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The Sunflower
The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness | Simon Wiesenthal
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While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--and obtain absolution from--a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the way had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What would you have done in his place? In this important book, fifty-three distinguished men and women respond to Wiesenthal's questions. They are theologians, political leaders, writers, jurists, psychiatrists, human rights activists, Holocaust survivors, and victims of attempted genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, China and Tibet. Their responses, as varied as their experiences of the world, remind us that Wiesenthal's questions are not limited to events of the past. Often surprising and always thought provoking, The Sunflower will challenge you to define your beliefs about justice, compassion, and human responsibility. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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bookandbedandtea
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Charityann I love it! So pretty.😄 4w
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Love this! So bright and cute. 😍 4w
bookandbedandtea @Charityann @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Thank you both! I keep focusing on the flaws but I'm working on letting it go. 🫣 4w
Catsandbooks Beautiful! 🌻 4w
AnnCrystal 🎨💝. 3w
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Judybskt
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1. Sunflowers 🌻 make me smile
2. One - always just one
3. I live in my hometown. But I do miss my Poppop
4. What‘s a book budget?! 😂😂
5. 💰- still have to put another kid through college

#humpdaypost
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Nuwanda
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Sunday evening stomach virus. 🤒 😷 🤢

Soup, popsicles, and a couple good reads are just what the doctor ordered!

Bostonmomx2 Hope you feel better soon! 7y
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taylorcrago
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"Forgetting is something time alone takes care of, but forgiveness is an act of volition, and only the sufferer is qualified to make the decision."

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JoanCallen
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Timeless