BREAKING NEWS Holocaust survivor who survived Colorado terror attack breaks her silence
An 88-year-old Holocaust survivor who was burned in the shocking terror attack in Boulder, Colorado broke her silence with a message of unity.
Barbara Steinmetz condemned the attack on Sunday, where at least 12 people were injured when suspect Mohamed Soliman allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a pro-Israel protest, as a horror event.
'We are better than this,' she told NBC News.
She said the attack 'has nothing to do with the Holocaust, it has to do with a human being that wants to burn other people.'
The 88-year-old said she and other members of the Run for their Lives event were 'peacefully' demonstrating when the attack unfolded.
'It's about what the hell is going on in our country,' Steinmetz continued.
'What the hell is going on?'
The outlet said Steinmetz appeared to still be rattled by the shock attack, but said she just wanted 'people to be nice and decent to each other, kind, respectful, encompassing.'
'We're Americans,' she said. 'We are better than this. That's what I want them to know. That they be kind and decent human beings.'
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