Statement from the Holocaust Center on the antisemitic attacks

The Holocaust Center of Florida strongly condemns the horrific scenes from Amsterdam late Thursday, which Deborah Lipstadt, U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, described as “terribly reminiscent of a classic pogrom.”

These premeditated attacks have no place in a civilized society, and we welcome the strong response of the Dutch government in opposing and denouncing these attacks.

These attacks, coming two days before the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, served as a terrible reminder of the dangers of antisemitism and proof that we need to do much more to build a world with...