On September 4th, the Holocaust Museum LA posted an Instagram graphic depicting interlocked arms of various skin tones, with one arm bearing a concentration camp tattoo. The text accompanying the picture read “‘Never Again’ Can’t Only Mean Never Again For Jews.” Other slides continued this universalist message: “Jews Must Not Let the Trauma of our Past Silence our Conscience. Standing with Humanity does Not Betray Our People. It Honors Them. To Be Jewish is to Remember And to Act.”
Anodyne as these sentences may sound, they were enough to set off a firestorm in the post’s comments section. Some praised the museum for what they believed was a statement against Israel’s violence in Gaza; others were outraged, calling the message “beyond disgraceful.” “Our ancestors are rolling in their graves,” one commenter wrote. On her popular @rootsmetals account, the pro-Israel influencer Debbie Lechtman called the sentiment an “All Lives Mattering of the phrase ‘never again.’” Right-wing advocacy group StopAntisemitism even tried to capitalize on the controversy, commenting, “Donors seeing this – please DM us. We’re happy to help redirect your giving our way, an organization that focuses solely on the Jewish people and fighting the bigotry we face.” …..more
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