Holocaust, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on Yom Hashoah

Do you think it’s ever possible to forgive the perpetrators of the Holocaust? (Q6)

April 11, 2020

Yom HaShoah | Question 6

This video is part of a series of videos produced by the Office of Rabbi Sacks in partnership with the Holocaust Educational Trust. For further videos and information, please visit www.RabbiSacks.org/Holocaust. This series has been made possible thanks to the generous support of Richard Harris.

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Where do you think God was in the Holocaust? (Q1.1)

Do you have faith in humanity after the Holocaust? (Q1.2)

Does God care about individual lives…? (Q1.3)

Do you think the Holocaust represented a failure of humanity? (Q2.1)

Can we trust people other than ourselves? (Q2.2)

How can I have faith that God is within each of us…? (Q2.3)

What do you think the Jewish theological response to the Holocaust should be? (Q3.1)

How has the Holocaust impacted your personal relationship with God? (Q4)

What do you think would be a just punishment for the atrocities committed by the Nazis? (Q5.1)

Is there a concept of a statute of limitations when it comes to the crimes of the Holocaust? (Q5.2)

What is the difference between vengeance and justice? (Q5.3)

To what extent do you think the Holocaust can/should be a key ingredient of Jewish identity? (Q7.1)

Is there something unique about the Holocaust practically? (Q7.2)

Is there something unique about the Holocaust theologically? (Q7.3)

From your own perspective as a Jew, where do you find hope in the history of the Holocaust? (Q10)

Do you think it’s ever possible to forgive the perpetrators of the Holocaust? (Q6)

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