My grandfather was from Germany, and he often shared stories with me about his beautiful town, Magdeburg, and what a tolerant place Germany was for Jews and its citizens—until one day it wasn’t. My wife and her family are from Iran, and she often says how Iran was a wonderful place for Jews—until one day it wasn’t.
I don’t want to tell my future grandchildren that America was a flourishing home for Jews until one day—October 7, 2023—it wasn’t.
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