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The Sunflower
On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness
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The book recounts Simon Wiesenthal's experience in the Lemberg concentration camp where he was summoned to the bedside of a dying Nazi soldier, Karl Seidl, who sought forgiveness for his crimes.
Wiesenthal's silence in response to the soldier's plea for forgiveness prompts a lifelong reflection on the ethics of forgiveness.
The second half of the book includes a symposium of responses from various individuals, including Holocaust survivors, religious leaders, and former Nazis, discussing the complexities of forgiveness and justice.
Wiesenthal's silence in response to the soldier's plea for forgiveness prompts a lifelong reflection on the ethics of forgiveness.
The second half of the book includes a symposium of responses from various individuals, including Holocaust survivors, religious leaders, and former Nazis, discussing the complexities of forgiveness and justice.
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