Elie Wiesel writes about his time in the Holocaust and surviving it. It was delivered April 12, 1999 in Washington D.C. to President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, members of Congress, Ambassador Holbrooke, and others who survived the Holocaust. He is letting everyone know what happened to him and his family 54 years ago and how happy he is to be part of the free in America. He shows gratitude to the American public. He wants everyone to remember the old millenium for the indifferences. He wants to tell everyone about the failures that have happened: World War 1 and 2, civil wars, assassinations of Ghandi, the Kennedy's, Martin Luther King, the times in Cambodia and Algeria, India and Pakistan, Ireland and Rwanda, Sarajevo and Kosovo, the tragedy of Hiroshima. The violence will be remembered. He explains the definition of indifference meaning "no difference." He tells how tragic times were in Auschwitz, the way the prisoners were treated, wrapped in torn blankets, sitting on the ground, "strangers to their surroundings." They felt that being abandoned by God was worse than being faced with an unjust God. They felt that being ignored was worse than dealing with His anger. Indifference to him is nothing. Even anger and hate shows some response. But indifference is the "friend of the enemy." It is punishment. Mr. Wiesel's speech is very moving, which draws the attention of those he is speaking to. As Americans we sympathize with the Holocaust survivors and their families for the injustices that were forced upon them. My feelings are as a whole Americans and our leadership have and will do the right thing concerning genecide and ethnic cleansing. During the time of the Holocaust, Nazi Germany was a force to be reckon with. Their use of political propaganda led most of the world to believe the Holocaust was not happening. Although the United States was the symbol of freedom, we required assistance to defeat Germany. To enter a war of this magnitude without the Allies would have cost more American lives and probably would have been unsuccessful. As history has shown, Americans provide support to those in need, as we did with Kuwait, Kosovo, Israel, Rwanda, Sarajevo and others.
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