‘Europeans know where hate speech and discrimination lead’

There are troubling signs of resurgent antisemitism in Europe and around the world, from attacks on Jews and harassment in public spaces to rising online hatred and more. One survey of European Jews found almost all had encountered antisemitism in the past year, while a majority sometimes hid their Jewish identity. We should all be disturbed and horrified by this.

Europeans, above all, know where hate speech and discrimination lead. Antisemitism is real, and it is abhorrent: a poisonous ideology with deep roots in bigotry and racism that still plagues our world. It is manifest in many ways, from prejudice and stigma to pogroms and, ultimately, genocide.

Eighty years after the Holocaust, we have a particular responsibility to be vigilant against this deadly scourge, wherever it appears. As Anne Frank wrote, "What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it...