Hello again journal. It has been a long two years but I have been fighting endlessly to rid of this hatred and violence towards my people. I have participated in Peace Marches in Toulouse and around France. I have joined peace groups on the internet and in person. We do a lot of volunteer work and rallies to end this anti-Semitism in France.
Unfortunately, I had to write about what just happened today. In May 2014, Mehdi Nemmouche entered a Jewish museum in Brussels and killed four people. Two of the deceased were tourists while others were employed at the museum. Both the Toulouse and Brussels killings affected France and its Jewish population so much that during protests in July 2014, protestors went as far as to attack two French synagogues. These synagogues were located in Paris and Marseille and were attacked with cries of, “Death to Jews”. French and those around the world thought that the killing of Jews was done after Hitler’s reign. However, these killings and protests prove that we thought wrong.
They prove that I thought wrong. They prove that I am not doing enough. They prove that more work needs to be done. Thank you for listening to me all these years journal and being there for me whenever I needed to get bad and sad thoughts out of my head but when more needs to be done, Sophie will be there. This will be my last entry as I will devote my life to fighting this anti-Semitism in France. Thank you to anyone who has taken the time to read this too and reach out to me. Much love to you all. xo Sophie
Unfortunately, I had to write about what just happened today. In May 2014, Mehdi Nemmouche entered a Jewish museum in Brussels and killed four people. Two of the deceased were tourists while others were employed at the museum. Both the Toulouse and Brussels killings affected France and its Jewish population so much that during protests in July 2014, protestors went as far as to attack two French synagogues. These synagogues were located in Paris and Marseille and were attacked with cries of, “Death to Jews”. French and those around the world thought that the killing of Jews was done after Hitler’s reign. However, these killings and protests prove that we thought wrong.
They prove that I thought wrong. They prove that I am not doing enough. They prove that more work needs to be done. Thank you for listening to me all these years journal and being there for me whenever I needed to get bad and sad thoughts out of my head but when more needs to be done, Sophie will be there. This will be my last entry as I will devote my life to fighting this anti-Semitism in France. Thank you to anyone who has taken the time to read this too and reach out to me. Much love to you all. xo Sophie