Are we forgetting the lesson of the Holocaust? A child survivor criticised a British politician strongly for her “dehumanising” language about refugees and warned the world to take heed of the tragedies of the past.
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Survivor, 83, calls out words on migrants
Are we forgetting the lesson of the Holocaust? A child survivor criticised a British politician strongly for her "dehumanising" language about refugees and warned the world to take heed of the tragedies of the past.
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Joan Salter is 83 years old, but when she was a baby she survived one of the worst crimes to ever take place in Europe. Suella Braverman is a politician in Britain.
Last Friday, they spoke at a meeting in England.
Salter thinks the way Braverman speaks about people who try to cross the English Channel to reach the UK is wrong. In the past, Braverman has spoken about an "invasion" on England's coast.
Salter told Braverman her words remind her of the words that were once used about Jewish people in NaziA German political party of the twentieth century, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazis controlled Germany from the early 1930s until the end of World War II. Germany.
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As a baby, Salter survived the Holocaust. During World War TwoA global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and included all of the great powers. , six million Jewish people were killed - simply because of who they were. Other groups of people - including disabled people - were also targeted and killed.
Salter thinks we have forgotten the lessons of this terrible event. As Adolf HitlerA dictator, and the leader of Nazi Germany during World War Two. rose to power, many ordinary people listened to the things he and his supporters were saying. Eventually, lots of people had extreme views.
But today, as many as one in 20 Britains do not think the Holocaust happened. Many warn that we must remember the Holocaust to make sure nothing like it ever happens again.
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Are we forgetting the lesson of the Holocaust?
Yes! Too many people do not even know about the Holocaust. We must learn about it to make sure such terrible things cannot happen ever again.
No! It is not useful to compare things that are happening today with such a huge and tragic event in the past.
Keywords
Nazi - A German political party of the twentieth century, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazis controlled Germany from the early 1930s until the end of World War II.
World War Two - A global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and included all of the great powers.
Adolf Hitler - A dictator, and the leader of Nazi Germany during World War Two.
Survivor, 83, calls out words on migrants
Words: Goering was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi party. Glossary
Nazi - A German political party of the twentieth century, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazis controlled Germany from the early 1930s until the end of World War II.
World War Two - A global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 and included all of the great powers.
Adolf Hitler - A dictator, and the leader of Nazi Germany during World War Two.