Oskar Groening, known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz," will go on trial in April in Germany on approx. 300,000 counts of accessory to murder. The 93-year-old is allegedly responsible for counting banknotes that were taken from the prisoners at the infamous Nazi camp. He faces charges from over 425,000 prisoners that were processed at Auschwitz between May and July 1944. Fifty-five survivors and relatives of the victims are the plaintiffs in this case and are expected to be in court during the trial. Around 1.1 million people were murdered at Auschwitz, most of them being Jews.
It's perplexing how it took this long for victims of the Holocaust to begin to see justice. While this doesn't make any of the pain or suffering any less, I hope it alleviates some of the sorrow that is still affects the world today. As we continue to progress in APUSH, we will eventually reach the topics surrounding WW2 and the Holocaust, even if the United States wasn't involved in this mass genocide.
I also agree how its odd that it took so long. Its about time for them to receive justice. Knowing that there were so many Nazi's, there are probably more out there who are getting away for their terrible crime.
ReplyDeleteI just wonder why suddenly the government of Germany has waited so long to put this man to trial… Or have they just found the man? I also wonder, what is Oskar Groening's thoughts on the matter? Does he find his actions justifiable even to this day, thinking that he was doing the right thing all throughout the Holocaust? Or has he repented, whether sincerely or in an attempt to gain some sort of sympathy over his case? I just hope that the victims of the Holocaust's horrendous effects and their family members gain some sort of justice through this trial..
ReplyDelete- Sophia Davison