Miami Herald January 09,2008
The Venezuelan Jewish community became concerned that the government was supporting national anti-semitism. Sammy Eppel mentions that, "The situation we have now in Venezuela is that for the first time in modern history we have government-sponsored anti-semitism in a Western country. He went on to say,"That is why it is very,dangerous not just for the Jewish Community in Venezuela but the for the Jewish Community as a whole." Eppel mentioned a pattern of the government attacking Jewish institutions and the religion in general. The ADL has condemned the Venezuelan government for their blatant anti-semtism and for making the Jews a "target for intimidation".
This is interesting because it was one of the first articles I found that directly blamed the government for the existing anti-semitism. Sammy Eppel always speaks up for the Jewish Community so it is fitting that he was involved with this. His international call to action, however, unfortunately was not heard and the country still lives in this threatening environment. The need for assistance has increased greatly since two years ago and it is now more crucial than ever that the international community step in.
Link to Original Article:www.humanrightsfoundation.org/news/010908_MH.pdf -
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