Movie details rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe [View All]

[Behind the Aegis]

A young man is walking to his synagogue in London when a group of boys approaches on bicycles. As they pass, one of them punches the young man in the face, unprovoked.

“That’s what happens to Jews,” he says, as they ride off.

Does the incident herald another Holocaust?

That’s not a flippant question.

When do the margins become the mainstream? When do isolated incidents become the norm? The rallying cry of “Never Again,” by its nature, demands watchfulness, because preventing a Holocaust requires the world to recognize what the seeds of a Holocaust are.

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