On Passover 1945, U.S. Troops liberated Ohrdurf, a sub-camp of Buchenwald. Among those soldiers was the future great-uncle to President Barack Obama.

Here (originally from 2010) is an Op Ed describing the event and some interesting back-story on the liberation of the camps.

One of my wishes this Passover, is that the President review these events in light of his current policies, their probable outcomes, and his well-established interest in his legacy.

May the chains be broken and the barbed wire torn down.

L’shana Haba’ah B’Yerushalayim