Saying he is concerned about rising antisemitism, state Rep. Tarik Khan (D, 194th District) is co-hosting a talk by Holocaust survivor Raymond Polak on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave., in East Falls.
“I was deeply disturbed last week to see antisemitic graffiti on the OY/YO sculpture outside the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, just blocks from Independence Hall,” Khan said.
“People can criticize the Israeli government. But blaming Jewish people collectively for its actions is antisemitism. I reported the …
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Saying he is concerned about rising antisemitism, state Rep. Tarik Khan (D, 194th District) is co-hosting a talk by Holocaust survivor Raymond Polak on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Ave., in East Falls.
“I was deeply disturbed last week to see antisemitic graffiti on the OY/YO sculpture outside the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, just blocks from Independence Hall,” Khan said.
“People can criticize the Israeli government. But blaming Jewish people collectively for its actions is antisemitism. I reported the vandalism.”
It was the second time in a year that the museum was vandalized. The latest incident, on Aug. 13, “is also a reminder of why remembering the lessons of the Holocaust still matters,” he said.
The talk by Polak is being scheduled in partnership with the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center, of Elkins Park. Co-hosting is state Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D, 148th District).
To RSVP, email reptarik@pahouse.net.
According to the Holocaust Awareness Museum, Polak was born in France in 1943, after his parents escaped from the Les Milles concentration camp in southeastern France. They climbed over the barbed wire surrounding the camp upon learning that, because of Polak’s father’s connection with the French Resistance, they were soon be sent to their death in Auschwitz. Many people in that area of France were against the Nazis and helped them.
