論Holocaust的研究與族群和解

On the Research of Holocaust and Ethnic Reconciliation

本文旨在分析當前有關大屠殺研究的困境：記憶與遺忘。對猶太人來說，呈現大屠殺的真相，讓世人了解猶太人所受的苦難，是他們的權利與職責。但是在奧斯威茲集中營解放60週年後，世界各地還是有反猶主義，是人們太健忘，或是反猶主義本身就是無解。本文分析了舊反猶主義與新反猶主義的異同，並且指出以色列將大屠殺當成宗教儀式一樣護衛，不允許別種觀點，無助於仇恨的化解，反而激起更多的反猶暴行。最後以勒南的名言，「遺忘歷史的錯誤」是解決族裔衝突的最好辦法作總結。

This essay discusses the dilemma of contemporary Holocaust research: to forget or not to forget. For the Jews, it is their duty to discover the truth of Holocaust and teach the world lessons they should cherish. Sixty years have passed since the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp but Anti-Semitism sentiments and riots still exist. It seems we don't learn the lessons of history. Maybe, to forget is the humanity. The author insists most researches, especially those of the Judeo scholars, are wrong in their attitude towards Holocaust. Remembering the tragedy of a nation helps the Jews to construct ethnic consciousness, but it also causes resentment from other nations. Memories are ineffective as tools in resolving ethnic conflicts. According to the author, the famous saying by Ernest Renan-'forgetting the historical mistakes is the premise for the construction of a new nation'-is the best solution to ethnic reconciliation.