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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (1969)

par Simon Wiesenthal, Harry James, Cargas, Bonny V. Fetterman

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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 war 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 genocide 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.… (plus d'informations)
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This feels, in the worst possible way, like reading a class full of opinion essays in a 101 level seminar. Conceptually fascinating but an absolute letdown.
  changgukah | Aug 22, 2022 |
Questo libro non vuole essere solo una testimonianza degli orrori della Shoah; ovviamente è anche quello, ma Simon Wiesenthal va oltre: trascende le vicende concrete e sposta la questione sul piano esistenziale e spirituale.
Tutto nasce da una situazione paradossale: nel 1942, quando l'europa era messa a ferro e fuoco dalla follia nazista, in un ospedale militare polacco una giovane SS in punto di morte manda a chiamare un ebreo, per confessare i suoi crimini ed ottenere da lui il perdono a nome di tutto il suo popolo. Il prescelto fu naturalmente l'autore, che da quel momento continuerà a rimuginare sopra una domanda cruciale, che ora rivolge a noi lettori ma che lui stesso non ha mai smesso di porsi: quando si parla di un male di tale portata si può perdonare? Ma soprattutto, si deve? Lui all'epoca scelse il silenzio, ma è un argomento troppo strettamente legato alla coscienza e alla morale di ognuno perchè la risposta sia univoca.
La seconda parte dell'opera è dedicata proprio a questo: personalità note in ambito politico, religioso e intellettuale provano a dare la loro personale soluzione all'interrogativo di Wisenthal, facendo emergere importanti questioni etiche e filosofiche.
Voglio tralasciare le mie considerazioni sul tema, che esulano dai compiti di una recensione, e concentrarmi sul valore letterario del libro: la prima parte è intensa e mi ha coinvolto visceralmente, emotivamente e razionalmente. La seconda mi ha lasciato un po' perplessa invece: non nego che alcuni contributi siano illuminanti, ma sono troppi. Si rischia quell'effetto "listone della spesa" che fa accavallare le informazioni una sull'altra senza che facciano realmente presa nel lettore.
Vi esorto caldamente a leggere il racconto di Wisenthal, quanto al dibattito successivo limitatevi ad un paio di interventi mirati (consiglio quello di Primo Levi). ( )
  Lilirose_ | Sep 17, 2020 |
Nel 1942, a Leopoli, una SS morente chiede ad un ebreo il perdono per i crimini che ha commesso. A rifiutare questa grazia al giovane nazista è Simon Wiesenthal, che dopo la guerra diventerà l'implacabile "cacciatore dei nazisti" (fonte: Google Books)
  MemorialeSardoShoah | May 5, 2020 |
I read this book for one of my philosophy classes.

This book poses a very interesting ethical dilemma: As a prisoner in a concentration camp, do you forgive a dying SS solider? This book offers numerous responses to this question. Some were a bit repetitive. Some didn't really answer the question at all. But some were really thought provoking. ( )
  oddandbookish | Oct 27, 2015 |
A dying Nazi soldier has Simon Wiesenthal, a concentration camp inmate, brought to him so that he can be forgiven for his part in a horrible massacre. This updated version of Wiesenthal's earlier book has more responses from people of many faiths and countries. Personally, I don't think you can give absolution to someone unless the sin, or in this case, the atrocity, was done to you. But read it to hear what other people have to say about this particular instance and the problem of evil in general.
  raizel | Aug 8, 2011 |
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Cargas, Harry James,auteur principaltoutes les éditionsconfirmé
Fetterman, Bonny V.auteur principaltoutes les éditionsconfirmé
Attardo Magrini, MariaTraducteurauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé
Bearse, M. KristenConcepteurauteur secondairequelques éditionsconfirmé
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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 war 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 genocide 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.

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