Israeli activists on Wednesday launched a Holocaust education project in an instantaneous response to comments by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer that Adolf Hitler did not use chemical weapons.
The initiative is inspired by fallen IDF soldier Yair Engel, who wrote a song called “Six Million Brothers” after he visited the concentration camps as a high school student.
Such activities are supported by organizations such as March of the Living and the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial center.Yad Vashem also released a statement in response to Spicer’s comments, urging him to visit its website to learn about the Holocaust.
“Yad Vashem expresses deep concern regarding the inaccurate and insensitive use of terms related to the Holocaust by the White House Press Secretary,” the statement said.
“His statements imply a profound lack of knowledge of events of the World War II, including the Holocaust.
Moreover, they are liable to strengthen the hands of those whose goal is to distort history. »