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“#US, Germany confront rising anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, accompanied by German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, left, speaks during a ceremony for the launch of a U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Thursday, June 24, 2021.<\/span>
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BERLIN \u2014 The United States and Germany launched a new initiative Thursday to stem an alarming rise in anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial around the world.<\/p>\n

The two governments announced the start of a U.S.-Germany Holocaust Dialogue that seeks to reverse the trend that gained traction during the coronavirus pandemic amid a surge in political populism across Europe and the U.S. The dialogue creates a way to develop educational and messaging tools to teach youth and others about the crimes of Nazis and their collaborators.<\/p>\n

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and several Holocaust survivors were present for the launch at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin. All cited links between Holocaust denial, revisionism and ignorance to growing anti-Semitism as well as to broader discrimination against minorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHolocaust denial and other forms of anti-Semitism often go hand in hand with homophobia, xenophobia, racism, other hatred,\u201d said Blinken, who is the step-son of a Holocaust survivor. \u201cIt\u2019s also a rallying cry for those who seek to tear down our democracies, which we\u2019ve seen in both our countries, (and) often a precursor to violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, center, listen as Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedlander, right, speaks during a ceremony for the launch of a U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Thursday, June 24, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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Maas echoed Blinken\u2019s comments, underscoring the importance of Germany \u2014 \u201cthe country of the perpetrators,\u201d he said \u2014 taking in a leading role in the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent years, we have seen anti-Semitism and racism eating into our society,\u201d Maas said. \u201cJust think of the Yellow Star badge as seen at demonstrations against COVID measures, of the torrent of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on the Internet, of the attacks on synagogues and on Jewish people living in our countries, of the rioters in front of the Bundestag or the rampaging mob in the U.S. capital.\u201d<\/p>\n

With advancing age severely reducing the number of Holocaust survivors and dimming first-hand memories of the atrocities, Blinken and Maas said the new dialogue would produce innovative ways to educate younger generations about the Holocaust and the troubling buildup that led to the mass extermination of Jews and others in Nazi Germany and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Shoah was not a sharp fall, but a gradual descent into darkness,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n

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Holocaust Survivor Margot Friedlander steps away from the podium after speaking at a ceremony attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas for the launch of a U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Thursday, June 24, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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