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81 sorts. During the ride out of town, numbness transmogrifies into disbelief, then a sort of denial: How could it have happened? I think of my colleague at the University of Maryland University College, professor Jon Huer, and his book, “Auschwitz, USA.” In it, he writes, “The existence of Auschwitz is so amazing, so incomprehensible, that we are almost inclined to attribute it to some super- natural force to test humanity, as many Jews themselves did.” I think of George Santaya- na’s trenchant quotation overhanging the entrance to the General Exhibition hall: “The one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again.” I think of one of my university students who not that long ago asked, “Professor Roman, I heard that guy Hitler was a bad guy, but what exactly did he do?” And I try not to laugh. Does anybody really have an answer? Per- haps not. Yet if somebody does, I don’t know who it is. Perhaps there is no answer after all. My bus rolls through the Polish country- side, whirring past clumps of birch trees rem- iniscent of my native New England. I reflect on a workshop I took with Paul Selig at the Omega Institute in New York last summer. In his book “I Am the Word,” he describes find- ing — discovering — what he calls the divine Christ Consciousness in the core of every human being. My mind wanders back to the Nazi SS guards of the concentration camps. Is it true, after all, that man is human? Tours from Korea to Auschwitz RoK-based tours to Poland will probably include Auschwitz in their itinerary. Visitors can take the tours departing from Incheon. A 12-day, 10-night tour (you sleep going over and coming back) was about 3 million won per person, all expenses included. Contact the Korea tourism organization or Google travel agencies and further details. Auschwitz tours Website: en.auschwitz.org Phone: (+48) 33-844-8100/8099 tours operate daily from 8 a.m., except on Jan. 1, Dec. 25 and Easter. Contact the site for closing times; they vary according to season. tours are given in Polish, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and occasionally Russian and Japanese. (Korean is currently not available.) Photos are not permitted of victims’ hair or of the basement of Block 11. Children aged 13 or younger are discouraged from entering. Admission is free. If joining a guided tour (at the site) in a language other than Polish, there is an extra charge. Pros of a Korean-guided tour - Having helpful guides for the entire trip - Riding the bus and not having to worry about transportation - Getting an all-inclusive tour package price Cons of a Korean-guided tour - only eating Korean meals daily - tour guide speaking almost all day/night during the bus ride - often returning to the hotel as late as 11 p.m. and getting up the next dawn