Simon Wiesenthal

forgive something done to a common man ( Heschel 170-171). This story tells of how a man can never be forgiven for his crimes, because the man he offended is not the man he is asking forgiveness from, which is similar to the situation of Karl asking Simon for forgiveness. Heschel thinks of acts like this to be ridiculous because of that fact. Moreover, Heschel claims, “ It is therefore preposterous to assume that anybody alive can extend forgiveness for the suffering of any one of the six…

“Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived”. (Simon Wiesenthal) People always have a difficult time changing, they like sticking to one thing and improve on that one thing. Then there are people, who’s life is constantly changing. Change is an inevitable aspect of life it helps shape who we are and who we want to be leading us to significant realization through ones mental, physical, emotional and physical self.…

because the hidden meaning behind the artwork was not interpreted properly. Audiences who suffered from the historical event have only seen the little picture without focusing on the meaning that evil prevail everywhere and anywhere we exist. Simon Wiesenthal Center, Jewish Advocacy group stated that the placement of the art work in the Warsaw was "a senseless provocation which insults the memory of the Nazis' Jewish victims" (Jones, 2014). Moreover, the installation of the sculpture in the…

“Truman is a war criminal, for what is the difference between the US government massacring civilians from the air, as at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Nazis wiping out the inhabitants of some Czech or Polish village?”Goes the quote by G.E.M. Anscombe in Mr. Truman's Degree, and although this quote states that Harry S. Truman is a war criminal, it still applies to his crimes against humanity in Hiroshima. Harry S. Truman is to be charged on the act of a crime against humanity due to the…

The Third Reich and Human Rights What is human rights? Human rights are a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. This means that everyone should be treated with dignity and should be seen as a freed individual. In International politics the question is asked if human rights are universal or are they relative. I believe that human rights are universal rights. Human rights are universal because we are all the same as humans. When it comes to human rights we should be…

June Callwood, was social activist and journalist from Chatham Ontario, during her lifetime she wrote many different pieces, on a wide array of topics. At a young age she became one of Canadas most famous social justice activists. Her 2002 essay “Forgiveness”, talks about how forgiving is an essential aspect to living peacefully. This critique aims to break down the essays strengths and weaknesses and what could be improved upon. In this text, Callwood brings up multiple examples of when a…

Adolf Eichmann was one of many who would try to escape justice. (Eichmann Trials) He fled to Argentina and hid until 1960, the year he was captured by Israeli agents.The main man behind the manhunt was Simon Wiesenthal. In 1961, Israel tried Eichmann and found him guilty on his crimes. Even after Eichmann was found guilty, people wondered if he were to receive the death sentence or life imprisonment. If Israel were to hang him for his crimes, he would be the…

To dehumanize is to “deprive someone of positive human qualities” or at least that is what the literal definition is. However, the significant meaning behind it is to treat someone as though they are not human, rather lower ranking or like an animal. What do most people think of when hearing about the Holocaust? The simple answer to that is, the Jewish population. Most people know that many terrible things happened to the Jewish people during the Holocaust, however, very few know how poorly…