Rejecting+the+Truth



As unbelievable as it is, some people today still deny that the Holocaust ever happened. One example is that recently, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, James W. von Brunn, 88, went off on a rampage, brandishing a gun. There was one casualty to the museum-- [|Stephen Tyrone Johns] was a security guard who lost his life protecting a family in the museum. As the museum says, "He was a dedicated professional whose outgoing personality and warm smile will be deeply missed by his Museum family" (In Memoriam). Von Brunn himself was hit critically by the museum guards who were shooting back. As to why someone would do that, there can be only one answer-- denial. It is the widespread belief as of now that the man's reason for going wild in the museum was that he couldn't stand to see what he believed were lies honored by the many displays in the museum. Many people are so passionate about this kind of thing that they would kill the people who have the opposing belief.

To find out more, [|this] is the Washingtion Post article.

By Mimi Wack