Page 11 - Torch Magazine #28 - Summer 2025

Caribbean island would have seemed a
once again be a victim of Jew-hatred in her
world away from central Europe. There, the
twilight years – in her own hometown, and
family worked the land along with other
in a country that should be a place of safety
Jewish refugees, and children were provided
for Jews to live in.
for by a Catholic boarding school. Despite
Thankfully, Barbara recovered from her
the hardships, they were grateful for the
injuries, but that trauma will not go away for
haven that the settlement gave.
her or the wider Jewish community.
The name of this little girl was Barbara
As advocates for Israel, we must
Steinmetz. After the war, Barbara moved to
stand boldly with the Jewish people. The
the United States, married, and made a life
“globalise the intifada” war cry has been
in Boulder, Colorado where she became an
fuelled by the relentless and untamed
active member of the Jewish community.
demonisation of Israel, empowered by
On 1 June 2025, the 88-year-old
complicit politicians, haughty celebs, and
Holocaust survivor attended a peaceful
biased media outlets that have been duped
pro-Israel march in
by the antisemitic Hamas
solidarity with the
narrative. Hamas doesn’t
Israeli hostages still
need spokespeople –
being held by Hamas.
Her noble act of
solidarity with victims
of antisemitism was
met with hatred.
The “globalise the intifada” war cry has been fuelled
they have plenty of wilful
and morally bankrupt
champions.
The shameful
treatment of Israel by the
Barbara was injured
in an antisemitic
firebombing attack in
by the relentless and untamed
UK government, the BBC,
the UN, and others, in
response to the blatant
the city. Barbara was
demonisation
lies of ‘genocide’ and
one of eight people
‘starvation’ in Gaza are
injured in the attack.
of Israel
giving antisemites around
One of those, Karen
the world legitimacy for
Diamond, 82, later
their actions.
died of her injuries.
We must take action
It is completely
against the globalising
unacceptable that Jews should be set
of hate against Israel. This is our moment
alight on the streets of America, but this
to speak out. We were not around when
is what “globalise the intifada” looks like.
Barbara Steinmetz and her generation were
Their attacker, Mohamed Sabry Soliman,
victims of the Holocaust; but we are here
shouted “free Palestine” and said he wanted
today.
to “kill all Zionist people.” These, and
In honour of Holocaust survivors like
similar antisemitic war cries are echoing
Barbara. In honour of those who didn’t
throughout the world.
survive. In honour of innocent Jewish
This horrific attack followed the murder
children uprooted from homes 85 years ago
of the engaged Israeli couple, Yaron
and now facing a new evil in 2025, we must
Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who
act.
were targeted in a terror shooting outside
a Jewish event in Washington DC on 21
May 2025. Their murderer expressed similar
antisemitic motives. This hatred is not just a
threat to Jews, it is a threat to everyone who
stands with Israel.
The West is no longer the safe haven for
Jews that it should be. It is unthinkable that
a Holocaust survivor who escaped multiple
countries to flee antisemitism, should
At CUFI, we have our own war cry. Our
war cry is rooted in Scripture. It is fuelled
by love, not hate. The antisemite’s cursing
of the Jewish people is rebuffed by the
blessing on the lips of those who have
chosen to follow the Bible. “For Zion's sake
I will not remain silent. For Jerusalem's sake
I will not rest,” (Isaiah 62:1). May we hear
and respond to this God-given war cry and
commit to not remain silent.
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