Simon Wiesenthal
Paperback | Pages: 303 pages Rating: 4.1 | 7133 Users | 661 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness |
| Author | : | Simon Wiesenthal |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Revised and Expanded |
| Pages | : | Pages: 303 pages |
| Published | : | 1998 by Schocken Books (NY) (first published 1969) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. World War II. Holocaust. Philosophy. History. Religion. Autobiography. Memoir |
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While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying SS man. Haunted by the crimes in which he'd participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--& obtain absolution from--a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion & justice, silence & 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, 53 distinguished men & women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors & victims of attempted genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, China & Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their experiences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past. Often surprising, always thought provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion & responsibility.Particularize Books Concering The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
| Original Title: | Die Sonnenblume |
| ISBN: | 0805210601 (ISBN13: 9780805210606) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 7133 Users | 661 ReviewsCriticize Containing Books The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
Not a summer read. Too deep but I think it's an important book to read. It's scary to think how a government can have corupt people rise to power, Hitler, and worse is to think how people don't stop it from happening. How could anyone convince "good boys" who were raised with religious beliefs and morals to murder innocent Jews or any group for that matter on such a scale. It shocks me to believe people are capable of shooting down woman, children and unarmed civilians with the belief they areWiesenthal's true story might just be a thought experiment for an Intro to Ethics course, were it not for his writing, which makes this book something loftier. Much less interesting are the short essays that make up the second part of the book. In these, an all-star team of moral authorities (including Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama) offer brief responses to the central dilemma of the story: To what extent are victims of atrocities required or even permitted to forgive their persecutors? Many
The Nuremberg Trials is the general name for two sets of trials of Nazis involved in war crimes committed during WWII. The first, and most famous trial, tried the most important and decorated political and military leaders of the Third Reich. The second set of trials for lesser war criminals. This book deals with a different kind of trial in which you, the reader, are the judge. Imagine you are a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp and a dying Nazi soldier ask for your forgiveness for crimes
This is a MUST READ.When I reviewed over the responses of the greatest minds to master the subject of grace, I found that every individual had to relate to it. No one was Simon nor no one was that Nazi soldier. With every individuals limited viewing in the court that Wiesenthal has created, they had to relate to it to the best of their ability to decipher what Weisenthal should or should not have done. No one was omniscient. Everyone was tied to his or her limited human experiences and knowledge
What would you do if your persecutor asked for your forgiveness? The writer tells us what he did and the rest of the book are what well known writers and philosophers wrote what their thoughts. They way we answer this question reflects who we're are. Not sure any of us can ever put ourselves in the position of Simon. What this book offers is the opportunity to reflect on what we can do today to make the lives of those currently persecuted better.
Very thought provoking book. Actually, there were two books, one describing the author's experience in a Nazi concentration camp, and in particular, an encounter with a dying SS officer who told the author about his part in the brutal killing of jews that he participated in. The author listened to the dying man, and was even humane in his treatment of him, but did not "forgive" the Nazi, but instead, left the room without saying anything. Wiesenthal was troubled for the rest of his life
A compelling moral conundrum posed by Simon Weisenthal during his ordeal during the Holocaust, followed by the question: what would you have done in his shoes? What follows is a number of scholars, clergyman, religious figures and academics attempting to answer this seemingly impossible question. It was very compelling, introspective, and quotable. It also clearly displayed the difference between forgiveness in Judaism versus Christianity, something of which I was unaware.
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