A letter criticizing Glazer's comments in his Oscar acceptance speech was penned by Holocaust survivor David Schaecter and signed by numerous other survivors and the children of survivors.
Holocaust Survivors Foundation USA Statement on Riots at United States Capitol
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MIAMI, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ As Holocaust survivors and descendants of survivors, we are profoundly saddened and angered by the violent attack on the United States Capitol and Congress to prevent our Nation s sacred peaceful transition of power. It was an insurrection, an effort to overturn the people s will in the November 3 election. For shame! We abhor the violence that threatens our ability to live together in the diverse, free, and democratic United States that we so deeply love.
It is also painful, in the year 2021, to see so many people brandishing symbols of anti-Semitism and racial bigotry, such as shirts glorifying the Holocaust, a gallows and noose, and the Confederate flag, as they attacked our Democracy. We appreciate President-Elect Biden s clear denunciation of the anti-democratic riots, and his recognition of the