Elie Wiesel, "From Cambodia to Sudan: Breaking Down Wall of Apathy," (New York: 11 March 2005), http://ajws.org/who_we_are/news/archives/viewpoints/from_cambodia_to_sudan.html.

Original Text:

If we Jews remain indifferent to the plight of the oppressed, what right do we have to criticize the leaders of the free world for having abandoned us during the Holocaust?

Translation:

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What is Wiesel's criticism here?
2. In what ways have Jews remained indifferent to the oppression of others? In what ways have we been active?
3. What would you like to see from the Jewish community?

Time Period:	Contemporary (The Yom Kippur War until the present-day)
Type:	Commentary
Categories:	Conflict & Emergency
Keywords:	Oppression
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