Schindler’s List director says in speech marking 30th anniversary of the USC Shoah Foundation that he is alarmed that ‘we may … once again have to fight for the very right to be Jewish’
Steven Spielberg speaking at a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the USC Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California.Steven Spielberg speaking at a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the USC Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California.
Steven Spielberg has denounced the global upsurge of antisemitism, and made his first direct comments about Israel’s military action in Gaza, in a speech marking the 30th anniversary of the foundation of the USC Shoah Foundation., Spielberg said: “Those who can not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. I am increasingly alarmed that we may be condemned to repeat history – to once again have to fight for the very right to be Jewish.
He added: “The echoes of history are unmistakable in our current climate. The rise of extremist views has created a dangerous environment, and radical intolerance leads a society to no longer celebrate differences but instead conspire to demonise those who are different to the point of creating ‘the Other’… This is happening alongside anti-Muslim, Arab, and Sikh discrimination.
One of Hollywood’s most prominent Jewish figures, Spielberg has largely avoided making overt statements about the Gaza conflict. In December he was quoted in adrama Schindler’s List, Spielberg established the Shoah Foundation in 1994 with the express purpose of recording the testimony of Holocaust survivors, and it moved to the University of Southern California in 2006.
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