“L’maan Hashem, someone must respond to her ridiculous assertions about the Holocaust, the family is mortified” —
and when I saw that the interview had already accumulated over 107,000 views in just ten days, I realized I could not remain silent.
I call her “dangerous” not as an insult, but because of Frieda Vizel’s very own warnings!
In another video titled “Everyone Is Talking About Jews,” Frieda openly acknowledges:
At 4:39 — her work (Frieda's) is “reaching antisemites,” so she must be “mindful of her content because of the climate.”
At 4:19 — she must publish “with discretion, with care.”
At 10:35 — she must think twice before speaking because “the antisemites are going to take this out of context.”
Given all that, the obvious question is: Why did she publish this interview with Pearl — knowing full well that antisemites will seize on every word?
Frieda explains that she admires Pearl’s “courage,” saying Pearl knows her views are harshly judged and will make her unpopular, yet she shares them anyway. Frieda adds that what she and Pearl share is “deep convictions even when the world doesn’t agree,” which she finds admirable.
Let’s examine that.
Frieda Vizel grew up in Kiryas Yoel, married, had a child, and later left the community. Today she gives tours in Williamsburg and conducts interviews. Her English has improved significantly — her first language is Yiddish — but I often hear her use sophisticated English words that simply do not fit the context. And I genuinely believe she does not understand what the word “conviction” actually means.
Frieda seems to think that “conviction” automatically implies something noble or admirable. But convictions can be good — or catastrophically evil.
Eichmann had convictions. Hamas has convictions. Convictions, when rooted in delusion or hatred, are not admirable — they are dangerous.
