The Jewish experience in rebuilding after the Holocaust provides hope for Yazidis who experienced the Islamic State’s genocidal campaign against their people, a representative of the Iraqi religious minority group told the Jerusalem Post last week.
According to Nadia Murad, who escaped from ISIS sex slavery to become a UN goodwill ambassador, many of her people believe that Israelis will "understand our case more than anybody else.”
"We have been in many countries, meeting with governments for help for the Yazidi communities. I always wanted to come here to Israel, a lot of victims wanted to come and ask for help from the government and people of Israel,” she said.
Thousands of Yazidis have been murdered and buried in mass graves.
In her Post interview, Murad recalled how she had "had little information on the Jewish community because we don't have many Jewish people in Iraq” but quickly learned about their Holocaust experiences as she worked with aid organizations following her escape.
Meeting with survivors and members of the Jewish community in Australia was extremely meaningful, she said.
She saw "their resilience and how they rebuild their communities. Their ability to stay strong and keep their culture...it's an example. I personally fell in love with doing that. The Jews are an example. We should do the same.”
