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January 27 has been designated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as a day the world vowed never to allow anti-Semitism and hate to occur again. Yet, it’s been 75 years since the liberation from the Shoah, and one would think that the world would have learned a lesson or two in how to keep hate from raising its ugly head. But that is not the case. Hate and anti-Semitism have spiked all over the world. There was a time when those who harbored negative feelings against Jews understood to keep them to themselves. Now things have changed, unfortunately, for the worse. People seem free to spout their ugly venom publicly without any conscience or remorse. Attacking Jews is now socially acceptable across every ideological spectrum.

The Horrors of Measles

Dear Editor:

The last day of Yom Tov should have been a wonderful ending to a beautiful Pesach in Israel. Instead, it turned into a nightmare no parent should have to experience.

In Aalst, a small city northwest of Brussels, Belgium, the Carnival parade, which takes place on the Sunday before Lent, is one of the main events of the year, where people are made fun of and drunkenness is the order of the day. But this year, the floats presented were especially distasteful. One float carried two giant figures of Orthodox Jews with pei’os and large hooked noses sitting on bags of money. Another group of people paraded with white hoods and robes depicting the Ku Klux Klan. This is supposed to be funny, but I don’t see any humor in the depicting of Jews in that manner.

Don’t Blame The Voters

Dear Editor:

In Sergey Kadinsky’s 6/27/19 article entitled “Cabán Declares Victory In Queens DA Primary,” he laments the “poor [voter] turnout; after all the hard election work by rabbis, community leaders, activists, local elected officials and this columnist.” Mr. Kadinsky continues to question: “Why was it so difficult for some people to come out and vote?”

Dear Editor:

 I loved Rabbi Schonfeld’s article on vaccinations, but I think he left out the most important question for non-vaxxers: What are your questions and concerns about vaccines and how can we address them?

Let’s Call a Spade a Spade

Dear Editor:

I’ve read with great interest the various op-eds in response to Meira Atik’s initial article concerning the practice of some Jewish newspapers to actively refrain from publishing pictures of women. I’m grateful that the Queens Jewish Link doesn’t subscribe to this misguided practice, and I applaud Ms. Atik and her supporters for speaking out on this important issue.