Below are two editorials from signatories to the survivors’ and descendants’ letter submitted to The Jewish Daily Forward in response to Alvin Rosenfeld’s op-ed which was full of ad hominem attacks on the signers. Neither op-ed was published nor did either author receive a response from The Forward. First is an op-ed by signatory Jesse Strauss and second one from Bruce Ballin. Click here to view a press release about The Forward’s refusal to provide the signers an opportunity to defend themselves agains Rosenfeld’s attack.
Posts Categorized: Never Again for Anyone
Never Again for Anyone challenges the misuse of the Nazi genocide of Jews (“The Holocaust”) for political purposes. By exceptionalizing the Nazi genocide, European Jews are set apart from the victims and survivors of that and other genocides instead of being united with them. The Zionist exploitation of this genocide to justify colonization, displacement and apartheid in Palestine is a dishonor to those who survived and those who did not. The refrain “Never Again” must mean “Never Again, for Anyone!”
IJAN’s “Never Again for Anyone” work aims to make connections between the current environment of Islamophobia, other forms of xenophobia, political repression and support for Israel. The work draws on the parallels between the political contexts of dehumanization and political repression in Nazi Germany, Palestine, and the West.
Les survivants juifs, leurs descendants et les victimes du génocide Nazi, condamnent sans équivoque le massacre des Palestiniens de Gaza
Category: Never Again for Anyone ,En tant que survivants, descendants juifs et des victimes du génocide Nazi nous condamnons sans équivoque le massacre des Palestiniens de Gaza et la continuation de l’occupation et la colonisation de la Palestine historique. De plus, nous condamnons les États-Unis qui fournissent financièrement Israël afin de continuer ses attaques ainsi que les états occidentaux en… Read more »
Più di 350 sopravvissuti e discendenti di sopravvissuti e vittime del genocidio nazista condannano l’attacco su Gaza di Israele.
Category: Never Again for Anyone ,350 Ebrei, sopravvissuti e discendenti di sopravvissuti e vittime del genocidio nazista hanno pubblicato questa lettera in risposta alla manipolazione da parte di Elie Wiesel del genocidio nazista sul New York Times del 23 agosto. Da allora numerosi altri hanno firmato.
Jüdische Überlebende und Nachkommen von Überlebenden und Opfern des Nazi-Genozids verurteilen unmissverständlich das Massaker an den Palästinensern in Gaza.
Category: Never Again for Anyone ,Als jüdische Überlebende und Nachkommen von Überlebenden und Opfern des Nazi-Genozids verurteilen wir unmissverständlich das Massaker an den Palästinensern in Gaza ebenso wie die fortgesetzte Besetzung und Kolonisierung des historischen Palästina. Wir verurteilen weiters die Vereinigten Staaten, deren finanzielle Unterstützung Israel den Angriff ermöglicht, und insgesamt die westlichen Staaten, deren diplomatischer Muskeleinsatz Israel vor einer… Read more »
Suzanne Weiss: “I take my stand against Israel’s massacre in Gaza and in solidarity with the Palestinians seeking their freedom from Israel’s oppression”
Category: Never Again for Anyone ,Suzanne Weiss, August 25, 2014, press conference for survivors and descendants of survivors and victims of Nazi Genocide demanding justice in Gaza: I sign this letter in protest of the advertisement by Elie Wiesel who pretends to be the voice of Judiasm. I take my stand against Israel’s massacre in Gaza and in solidarity with… Read more »
Petition in Support of Letter: Jewish survivors and descendants of survivors and victims of Nazi genocide unequivocally condemn the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza
Category: Never Again for Anyone ,WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, ARE DEEPLY MOVED BY THE BRAVE ACTION OF JEWISH SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS OF THE NAZI HOLOCAUST WHO HAVE TAKEN ACTION TO SPEAK OUT IN SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF GAZA. WE FULLY SUPPORT THEIR STATEMENT BELOW AND JOIN THEM IN DECLARING, “NEVER AGAIN FOR ANYONE!”.
Click here add your name to those who have already signed
Messages of Support and Solidarity in Response to Survivors’ and Descendents’ Letter
Category: Never Again for Anyone, Uncategorized ,IJAN has received a flood of responses to the letter condemning Israel’s genocide of Palestinians, which ran in the New York Times August 23rd. The letter was signed by 40 survivors of the Nazi genocide and 287 descendants of survivors and victims. Below are some of the personal messages of support and solidarity that IJAN… Read more »
Letter from Survivors of Nazi Genocide runs in NYTimes–News Coverage
Category: Never Again for Anyone, NEWS & OPINIONS ,A letter signed by 40 survivors of the Nazi genocide and 287 descendants of survivors and victims ran as a half-page ad in the Saturday, August 23rd New York Times. The letter has been getting an overwhelming response. See below for news coverage and other responses.
Raphael Cohen interviewed on Al Jazeera
More than 350 Survivors and Descendants of Survivors and Victims of the Nazi Genocide Condemn Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Category: Never Again for Anyone ,Over 300 Jewish survivors and descendants of survivors and victims of the Nazi genocide have signed this letter written in response to Elie Wiesel’s manipulation of the Nazi Genocide to attempt to justify the attacks on Gaza. Please donate to help us run this letter as a half-page ad in the New York Times.
“As Jewish survivors and descendants of survivors and victims of the Nazi genocide we unequivocally condemn the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza and the ongoing occupation and colonization of historic Palestine. We further condemn the United States for providing Israel with the funding to carry out the attack, and Western states more generally for using their diplomatic muscle to protect Israel from condemnation. Genocide begins with the silence of the world.”
Governor Brown Should Not Use the Holocaust to Hide Racism
Category: Never Again for Anyone, NEWS & OPINIONS, Uncategorized ,AsCalifornia prisoners’ massive hunger strike against long-term solitaryconfinement, group punishment, and other cruel and inhuman policies of the CDCR(California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) enters its second week,Governor Jerry Brown is on a two-week vacation to Germanyand Ireland. To add insult to injury, itincludes a visit to the Dachau concentration camp.
It isshocking for the Governor to have chosen this time to go on vacation while the CDCRrefuses to meet the hunger strikers’ five just demands that would end the torture ofprisoners in the state he is supposed to be responsible for governing. The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Networkis outraged that Brown dares to exploit theNazi genocide to distract from his complicity in the repression and racism againstprisoners, disproportionately people of color and low income people, women andtransgender people, in order to make money for the lucrative prison industry inCalifornia.
Pleasetake a moment to sign the Pledge of Resistance to stand with Californiaprisoners on hunger strike!
