To the editor: Visitor contributor Ben Ratskoff’s column spoke to me for quite a few causes (“When did ‘By no means once more’ turn out to be a controversial assertion?” Sept. 10). Though I’m not Jewish, my coronary heart is stuffed with compassion for anybody who has skilled trauma of any form, particularly with regard to generational trauma. As a Black man in the USA, the teachings of historical past are by no means misplaced on me and I aspire to remind individuals in my group that we mustn’t ever return.
In an effort to be sure that, we should spotlight the injustice and struggling of others, no matter who they’re. Within the phrases of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., “An injustice anyplace is a menace to justice all over the place.” This column places a lot in perspective for me. Ratskoff mentions quotes that have been posted by Holocaust Museum LA, together with “Jews should not let the trauma of our previous silence our conscience” and “To be Jewish is to recollect and act.” These phrases are extraordinarily impactful to me and I’m certain others.
I wish to personally thank Ratskoff for being vocal concerning the historical past that’s typically willfully forgotten. There are additionally those that want to rewrite and reimagine the horrors of our previous; that’s why I’m inspired by this column. It’s a name to motion, for the Jewish group first after which the Gentiles who imagine in a world that’s inclusive and equitable for each man, lady and baby.
Brandon Baker, West Covina
