Having researched and written a book on the Holocaust I feel particularly well versed in the history of that ignominious chapter of human history.  I also understand well humankind’s propensity to disavow and rationalize the blight of its offenses and to relegate them to the distant past.  We all yearn to be forgiven for our sins and given a second chance.  In recent years, the United States close ties to Israel have become the fuel for a new kind of virulent…

Facebook is the largest and most prolific social media site in the world. The actions that it takes on administering its site are consequential to all. Recently, it has become the home of Holocaust denial and the favorite launching site of hatred and bigotry. 

A recent letter signed by Holocaust survivors who are volunteers at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los…