The Sunflower

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Rehg,c„/Philosophy '«MSCat

hile imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day firom his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to—and obtain absolution from—a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the war had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place?
In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, pohtical leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists. Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocide in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their ex- ' ^ periences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past. Often surprising and always thought... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Rehg,c„/Philosophy '«MSCat

hile imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day firom his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to—and obtain absolution from—a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the war had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place?
In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, pohtical leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists. Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocide in Bosnia, Cambodia, China, and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their ex- ' ^ periences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past. Often surprising and always thought provoking. The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility.
Simon Wiesenthal received international honors for his work in identifying Nazi war criminals. The author of many books, including The Murderers Among Us and fustice Not Vengeance, he died in 2005, at the age of 96. Cover'photograph by Jay Corbett/Photonica
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Cover, design by Royce Becker
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