Exploring the complexities of forgiveness
- Written by Yerachmiel Gorelik, Lecturer, Philosophy of Traditional Judaism, Colorado State University
Friday, Jan. 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day – an annual day that honors the memories of the victims of the Nazi era. Seven decades after Hitler perpetrated his terrible genocide on the Jewish people, the world is faced with a disturbing question: Can the Nazis be forgiven?
As a member of a Jewish family that endured the war,...