Holocaust museums need to stop worrying about genocides around the world and start emphasizing the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. Same is true for Holocaust commissions.
I just saw the press conference on TV regarding the shooting at the kosher grocery in Jersey City. This can happen in Kansas City also. I disagree with some of the opinions that most who put swastikas on Jewish sites don’t know what the symbol means.
Anyone who watches TV or has access to the internet, including teenagers, knows that the swastika is a symbol of anti-Semitism. I was co-editor and one of the founders of the New Jersey State Holocaust Commission. We don’t need more commissions on how to teach tolerance.
What is needed are harsher punishments. I predicted this upsurge decades ago. The perpetrators must know that law enforcement will use their power against them. Congratulations to President Trump for fighting anti-Semitism with new legislation.
Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg
Edison, New Jersey
