How is the Holocaust Still Affecting Us?

Though the Holocaust was several decades ago, the war torn memories are still very much a part of our lives today even in the United States.  One example of this is being battled out in the Congressional courts today.  Holocaust survivors are trying to receive restitution from the railway company that transported so many of their family members to concentration camps.  This same rail system, SNCF, is at the same time trying to place a bid for a high-speed rail system that is currently planned for California which would increase their economic worth by millions.  As they are making plans for their financial gains, they continue to evade legal responsibility to the victims in federal court.  The law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld are currently launching a petition against SNCF in congressional courts to make the rail system pay their societal dues.  There is currently an article in the Washington Post and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld just launched a web campaign for the victims of the Holocaust.  It has several moving testimonies from Holocaust survivors, and is definitely worth looking at.