▁a ▁little ▁bit ▁of ▁attention , ▁either ▁positive ▁or ▁negative , ▁is ▁better ▁than ▁no ▁attention ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁discovered ▁and ▁public ized ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Roman ian ▁and ▁Ukrain ian ▁Jews , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁groups , ▁were ▁mass ac red ▁in ▁Roman ian - run ▁death ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁gave ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Hol oca ust ▁History ▁Museum ▁where ▁he ▁said : ▁ ▁I ▁know ▁what ▁people ▁say ▁– ▁it ▁is ▁so ▁easy . ▁Those ▁that ▁were ▁there ▁won ' t ▁agree ▁with ▁that ▁statement . ▁The ▁statement ▁is : ▁it ▁was ▁man ' s ▁in human ity ▁to ▁man . ▁NO ! ▁It ▁was ▁man ' s ▁in human ity ▁to ▁Jews ! ▁Jews ▁were ▁not ▁killed ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁human ▁be ings . ▁In ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁the ▁kill ers ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁human ▁be ings ! ▁They ▁were ▁Jews ! ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Wies el ▁accompanied ▁Op rah ▁W inf rey ▁as ▁she ▁visited ▁Aus ch witz , ▁a ▁visit ▁which ▁was ▁broadcast ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁Op rah ▁W inf rey ▁Show . ▁On ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Wies el ▁received ▁a ▁kn ighth ood ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁toward ▁raising ▁Hol oca ust ▁education ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom