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How the USA keeps memory of the victims of the Holocaust

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Representatives of the Jewish community of America call manifestations of extremism and open anti-Semitism rare.

“It’s a pity that I was lucky and you weren’t,” these are the words Louise Lawrence-Israelz, a Holocaust survivor, addresses to the girl Anne Frank, who, like her, was hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. But she did not survive, like six million Jews.

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“A manifestation of hatred” is how the woman explains the events of those years to her three daughters and six grandchildren.

The theme of the Holocaust is alive in its - now - the American family and the families of millions of Jews living in the United States.

On the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims at the Holocaust Memorial Museum every year they light candles and remember the dead.

“On this day, we want people to think about how easily discrimination can turn into a cruel tragedy. It is especially necessary to be vigilant today, when the rhetoric of hatred is heard more often in the United States. She must be condemned immediately, at the first opportunity,” said Rabbi Emmy Schwartzman.

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This, according to Amy Schwartzman, was not done by US President Donald Trump after demonstrations against the dismantling of monuments to the Confederates in Charlottesville turned into torchlight processions and protests with racist slogans.

“The nationalists walked along the street in Charlottesville, where the local synagogue is located and where a religious service was being held at that moment. This news made me feel vulnerable for the first time in this country. And what was scary was not so much the Nazis, but the silence of the leaders - everyone who did not make it clear to them that such views were not welcome in this country,” says Emmy Schwartzman.

But in the US, discrimination based on religion is not new. In the 2016 year, according to the FBI, 54% of US Jews became victims of hate crimes. However, they make up only 2% of the population. Representatives of the Jewish community themselves call the manifestation of extremism and open anti-Semitism rare cases. Most often, they have to deal with the stereotypical perception of others about who the Jews are and what opinions they hold.

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“In the USA, everyone has one nationality - American. And all Americans have equal rights and opportunities. Thanks to this, Jews live a quiet life here and are found in almost all areas of activity. If someone were to write a history of American Jews, it would likely not be one book based on stereotypes,” says Rabbi Jack Mollin.

Two million archival documents, 190 millions of photos, thousands of hours of documentary footage, and 20 thousands of artifacts of the era — those who were able to escape from the crimes of the Third Reich have already written this story of the Holocaust. All this is stored near Washington, in a special room, whose address is unknown to the general public.

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Every day, staff at the center restore evidence of a 20-century disaster.

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After that, some of the center’s artifacts will be temporarily displayed at the Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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