IN SUNDAY’S STAR. I wrote the following “Letter to the Editor” and submitted it the Indianapolis Star. It was included in the Sunday, January 30, 2005 "Focus" section:
PRIMARY & ORIENTING. On the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, I have a recommendation: plan a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. This is a pilgrimage individuals and families of all nations should make. Whatever else one sees in Washington, this is the primary and orienting experience.
GRATEFUL & TROUBLED. After this encounter you will be more grateful for the Capitol and more troubled by the influence peddling that pervades it. You will see the White House and know that a revered president who resided there long delayed an intervening response after learning of the plight of the Jews in Europe, even preventing many from immigrating to the United States.
GRIEVE YOUR BIGOTRIES. You will be deeply grateful for freedom and come away with a heightened sensitivity to abuses of authority even in the name of democracy and freedom. You will grieve and repent of your own small bigotries and speak up more quickly in defense of any oppressed person or group in the future. Information about the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is accessible at www.ushmm.org.
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