Holocaust survivor slams 'uninterested' Elon Musk over 'performance' at Auschwitz
Holocaust survivor slams 'uninterested' Elon Musk over 'performance' at Auschwitz
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A Holocaust survivor has slammed Elon mask after he visited an Auschwitz death camp and acted "uninterested" . Gidon Lev, 89, who was at the SS-run Theresienstadt ghetto in the Czech Republic, was left unimpressed by the tech tycoon. He has decided to speak out following the latest criticism against Musk over how he tackles antisemitic posts on Twitter (X).
The pensioner, from California, US, has recalled what it was like to met the billionaire on the anniversary of the visit. Gidon, who lost 26 family members during the Holocaust, says Musk put on a "performance" during his visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 17, 2024.
Gidon, who is also an author, said: "There was a small group, a couple of rabbis, and the person who directed the tour. They constantly wanted me to be very close to Musk, but I had no chance to speak with him on a personal basis. From time to time when the guide said something, I commented, but that was my participation.
"But it was a little bit strange. Also, Musk came with his son, X, a three-year-old boy, on his shoulders. You have a Holocaust survivor, who still can speak to you and discuss things, and you could ask questions, but he did not. At one place there are huge piles of suitcases, old suitcases from the Holocaust.
"It reminded me immediately of the suitcase that I used in the concentration camp to steal potatoes. I was going to say something, but I couldn't get his attention or anybody's attention. They're all here, the suitcases, the shoes." He said people are “fooling themselves” if they think Musk cares about Jewish people just because he went to the gathering.
