Allen Hershkowitz, who grew up in Brooklyn with two parents who were Holocaust survivors, rarely spoke about the war, but now he’s sounding the alarm on anti-Semitism that’s spreading across the country. I’m dedicated.
That’s why the 69-year-old memoir author said:Find my father’s Auschwitz filesHe wrote this work when he learned about his late father’s hidden holocaust hell, and is planning a reading in Nashville “in response to this incident.” recent nazi parade It’s there,” Hershkowitz said.
In his book, Hershkovitz describes the incomprehensible horrors his parents experienced in concentration camps, including “stealing” dog food and losing ex-spouse, children, and parents to the Nazi death machine, all while being exposed to possible medical experiments. I write about being in darkness, about enduring things. The immense pain of a parent’s silent grief is what drives the Ridgefield, Connecticut, father of three to push for a world free of hate, where “anti-Semitism is eradicated.”
In response to the rise in Jewish hatred, Hershkovitz’s mission is clear: “My purpose in life is to help alleviate the suffering of the Jewish people.” To quote: recent research Roughly 20% of Americans under 30 believe the Holocaust was a hoax, an environmental scientist lamented, saying “hate is the result of ignorance.”
“As a boy, I didn’t understand evil,” Mr. Hershkovitz said, noting that his Polish-born parents took pains to protect him and his sister from their personal fears. But no one can afford to ignore today’s unbridled hatred. “What happened to my parents, the murder of their spouses and children, their imprisonment in concentration camps…people need to understand what the Nazis did. Nazism is the logical result of anti-Semitism. Today’s disturbing rhetoric should be a wake-up call: “If you say you want to eliminate Jews, that’s what the Nazis do.”
Hershkovitz said she was particularly enraged by the recent violence at an anti-Israel march in London, where police appeared to downplay the efficacy of the swastika, a symbol synonymous with Nazi hatred. “It’s not necessarily anti-Semitic,” he was quoted as saying. No, the author argues, “this is like walking around with a noose to hang a black man from a tree; it is an unacceptable symbol.”
Despite the clearly tough road ahead, Hershkovitz says, “I’m always hopeful. Optimism is a different story.”
