Why forgiveness is the best revenge of all

One Auschwitz survivor believes she was not truly liberated until she forgave the Nazis and shed victimhood

My name is Eva Kor. I am a survivor of Auschwitz and medical experiments performed by Dr Josef Mengele. If you had told me I would end up getting a kiss from a former Nazi this week, I would never have believed you.

I came to Germany to give evidence at the trial of Oskar Gröning, who worked at Auschwitz. I wanted to know how he would feel if I approached him. I wanted to thank him for having some human decency in accepting responsibility for what he has done.

We were two old people reaching out, although I never expected him to hug me and kiss me — absolutely not. In my testimony, I told him I forgave him. I have forgiven all the