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The Holocaust is over. In fact, it’s more than a half-century in the past. Ancient history, right? Unfortunately, that’s not exactly true. Because the thing that caused the Holocaust is still bubbling up in schools and neighborhoods around the world today. What is it? And, more importantly, how can you stop it? Jenny has 60 seconds of insight.

Video Transcription:

Are you getting the idea that this is a book about survival? But Night also tells the story of something else. Hatred.

Let’s get one thing straight. In spite of all the historical or political reasons that help “explain” how the Holocaust happened, there’s really only one reason: Hatred. Only hatred could have inspired the kind of torture and inhumanity that Elie Wiesel chronicles on every page of Night.

So the question is: What will you do with that hatred? Will it change you?

It may for a little while. But I’m here to say that if you’ll let it, it can change you forever—for the better.

See, what this book did for me was give me a million reasons not to give into hate. It gave me a million reasons not to justify any jealousy or anger or prejudices in my own thoughts.

Because unfortunately, those things start small. That kid who looks or acts a little differently than everyone else? That kid everyone calls a loser?

Give into hatred for that kid just once, and it’ll take you places you don’t want to go.

I’m not here to give you some spiel about being all lovey-dovey with everyone. But I am here to say, wake up. There’s genocide still happening in other parts of the world. If you want to help stop it, start by saying no to the hatred in your own heart.