Omphalos
A Syrian in Auschwitz
In October 2015, I became a citizen of the United States, after a decade of refuge here from my native Syria. In June 2016, I took my first trip to Europe since coming to this country. With my own native country facing a mass destruction of its own, I visited, among other places, Auschwitz.
I don’t know any other Syrians who have embarked on such a trip, but I wish more would do so.