Karen Kirsten
Cognoscenti contributor
Karen Kirsten is an Australian-American writer and Holocaust educator who speaks on the topics of hatred and reconciliation around the world. She is the award-winning author of "Irena’s Gift: An Epic WWII Memoir of Sisters, Secrets, and Survival."
Recently published
80 years ago, the U.S. helped end the Holocaust. Young Americans need to hear that story
Ending the Holocaust and liberating Western Europe is the greatest thing any country in modern history has achieved, writes Karen Kirsten. To rekindle pride in America, we should expand mandatory...
How do we fathom the Holocaust's devastation? One name at a time
Ken Burns’ new documentary reaffirmed my responsibility to humanize the incomprehensible number of 6 million murdered, writes Karen Kirsten, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor.
'Do Not Be Indifferent When You Hear Lies': Where Conspiracies Fueled By Hate Can Lead Us
I often think about the green numbers tattooed on my grandmother’s arm, writes Karen Kirsten. Growing up I could never comprehend how people could turn on one another, but today...