Prisoner 20-801: A French National in the Nazi Labor CampsSouthern Illinois University Press, 1987 - 163 Two kilometers from the Spanish border--and freedom--Bonifas was arrested. "The endless roll calls in wind and hail; the dawn departure of those condemned to death... the interminable, burdensome hours that weighed upon us like a ball and chain. We were crushed by the weight of our human condition." Pastor Bonifas' answer to the absence of God from the camps is Jesus' love for humanity-- but he warns that despite the Christian promise, the danger of totalitarianism is ever-present. Aimé Bonifas was awarded the prestigious Otto Nuschke Prize in March 1987 in Berlin for his promotion of peace and understanding among nations. |
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