The Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida expresses its horror and grief in response to Hamas’s reprehensible and indefensible violence against civilians in Israel, from the very young to the very old.
To all those affected by this terror, including our students’ family members and friends, we offer our steadfast support. We pray that the memory of those lost will be a blessing to their loved ones; for the physical and emotional recovery of the thousands of wounded; and for the safe return to their homes of those abducted into Gaza.
After the Holocaust, the world voiced the phrase “never again” many times. It also made extensive efforts to teach future generations about the dangers of antisemitism, blind hatred, and political fanaticism. The world must reflect on how, in our own day, pre-meditated crimes based on all three have occurred.