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Books offered in the giveaway at the book burning anniversary event
Photos by Eleanor Linafelt
university students partici-
pated in the book burnings.

“Students are going to play
a critical role in making sure
that our society is heading in
the right direction,” Kutas said.

“Th e example of the Nazi youth
is a historical warning.”
Th is was the fi rst year
that the event was held, and
multiple speakers acknowl-
edged its relevance to today’s
political climate.

Shira Goodman, the regional
director of the Anti-Defamation
League Philadelphia, who also
read at the event, noted that over
the past several years there have
been spikes in antisemitism and
increases in white supremacist
activity in the region.

“It’s important to come
together in ways that counter
those forces,” she said. “We can
do that by reading these words
and giving out these books.”
Others who read and spoke
at the event were Larry Platt,
editor and co-founder of Th e
Philadelphia Citizen; City
Controller Rebecca Rhynhart;
Councilpersons Derek Green,
Allan Domb and Jamie
Gauthier; and Commissioner
of Philadelphia Parks &
Recreation Kathryn Ott Lovell.

R hy nhar t
prefaced her reading from Isabel
Wilkerson’s 2020 book “Caste”
with a refl ection on how its
description of the unspoken
racial caste system in the
United States resonated with
her as a Jewish woman. She
explained how Nazi Germany
looked to the racist systems of
the U.S. for inspiration.

“How disgusting is that?”
Rhynhart said. “We need to
understand the darkness and
racism in the history of our
country in order to fully break
it down.”
Th e event concluded with a
giveaway of books, including
“Caste,” as well other texts that
combat racism, antisemitism
and bigotry, such as “Night”
by Elie Wiesel, “How to Be an
Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
and “Malala’s Magic Pencil” by
Malala Yousafzai.

Kutas hoped that the
readings and
giveaway informed attendees about the
book burnings and encour-
aged them to continue to resist
intolerance and oppression.

“Our goal is to deepen
people’s historical under-
standing, but also to have them
walk away with a sense of how
important it is to stand up for
what is right so that we can live
in a more tolerant society,” she
said. ●
Eleanor Linafelt is a freelance writer.

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