and why things happen, this is a free country. If you want to say the holocaust happened because we did not proper cover the challahs during the hamotzei. Knock yourselves out, go for it, we are all ears.
Well if you violate shabbos publicly in Israel as well as having gay parades,what do you think will happen. Every Jew is responsible for each other. That’s why religious Jews also perished in the Holocaust.