This post first appeared on The Shmooze blog at the Forward.
In an educational effort to combat the troublesome phenomenon of anti-Semitism and racism in soccer, England’s national football team will visit Auschwitz and other Holocaust-related sites while in Poland next week for the Euro 2012 tournament.
According to the Algemeiner, the team will visit Auschwitz some time between its arrival in Poland on June 6 and its first game (against France) on June 9. The players are expected to light candles along the train tracks leading to the camp, and to sign the guest book there.
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Tags: Auschwitz, Cracow, England, football, Football Association, Holocaust Educational Trust, Oskar Schindler, Poland, soccer
