A few days late, but certainly not too late
I have been in horrified awe of World War 2 for as long as I can remember. I could have seized an opportunity to go to Poland on an educational trip that included a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau when I was in high school. The reason that I ultimately did not pursue the trip was that I didn’t think I could walk through the death camp’s gate. I believed the complete overwhelm of Arbeit macht frei would flatten me, and the history and the extant evil would consume me. File: Eingangstor des KZ Auschwitz, Arbeit macht frei (2007).jpg by Dnalor 01 is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. So when I read this article this week, headlined: “Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated” I felt my throat tighten. No. I know “more” (as in, more young Canadians) is not all . But, still. NO. I recently watched the 2023 movie The Zone of Interest . Like many, at first watch, I couldn't decide how to take it. It wasn’t the wallop of Schindler’s List. I wa...