Estonians lack Holocaust awareness

Reacting to protests by the Jewish community, the Estonian History Museum on the weekend removed exhibits concerning the Nazi war criminal Alfred Rosenberg, who was born in Tallinn in 1893. The daily Postimees doesn't believe that will help Estonians understand the Holocaust: "Wouldn't it be more sensible for the Jewish community and the Ministry of Culture to try to increase awareness in Estonia about the Holocaust? It is unlikely that Estonians know more about the Holocaust now that Rosenberg has disappeared from the exhibition. ... It is scandalous that every Estonian book store has reams of conspiracy theories about the Holocaust but not a single good book on the subject in Estonian. Has it ever occurred to the Culture Ministry or the Jewish community to support the writing or translation of such a book?"

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