Feb 12, 2009

The Jewish Holocaust vs the African Holocaust

By Yehudah Benyamin ben Yisrael

I recently read an article that was an answer to a Vatican bishop's denial that there were 6 million "Jews" who were killed in gas chambers in Nazi Germany in 1944. According to the article, several bishops in question were excommunicated from the church for making public statements denying the numbers and a controversy arose over the reinstatement of one of the bishops by Pope Benedict.

The author of the article stated that "Students at Roman Catholic schools, universities and seminaries throughout the world must be taught not only that the Holocaust occurred, but that centuries of Christian anti-Semitism helped make it possible."

What about the African Holocaust?

I do not know if it is true that 6 million Jews were killed in the Nazi Holocaust. Perhaps it is true. There is no reliable number on how many "Africans" were captured and shipped to the western hemisphere via the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but estimates are that at least 10 to 15 million were shipped and those lost to the slave trade range from 25 to 50 million. At least 100 million were affected by the slave trade as far as being displaced.

“Many of these Africans were descendants of the Hebrew people known as Yisrael” 

It is unfortunate that today many universities do not accurately teach there were 25 to 50 million Africans that were killed. If universities do teach about the Trans-Atlantic slave trade at all, the fact is that the African Holocaust was and remains the greatest Holocaust in the history of mankind. Many of these Africans were descendants of the Hebrew people known as Yisrael. We should hold universities and yes, seminaries too, to account also. They should also be taught in fact, the world must also be taught that centuries of racism by Christians, Muslims and yes, Jews helped make it possible. Jews want the world to never forget about Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust. In fact, the United States Holocaust Museum is dedicated to keeping the memory of the Jewish Holocaust alive even though the US was never involved in the Jewish Holocaust.

Where is the United States African Holocaust Museum?

Each February North America African slave descendants observe "Black History Month". You will not find Black History Month listed on many calendars.

There is a cursory attempt by the mainstream media to offer up short clips of accomplishments made by notable individual of African descendants, however no attempt to teach true African History in schools and universities and is the reason why most people of African decent in America have no knowledge of their own history.

“Linking the African Holocaust to the ancient past of our history will help African descendants understand why the African Holocaust occurred”

We do not need one month out of the year to remember our history. Remembering and teaching our history should be an ongoing engagement. We should never forget what has happen to us.

Just as the Jews want the world to know about their Nazi Holocaust and never forget, we also should want to the world to know about what has happen to us and it should never be forgotten.