Harold Brackman: “The link between medieval and modern antisemitic paranoia about pedophile plots was the Nazi movement. The Nazi children’s book The Poison Mushroom shows a Jewish man menacingly offering candy to blonde youngsters, Hans and Elsa.”
“Currently, at least 200,000 Germans are fervent believers in QAnon. The big difference today is that QAnon has spread beyond fringe Internet platforms to enter mainstream sites like Instagram, Twitter, and especially Facebook by using their algorithms to facilitate the bombardment of the web with the worst global antisemitic conspiracy theories. Utilizing cutting edge Internet technology, QAnon exploits ever-potent fears of victimization of the young and angry, and focuses them anew on perennial fears of Jews as child predators. And many Republicans are willfully allowing it to happen. This is why we all should be very concerned. If Donald Trump is defeated in November, QAnon might lose some tactic or official support in Washington; but it will not go away. Jews must speak out now — and speak out forcefully. Looking away is complicity.”