“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” said Steven Spielberg today. “I am increasingly alarmed that we may be condemned to repeat history–to once again have to fight for the very right to be Jewish,” the Schindler’s List director added at an event Monday celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Spielberg founded Shoah Foundation.
“In the face of brutality and persecution, we have always been a resilient and compassionate people who understand the power of empathy,” Spielberg added to a full USC ballroom, including over 30 Holocaust survivors. “We can rage against the heinous acts committed by the terrorists of October 7th and also decry the killing of innocent women and children in Gaza.”
Read Spielberg’s full remarks below.
Receiving USC’s University Medallion at the packed lunch Monday, the Oscar winner’s poignant comments come as friction in the Middle East took another turn.
“In the face of brutality and persecution, we have always been a resilient and compassionate people who understand the power of empathy,” Spielberg added to a full USC ballroom, including over 30 Holocaust survivors. “We can rage against the heinous acts committed by the terrorists of October 7th and also decry the killing of innocent women and children in Gaza.”
Read Spielberg’s full remarks below.
Receiving USC’s University Medallion at the packed lunch Monday, the Oscar winner’s poignant comments come as friction in the Middle East took another turn.
- 3/25/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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