(November 16, 2020 / JNS) A
prominent synagogue in the Boston suburbs recently sent out a
newsletter where it equated U.S. President Donald Trump’s post-election
actions to those of Nazi Germany prior to the Holocaust.
In a newsletter to commemorate Veterans Day and Kristallnacht,
the synagogue’s leadership warned that “the attack on democracy
happening now is literally unprecedented,” referring to Trump’s refusal
to concede the election to Democratic contender President-elect Joe
Biden.
“On this week when we mark the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht,
we Jews know that when assertions are made by authoritarians that go
unchallenged, when ordinary citizens shrug and do nothing, or worse, are
co-opted by those looking to undo democracy, the gravest harm ensues,”
said a statement signed by the clergy of Temple Emanuel, a Conservative
synagogue in Newton, Mass.
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