"Sometimes we Jews are afraid to act openly either in behalf of others or in the specific resistance to anti-Semitism. Some of us are still ridden by the psychology of fear. We have a habit of "dignified" and "long-suffering" retreat. But there is more dignity and less suffering in moving forward to victory. We must decide which we fear more: the victory, of Hitler and the anti-Semites, or the struggle against fascism and anti-Semitism. Is there really a choice, when Hitlerism offers us literal extermination? It is hard to win an ally, or develop an alliance, when we are ourselves retreating. Those who themselves fight with full courage help others decide to join them in the battle. But what is this talk of retreat or advance? The real alternative is survival or annihilation. Nothing less."
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Morris Schappes
Morris U. Schappes (pronounced SHAP-pess, born Moishe Shapshilevich in Kamianets-Podilskyi; May 3, 1907 – June 3, 2004) was a Jewish educator, writer, radical political activist, historian, and magazine editor who lived most of his life in the USA.
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