Approaching Auschwitz in the snow. Photo: By Erica Magugliani on Unsplash.
A human project: Ol Rappaport, for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
‘After the Holocaust, faith cannot be innocent.’
by Ol Rappaport
23rd January 2026
The Holocaust is often exemplified by Auschwitz. The barbed wire, watchtowers and gas chambers have become known as the epitome of evil, a place that carries a moral weight unlike any other. It stands as a warning of what happens when technology, bureaucracy, and ideology converge to murder. Yet this focus, while understandable, risks narrowing our moral and theological understanding of the Holocaust.
