“Antisemitism in Europe” from German Broadcaster Deutsche Welle

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“Antisemitism in Europe,” linked below, is a no-holds-barred documentary produced by Deutsche Welle, the German public broadcasting service. Focusing on Germany, France, and Poland, the program examines the recent growth of nationalist ideology on the continent — as well as the upsurge in antisemitism that has resulted from it and a huge influx of Muslim immigrants. It also shows some efforts to combat hatred of the Jews. This is a must-watch documentary.

Quote: “It seems that [antisemitic] comments people used to make at their local pub or in the privacy of their home are now made at public events or on social media sites. These kinds of accusations have always been part of German society, but now they’ve become socially acceptable to a certain extent.” — from “Antisemitism in Europe”

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“[T]he foundations for extremism usually are held in check by various restraints. Societies are not liberal, moderate, progressive, and free because almost all their citizens – let alone their politicians — are liberal, moderate, progressive or committed to the freedoms of others.

“But societies consistently avoid extremism when the infrastructures of freedom are strong: when key institutions and norms encourage a more decent, rights-respective, lawful politics; when powerful social movements and independent media hold leaders to account, expose rather than reinforce political fantasies, and champion the rights of the vulnerable; and when information is produced and scrutinized by scholars, civil servants, and non-governmental organizations devoid of either government repression or vested interests.

“Yet no infrastructure is rigidly immovable, and once key components are eroded and weakened, once sections of the political and cultural elite attempt to mobilize the foundations of extremism, the system of restraints can swiftly collapse.

“While genocide on the scale of the Holocaust is historically exceptional, its central lesson is that the broader danger of extreme atrocities is not. In the words of the great historian Ian Kershaw, the Holocaust ‘lit a warning beacon that still burns brightly: it showed how a modern, advanced, cultured society can so rapidly sink into barbarity… It showed what we are capable of.’ Only by rejecting false narratives of conflict and polarization, and maintaining systems of rights and freedoms for all, can we hope to prevent that capability from once more becoming a reality.”

— Jonathan Leader Maynard in his incisive article “Could It Happen Here?: The Holocaust and Atrocities in the 21st Century” To read the entire article, click here.