Aharon Applefeld writes an elegant piece on Auschwitz in the NY Times.

Always, Darkness Visible

This is not a story with a happy ending. A doctor who survived, from a religious background, who sailed to Israel with us in June 1946, told us: "We didn't see God when we expected him, so we have no choice but to do what he was supposed to do: we will protect the weak, we will love, we will comfort. From now on, the responsibility is all ours."

World leaders gathered at Auschwitz today to mark the 60th anniversary of it's liberation.

PBS has done a documentary on Auschwitz, parts of which are still being broadcast. I bought the DVD yesterday becuase I've already missed some of it. There's an excellent resource site here.