President Donald Trump’s statement on Friday’s Holocaust Remembrance Day
noticeably omits any reference to Jews. “It is with a heavy heart and
somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, and
heroes of the Holocaust,” the White House statement read. “It is
impossible to fully fathom the depravity and horror inflicted on
innocent people by Nazi terror.” The statement continued: “Together, we
will make love and tolerance prevalent throughout the world.” Noticing
the lack of any mentions of the estimated six million Jews killed during
the Holocaust—or any other persecuted group, including homosexuals and
people with disabilities—Jewish leaders like Anti-Defamation League head
Jonathan Greenblatt criticized the White House. “Puzzling and troubling
@WhiteHouse #HolocaustMemorialDay [statement] has no mention of Jews,”
Greenblatt wrote on Twitter. “GOP and Dem. presidents have done so in
the past.” The Trump statement stands in stark contrast to President
Barack Obama’s final statement commemorating the day, in which he
proclaimed “we are all Jews.” |
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