'No News from Auschwitz'

In my perspective, I think that ‘No News from Auschwitz’ belongs in a section of editorial opinions. This piece was mostly based on opinions of the author, Abraham Michael Rosenthal. It seemed to be more of subjective reporting than objective reporting. Although this editorial is nonfiction, I think it lacked some facts to be in the informative section of the newspaper. This author used juxtaposition often in his piece by comparing two distinct things together. In the first paragraph, he wrote “the rows of graceful poplars were lovely to look upon, and on the grass near the gates children played.” He sounded optimistic and this piece seemed like a happy one. However, in the next paragraph, he wrote that “this [was] a place of unutterable terror.” The word ‘unutterable’ would be subjective reporting, and this was a word chosen by the author. Writing that the concentrations camps were ‘grisly’ and a ‘nightmare’ would be the author’s opinion. To other people’s perspectives, they may not thing of the camps as a horrible place. A.M. Rosenthal wrote this piece to pay homage to the people who suffered during the Holocaust. He stood up for the Jewish people and wanted people to remember the horrors they had to go through. Furthermore, A.M. Rosenthal was an editor of the New York Times, so this piece would be in the editorial section. He wrote this opinion piece to take a moral and ethical stand on events of the Holocaust. Because of his personal view, the Polish government expelled him. He also said, “We don’t try for objectivity, because there is no such thing as pristine objectivity.” Therefore, I believe that ‘No News from Auschwitz’ is part of the editorial section of the newspaper. Abraham Michael Rosenthal’s purpose of this piece was to inform people about the Holocaust and give his opinion about what had happened in the past to the Jewish people.