Simon Wiesenthal has researched an in depth chronological study of events reflecting anti-Semitism encountered by the Jews. He presents his research to support his thesis that "prejudice can descend into barbarism."

While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to--and obtain absolution from--a Jew. This encounter and the moral dilemma it posed raise fundamental questions about the limits and possibilities of forgiveness. Must we, can we forgive the repentant criminal? Can we forgive...