The following is a
letter to the editor that I wrote about German students taking tours of
Nazi concentration camps, which appeared in The New York Times:
Tours of Nazi Camps
March 22, 2018
To the Editor:
Facilitating trips to Nazi concentration camps for German
students is unquestionably a powerful educational tool that can greatly deepen
their comprehension of one of the most tragic chapters in their country’s
history.
And there is hope that the anti-Semitism and neo-Nazism
festering in Europe today can be combated by enlightening young Germans about
what happened just over 70 years ago.
By empowering them to get a firsthand look at the eternal
memorials to the millions who perished, we are opening their eyes to the
devastation and destruction that unadulterated bigotry and religious
intolerance leave in their wake.
Not only would it be social malpractice if German lawmakers
fail to collectively support these educational outings, but it would also be an
abdication of their responsibility to the German leaders of tomorrow, their
children.
N. AARON TROODLER
BALA CYNWYD, PA.
