Are There Too Many Books Dedicated to Auschwitz?
We must document, lest we forget the atrocities committed against us
I recently read Talya Zax’s opinion piece in the Forward, and it got my blood boiling with fiery rage. In it, she whines and complains endlessly about the abundance of books devoted to Auschwitz — as if there could ever be too many stories told about the horrors inflicted upon innocent lives. The very thought only fuels my burning anger and disgust toward those who dare to dismiss the importance of remembering and honoring those who suffered.
This is what she writes:
“To the publishing industry: I am begging you, please, to stop publishing books titled The [Blank] of Auschwitz. Truly, seriously: Please.”
Really???
The surge in Holocaust deniers serves as a chilling reminder of the dangers of willful ignorance and revisionist history, a determination to safeguard the truth at any cost.
We must never, ever forget the unspeakable horrors inflicted upon the Jewish people and other marginalized groups during the darkest period in human history — World War II.
The staggering number of lives lost is unfathomable, and it is our moral duty to bear witness to these atrocities lest we allow such a…
