Merkel urged Germany to remain vigilant.
85 years since Kristallnacht
Jews should feel safe in Germany, Merkel said
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he felt “ashamed and outraged” by the wave of anti-Semitic acts in Germany, stressing that Berlin will not tolerate acts born of hatred of Jews, Reuters reported.
Scholz made his statement in the synagogue in Berlin, where in the presence of Jewish leaders the anniversary of Kristallnacht was celebrated on November 9, 1938. Then the Nazis destroyed synagogues, shops and homes of Jews, desecrated Jewish cemeteries. Hundreds were killed or wounded, and nearly 30,000 were imprisoned and then taken to concentration camps.
At the same time, former Chancellor Angela Merkel also made a statement on the occasion of the anniversary of the Nazi pogroms, warning that “the democratic majority in our country must remain vigilant.”
“The fight against hostility towards Jews in all its forms – on the right side of politics, on the left, as well as motivated by Islamism – is our state and civic duty,” Merkel said. “Jews must feel safe in Germany,” emphasized the former chancellor. And he added that “85 years after Kristallnacht, the picture in Germany is alarming.”
2023-11-09 19:35:32
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