World leaders vowed to remember and guard against the atrocities of the Holocaust ever happening again, but recent reports point to a significant resurgence of antisemitism.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog spoke at the European Union Thursday, urging world leaders to stand vigilant against the"extremes of European and world politics, which proudly raise the ugly banner of antisemitism."
"It's vile," he continued."It goes against everything we value as Americans. And each of us must speak out against this poison. Together, we must affirm, over and over, that hate has no safe harbor in America." On Friday a young Israeli musician played the violin of hope during the U.N. ceremony. The violin belonged to Hana De Leo. She was born in Holland, but during the Nazi occupation, she was separated from her family and lived in hiding under false papers identifying her as a Christian. With her husband and two toddlers, she left Europe for Britsh Mandate of Palestine in April 1946. She didn't have much, apart from her cherished violin.
Her Grandson, Guy Asher, told Fox Digital that after her death at the age of 101, he decided to look for a way to immortalize her memory."I contacted the Violins of hope founders and violin-makers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein. I knew that was the best way to do it. They have restored the violin, and today, for the first time, its sounds will fill the United Nations. There's no better way to remember my grandmother.
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