> it didn't surprise me that some germans had responded negatively to cornelia's research. germany prides itself on its erinnerungskultur, or culture of remembrance: mandatory holocaust education, museums, memorials. but many see that as the job of state and government. and while theyre happy enough to face the past in the abstract, it's harder to deal with their own family history, says benjamin fischer, a former jewish student leader and political consultant. he calls it the "deindividualisation of history". > a study by bielefeld university, external found that a third of germans believed their family members helped save jews during the holocaust. that's "ridiculous", says benjamin, and "statistically impossible". > that's "ridiculous", says benjamin, and "statistically impossible".
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