Holocaust survivor warns that hate speech is dangerous
Fred Kurz, a Holocaust survivor, has been speaking publicly about his experience for decades, warning of the consequences of unchecked hate speech.
It took Fred Kurz five decades before he could talk about his experiences during the Holocaust.
He didn’t think his story was important, he said, and it was painful to relive it. He couldn’t even talk with his sister, Doriane, who died in 2005, about what they had both endured, other than give a knowing glance or nod when something reminded them of their lives during World War II ‒ and they were so close, “we were one person.”
“It was too hard,” he said. “It was terrible to think about it. We tried to put it out of our heads.”
But in 1993,…
