On October 31, 2022, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC issued a statement strongly condemning rising antisemitism in the United States and calling on leaders and citizens to confront this dangerous trend.

The Museum notes that “antisemitic rhetoric is increasing in its frequency, visibility, and intensity” and explains that the:

Holocaust teaches that hatred can easily infect a society—in Nazi Germany, it started with Jews but did not end with them. All Americans who value a free, just, and pluralistic society should see these alarming trends as a threat to each of us. 

Yes, it can happen here.