Jewish community groups condemn comparisons to Holocaust and mask mandates

THE CONTRARY."MASK MANDATES AREGETTING PUSHBACK ANDPROTESTORS ARE FINDINGDIFFERENT WAYS TO TRYTO MAKE THEIR POIN.

TSBUT ONE EXAMPLE ISBEING CRITICIZED FORCROSSING THE LINE.SOME HAVE STARTEDWEARING YELLOW STARS,A SYMBOL OF THEHOLOCAUST, AT MASKMANDATE DISCUSSIONSACROSS THE COUNTRY..INCLUDING AT A KANSASCITY COUNCIL MEETINGYESTERDAY.TONIGHT - K-S-H-B 41NEWS ANCHOR YANTBRMADDRICK SPOKEIT WHLEADERS FROM ONEJEWISH ORGANIZATIONWHO WANT TO USE THISAS A TEACHING MOMENT.TONIGHT WE'RE AT UNIONSTATION WHERE THEAUSCHWITZ EXHIBIT IS ONSPDILAY.THIS IS ONE PLACE WHEREPEOPLE CAN LEARN AUTBOTHE HOLOCAUST.ONE LEADER I SPOKE WITHSAYS EDUCATIONS INEEDED RIGHT NOW ANDADDED ANNEYOCOMPARING MASKMANDATES TO YELLOWBADGES IS PRATICING AFORM OF ANTI-SEMITISM.ON THURSDAY -PROTESTORS ATTENDED AKANSAS CITY CITYCOUNCIL MEETING TOPROTEST MASKMANDATES.SIGNS WERE ON DISPY.LABUT SO WERE SYMBOLS -LIKE THIS YELLOW BADGE.IT DREW A REBUKE FROMMAYOR QUINTON LUCAS ...AND ONFRE OM SARAHMARKOWITZ."There's no absolutely nocomparison between a maskmandate and the genocide of6 million Jews and one millionchildren."MARKOWITZ IS ASSISTANTDIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAND PRRAOGMS FOR THEJEWISH COMMUNITYRELATIONS BUREAU.SHE EXPLAINS THEHISTORY BEHIND THESYMBOL.SARAH MARKOWITZ / JEWISHCOMMUNITY RELATIONS BUREAUAJC"The yellow star wassomething that Jews in NaziEurope were forced to use,we're forced to wear to identifythem during the Nazi genocideof the Jewish people."BUT NOW..

WITHPROTESTERS USING THISAS A SYMBOL OFOPPRESSION..

THE JEWISHCOMMUNITY NOTES IT'SNOT A FAIR COMPARISON."It's frustrating as someonewho has studied the history ofthe Holocaust, but Iunderstand that there is a lackof education abouthe tHolocaust and that is why thisis happening."MARKOWITZ SAYSEDUCATION ISHE TANSWER TO IGNORANCE.AN ANSWER THAT CAN BEFOUND AT UNION STATION.HERE THE EXHIBIT"AUSCHWITZ - NOT LONG.NOT FAR AWAY" IS ONDISPLAY.IT'S WHERE WE FOUNDJOHN FREEMAN AND HISSON.JOHN FREEMAN / KANSAS TYCI"It's eye opening.

It's amazing.You don't realize how thatmany people could be takenout by one country, it's crazy."WHETHER YOU ATTENDTHE EXHIBIT - OR READ ABOOK - MARKOWITZ SS AYIT'S IMPORTANT TOUNDERSTAND IT'S NOT OKTO TRIVIALIZE THEHOLOCAT.US"I hope people take awayempathy and anunderstanding that you shouldnot use other people'straumatic experiencetosmake your own point aboutsomethg." inIF YOU WERE LOOKINGFOR A CHANCE TOEDATUCE YOURSELF ATTHIS EXHIBIT - IT'S OPENUNTIL JANUARY 2022.REPORTING IN KANSASCITY - I'M BRYANTMADDRICK - KSHB 41NEWS