Steven Spielberg On Rise Of Antisemitism: “Not Since Germany In The ‘30s…”
deadline.comSchindler’s List director Steven Spielberg, appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert onThursday night, had some chilling words on the rise of public antisemitism in recent years.
The director, whose most recent film is the Oscar nominated The Fabelmans, said that “not since Germany in the ‘30s have I witnessed antisemitism no longer lurking, but standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini, kind of daring us to defy it.” The director, in what was billed as Spielberg’s first late-night interview, was asked by Colbert whether he is surprised by the recent, headline-making increase in incidents of antisemitism.
Said Spielberg, “I find it very, very surprising. Antisemitism has always been there, it’s either been just around the corner and slightly out of sight but always lurking, or it has been much more overt like in Germany in the ’30s.
But not since Germany in the ‘30s have I witnessed antisemitism no longer lurking, but standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini, kind of daring us to defy it.
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