Eighty-eight years after ‘Kristallnacht’, one survivor has a message for Germany
BERLIN, Nov 9 — For George Shefi, a 94-year-old survivor of Nazi Germany’s “Kristallnacht”, bear...
George Shefi, a 94-year-old survivor of Nazi Germany's "Kristallnacht," is determined to bear witness to the pogroms targeting Jews. This mission is all the more urgent as anti-Semitism reemerges. "Our generation is the last to tell the true story," said Shefi ahead of the 88th anniversary of the events. The anti-Semitic riots on November 9-10, 1938, resulted in at least 90 Jewish deaths and the burning of 1,400 synagogues.
Six million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. After the war, Shefi settled in Israel, sharing his story with over 12,000 schoolchildren over the past 25 years. His message to German pupils: "You're not allowed to forget the Holocaust." Anti-Semitic offenses in Germany have risen significantly since Shefi first began telling his story, from around 1,400 in 2015 to 6,500 in 2023.
The culture of Holocaust remembrance is under threat, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) opposing new "Stolpersteine" commemorating Nazi victims. Shefi remains committed to combating anti-Semitism, stating, "We are the ones that have to tell, as long as we can, the truth."
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