Their Narrative Is Our Heritage: In Memoriam of Holocaust Victims
... participated in the genocide. Hence, the tragic events of the past also act as a mirror reflecting the today’s world, prompting the question "Quo vadis, Europe?" Remember and Know Consigning the Holocaust to oblivion is hardly a privilege of Europe. The phenomenon has many manifestations but the most worrisome seems to lie in the virtually absolute absence of topical research analyzing the Holocaust as an act of genocidal violence against a backdrop of similar transgressions that occurred after World War II. People seem to remember the Holocaust with indifference, regarding the tragedy as a museum exhibit to be displayed to schoolchildren as part of their formal education. But, the Holocaust should not only remembered, but also perceived as ...