Jewish people must retain agency over their identity and narratives

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Jewish people must retain agency over their identity and narratives

Holocaust Remembrance Day, marked in January, served as a solemn reminder of the necessity for marginalized groups, particularly Jewish people, to retain agency over their histories and narratives. During the Holocaust, the erasure of Jewish voices allowed external forces to dehumanize and distort their identities, culminating in systemic genocide. Today, as firsthand Holocaust testimonies transition to archives, the risks of denialism, distorti…