"My grandfather’s often-uttered phrase echoes in my ears: "There’s no question the Nazis were evil monsters, but I blame the bystanders." My grandfather felt profoundly betrayed by the people who had a voice and did not use it. He understood the existential evil of the Nazis, but felt most betrayed by the neighbors, the shop keepers and the friends who stood silent. He never accepted that humanity was unwilling to help."
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Alexi Ashe Meyers according to Opinion: After my grandmother’s ordeal in the Holocaust, I have to speak out against sexual violence by Hamas on October 7 (December 11, 2023)
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