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| Birkenau Ruins (Photo by WeEzE) |
None of us know for sure what we would do
if faced with horrific choices. Would empathy surface, or would we drown
in the dregs of our own fear?
When the
Nazis occupied Poland, they ordered that
absolutely no help be given to Jews. “Even offering [Jews] a glass of water was punishable
by death.” Six million
Polish citizens were done away with, three
million were Jews.
Does this make Poland the criminal or the
victim? Were those who saved their own necks
complicit murderers? These are vital questions to consider.
A strong dose of empathy is needed. Rather than
criminalize accusations, why not seek
to understand them via education? Between Israel’s anguish and Poland’s
anger, there might then be some
common ground.
Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/polish-senate-passes-holocaust-bill-slammed-by-israel/ar-BBIxijF?li=BBnb7Kz&item=personalization_enabled:false&OCID=ansmsnnews11
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