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Holocaust survivor shares fears over the rise of the far-right
THE daughter of a man killed in Auschwitz has shared her fears over the rise of the far-right in Europe, weeks after survivors commemorated the 70th anniversary of the camp’s liberation.
Colette Levy, who as a child escaped to Britain from France’s nazi-collaborating Vichy regime, said the surge in support for the Front National in France is a “shame.”
And she warned of the divisive consequences of austerity politics in a heartfelt speech at Saturday’s Unite Against Fascism Conference in London.
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