Professor Oppenheim

Professor Oppenheim,
My old Latin teacher,
Was in Vienna recently celebrated,
A friend of Sigmund Freud,
He was by the Nazis
In Theresienstadt cremated,
I asked the director of the school
In charge of the memorial celebration
How they could kill and honor
The same chap in their nation,
He was very explicit:
"We are not guilty, they did it!"
This is a strange explanation
For a guilty nation.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2008 Alfred Charasz