Merkel Voices ‘Deep Shame’ On First Visit To Auschwitz
December 6, 2019
2:40 pm
Angela Merkel visited the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp on Friday for the first time as chancellor and said admitting Nazi crimes was a key part of Germany’s identity that could combat growing anti-Semitism.
“Remembering the crimes… is a responsibility which never ends,” Merkel said during the visit in a message aimed at calls from the German far right for a shift away from a culture of remembrance and atonement.
“To be aware of this responsibility is part of our national identity, our self-understanding as an enlightened and free society,” she added.
Merkel is only the third chancellor ever to …
