Father, Forgive Them: A Review of Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
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SummaryThere is a basic purpose to the literature of Holocaust survivors: to bare witness. Many believe they survived to perform such a duty, to fulfill such a debt to those who did not. As witnesses, they record living history, for they record the history of their own lives. But what happens when a witness does more than witness? When a witness not only questions the Holocaust, but questions the state of the world? In The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness, Simon Wiesenthal questions. And the world answers.
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- The Sunflower itself is the story of Wiesenthal's experiences in numerous ghettos and concentration camps.
- This decision plagues Wiesenthal until the day of his liberation.
- The Dali Lama and Desmond Tutu are individuals known throughout the world for their relationships to peace and genocide.
- At the core, Wiesenthal's dilemma is a religious dilemma, a crisis of faith.
- Many of the contributors question Karl himself. They question why he asked for a random Jewish prisoner instead of a priest.
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