Wiesenthal, Simon

Presents new responses to the ethical question posed by the author in the 1976 edition of "The Sunflower" in which he tells how he, as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, was called upon to offer absolution to a dying member of the SS.

A group of philosophers, critics, and writers weigh the moral issues involved in a young Jews' response to a dying Nazi's confession of mass murder.

A biography of the "Nazi hunter" who brought many war criminals to justice after World War II.

The true story of two Holocaust survivors who refused to bring their camp commander to justice.

Tells the story of a Jewish man who, as a prisoner, was called to the bedside of a dying German soldier who wanted to confess a horrible crime he committed against the Jews and receive forgiveness from one of their race. The prisoner's refusal to absolve the young soldier sets the stage for a series of essays in which a variety of eminent people give their opinions on the moral dilemma posed by the story.

Chronicles, for each day of the year, events from throughout Jewish history as reminders of the extent and horror of anti-Semitism.