there is no way that we can deny that anti semitism is on the rise across europe and it is a poison, a poison which we should not allow in a civilised society
i have addressed the history of the shoah and the kristallnacht several times and have also focused on anti semitism and it's place in european culture but sadly this is a have so deeply ingrained in our culture that it will come up time and time again.
i was speaking recently to artist, musician and film maker chris dooks regarding the rise of anti semitism in europe and he told me that his greatest worry is that this will make it harder to find graves of german family members who suffered during the shoah. the horror and sadness of this became the germ for a set of piano works based around a setting for the star of david (using a technique of scoring for piano i have discussed here before) but the work was not began as it is such a bleak subject (i had intended two ten minute piano pieces based upon the discussion with chris.)
recently the awesomely (and i mean that in it's true sense - the depth and breath of her work fills me with awe) writer, artist, musician and composer ela orleans spoke of growing up in poland around the site of auschwitz.
combining the two narratives allowed me to finally complete the work as ela orleans' narrative offered a sense of hope and rebirth
i know that this will not be the last time i approach this subject or feel the need to speak out on this issue. anti semitism is a cancer in our society.
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