Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors from around the world are taking to social media to share their experience of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder. With short video messages recounting their stories, participants in the #ItStartedWithWords campaign hope to educate people about how the Nazis embarked on an insidious campaign to dehumanize and marginalize Jews years before death camps were established to carry out murder on an industrial scale. The plan is to release six individual videos and a compilation Wednesday over Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, followed by one video per week. The posts will include a link to a webpage with further resources, including more testimonies and teaching materials.
Holocaust Survivors Use #ItStartedWithWords Campaign to Fight Anti-Semitism There has been a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic along with studies indicating that younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide By David Rising •
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Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to social media to share their experiences of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder.
With short video messages recounting their stories, participants in the #ItStartedWithWords campaign hope to educate people about how the Nazis embarked on an insidious campaign to dehumanize and marginalize Jews years before death camps were established to carry out murder on an industrial scale.
Holocaust Survivors Use #ItStartedWithWords Campaign to Fight Anti-Semitism There has been a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic along with studies indicating that younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide By David Rising •
Ronald Zak/AP
Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to social media to share their experiences of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder.
With short video messages recounting their stories, participants in the #ItStartedWithWords campaign hope to educate people about how the Nazis embarked on an insidious campaign to dehumanize and marginalize Jews years before death camps were established to carry out murder on an industrial scale.
Once the Nazi party came to power in Germany in 1933, leaders immediately set about making good on their pledges to “Aryanize” the country, segregating and marginalizing the Jewish population.
The Nazi government encouraged the boycott of Jewish businesses, which were were daubed with the Star of David or the word “Jude” Jew. Propaganda posters and films suggested Jews were “vermin,” comparing them to rats and insects, while new laws were passed to restrict all aspects of Jews lives.
Charlotte Knobloch, who was born in Munich in 1932, recalls in her video message her neighbors suddenly forbidding their children from playing with her or other Jews.
The Holocaust Began Not With Concentration Camps, But With Hateful Rhetoric That Part of the Story Cannot Be Forgotten msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.