CNN anchorman
Wolf Blitzer shows Holocaust documentary in Berlin
CNN presenter Wolf Blitzer at the presentation of his documentary “Never Again” in Berlin. photo
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Wolf Blitzer is world famous for his CNN news program “Situation Room”. Now the German-born journalist is presenting a documentary about the Holocaust in Berlin.
German-born CNN journalist and son of Holocaust survivors, Wolf Blitzer, has lamented rising anti-Semitism in the US. That was one of the reasons why he produced a documentary about the Holocaust for the US broadcaster, in which he also reports on his personal family history, the 75-year-old said on Saturday in Berlin.
The renowned US journalist, known worldwide for his CNN news program “Situation Room”, was born in 1948 in Augsburg, Bavaria. His parents, who survived the Holocaust, emigrated to the United States with him and his sister.
His father, who is no longer alive, would probably describe the fact that he is now showing a documentary about the Holocaust in a Berlin cinema as “revenge on Hitler,” Blitzer told invited guests after the performance. The 75-year-old received the highest award of the RIAS media prize in Berlin this week for the documentary “Never Again” broadcast on CNN, which has not previously been shown on German television. The journalist left open whether he would produce more films like his documentary about the Holocaust.
Blitzer also told the German Press Agency that it is a problem that only a few of the Holocaust survivors are still alive because the generation has become very old. It is especially good for younger generations to talk to them. When asked how he explained growing anti-Semitism, referring to the USA he said that hatred of Jews had existed there for a very long time and that it kept coming back from time to time, which was painful.
The US government is trying to combat anti-Semitism. A national strategy was adopted last week with numerous measures aimed, for example, at raising awareness of anti-Semitism in society.
When asked about his relationship to Germany, Blitzer said that he had traveled here several times since emigrating, including to his native city of Augsburg when he was at college. He often spoke to his parents about the Holocaust.