‘Disturbing parallels’: Holocaust survivors president says exclusion of Jews from public life similar to Nazi Germany
George Foster, president of the Australian Association of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and Descendants, has testified before a royal commission regarding rising antisemitism. He noted that while Australia's democratic institutions remain strong, there are disturbing parallels between current social conditions and the atmosphere of 1930s Nazi Germany.
Why it matters
The testimony highlights growing concerns over social cohesion and the safety of Jewish communities in Australia amid a documented rise in antisemitic incidents.
George Foster has told the Melbourne hearings of the Australian royal commission into antisemitism that there are parallels with Nazi Germany. Photograph: Luis Ascui/AAP George Foster has told the Melbourne hearings of the Australian royal commission into antisemitism that there are parallels with Nazi Germany. Photograph: Luis Ascui/AAP Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion ‘Disturbing parallels’: Holocaust survivors president says exclusion of Jews from public life similar to Nazi Germany George Foster tells royal commission Australia’s democratic institutions fundamentally different ‘but I can’t ignore certain disturbing parallels in the social atmosphere’
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Prefer the Guardian on Google A rise in antisemitism across Australia has “disturbing parallels” with the social climate of Nazi Germany, the president of the Australian Holocaust survivors association says.
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