Quotes of the Day

Monday, Dec. 21, 2009

Open quoteThe theft of such a symbolic object is an attack on the memory of the Holocaust.Close quote

  • AVNER SHALEV,
  • chairman of Israel's Holocaust museum, on the theft of the infamous sign from the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland; the sign reads "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign, which means "Work Sets You Free" in German
Photo: Jacek Bednarczyk / AFP / Getty | Source: CNN