Holocaust survivor Wanda Albinski, who is now 89 years old (middle), with dignitaries at the UN in Nairobi. Speakers at a Holocaust memorial in Nairobi warned that silence allows evil to grow and repeat itself. Holocaust survivor Wanda Albinski, Israeli Ambassador Gideon Behar and German Ambassador Sebastian Groth said atrocities do not begin with mass killings but with words, stereotypes and silence. Ambassador Behar said the number of holocaust survivors are dwindling today. “We saw the phrases that the Nazis began talking about the Jewish people that eventually led to the Holocaust,” he said.

Source: The Star January 28, 2026 04:55 UTC