Director Steven Spielberg has announced, through the Shoah Foundation, a new project he is planning, in which he will interview survivors of the October 7th massacre and document the various acts of terror it included.
Spielberg's Shoah Foundation, which documents the holocaust, has already begun to gather hundreds of interviews from survivors of the massacre in the hopes of preserving them for the future.
The project of gathering the testimonies is being done along with Israeli teams and is intended to fight antisemitism and growing hatred of Jews throughout the world.
“I never imagined that I would see this kind of unspeakable barbarity against Jews in my lifetime,” Spielberg commented.
In an interview with Fox News, he commented on the growing antisemitism in the world. “I find it very, very surprising because antisemitism has always been there. It’s either been just around the corner and slightly out of sight but always lurking, or it has been much more overt, like Germany in the 30s,” he said. “But not since Germany in the 30s have I witnessed antisemitism no longer lurking but standing proud with hands on hips like Hitler and Mussolini.
The October 7 testimonies will be part of CATT, which Spielberg said is "an effort that will ensure that the voices of survivors will act as a powerful tool to counter the dangerous rise of antisemitism and hate."
“Holocaust survivors are the most courageous and brave among us, and their accounts are a lasting testament to the resilience of the human spirit," said Spielberg. "Both initiatives — recording interviews with survivors of the October 7 attacks and the ongoing collection of Holocaust testimony — seek to fulfill our promise to survivors: that their stories would be recorded and shared in the effort to preserve history and to work toward a world without antisemitism or hate of any kind. We must remain united and steadfast in these efforts.”