Vestavia Hills City Councilor Apologizes For Holocaust Remark

VESTAVIA HILLS, AL — The coronavirus pandemic has brought out some anger and hostility in many people over the last 18 months, and has many communities divided over vaccines and masks. One Vestavia Hills City Council member has been accused of overstepping her bounds on the matter, for which she has since issued an apology.

City councilor Kimberly Cook responded on her Facebook page to a man who posted a photo of a Jewish family during the Holocaust wearing badges required by the Nazis, and Cook reposnded by saying, "This analogy fits perfectly."

Cook received significant backlash for the comparison of vaccine passports to Jewish families wearing badges during the Holocaust, and said in a statement to Alabama Media Grouo that she regrets the comments.

"I feel like I realize now that it was very offensive because I’m deeply aware of the significance of the Holocaust," Cook said in an interview with al.com. "I’m very upset, it did not occur to me how my agreement with someone else’s post would reflect, and I do deeply regret it. The comparison was just wrong."