Nazi files on Holocaust to be open

The Detriot Free Press reports:

Michael Weiss believes there can never be enough evidence.

Not when it comes to pointing to the horrific circumstances that led to the deaths of 48 of 51 family members. "They say time heals all wounds, but the heart of a survivor never heals," he said.

On Tuesday, Weiss, an Oak Park resident, stood before a group observing Passover at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills. He told his story as a survivor at the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. "I try to paint a picture so people can see for themselves," he said. "People should feel what the Holocaust is about."

With Germany agreeing Tuesday to open Nazi records on some 17 million Jews held in concentration camps and millions systematically killed, the picture is about to get even clearer.

Hopefully,this will encourage other governments to open up their files.