Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, raises anxiety for second-generation Holocaust survivors as they fear history repeating. Rising antisemitism and hostility towards immigrants in today's world echo past horrors, leading to the question of whether it could happen again. The author, a second-generation survivor, reflects on her family's history and the vulnerability they faced as stateless non-citizens. With the normalization of antisemitism and anti-immigrant sentiments, the author questions who would hide Jews or shelter immigrants now. Second-generation survivors cope through activism, education, and Holocaust remembrance, but struggle with the weight of the past and the cruelty of the world.
Original article source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-851109
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