The motzei Shabbos rally decrying the chareidi bashing in the secular media and among elected officials in Israel has earned a prominent place in the media, but not because of the large turnout and not necessarily being depicted in a positive light.
With participants wearing the infamous yellow star with “Jude” written on it may have passed but the small children in striped uniforms reminiscent of the concentration camps of the Third Reich YS”VZ was more than most are willing to accept, resulting in messages of condemnation.
These condemnatory responses were not just heard from the non-frum, but from the religious community as well, for many, some survivors of the Nazi atrocities and some second generation; children of survivors, all repulsed over the decision to stand chassidishe children at Kikar Shabbos in Yerushalayim as if the tzibur today is subjected to anything that vaguely resembles the Holocaust.
Condemnations were heard from Yad Vashem officials among the many, who feel the extremist faction in the Eida Chareidis community simply took things too far, and they poor taste simply was an insult to the many who died ‘Al Kiddush Hashem’ simply for being Jews. Other statements decrying the poor taste were heard from public officials, cabinet ministers, rabbonim and survivors interviewed on different radio channels.
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