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FILE - In this June 19, 1938 file picture, the word Jude (jew) is smeared to the windows of a shop in Berlin run by Jews. (AP Photo, file)
BERLIN (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 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.
Holocaust survivors harness social media to spread knowledge
DAVID RISING, Associated Press
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1of6FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, the Yellow Star badge of Heinz-Joachim Aris (Dresden 1941) reading Jew is displayed in a showcase during a press preview in the new special exhibition Shoes of the Dead - Dresden and the Shoah at the Military History Museum in Dresden, Germany. Before local anti-Jewish laws were enacted, before neighborhood shops and synagogues were destroyed, and before Jews were forced into ghettos, cattle cars, and camps, words were used to stoke the fire of hate. ItStartedWithWords is a digital, Holocaust education campaign posting weekly videos of survivors from across the world reflecting on those moments that led up to the Holocaust.Jens Meyer/APShow MoreShow Less
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Question of the Day By DAVID RISING - Associated Press - Thursday, April 8, 2021
BERLIN (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 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.
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.