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'Forgiveness is free - it is what our world desperately needs': Holocaust survivor who was taken to death camp aged 10 describes why she hugged her captor the bookkeeper of Auschwitz

The Holocaust survivor who shocked the world when hugged a former SS officer known as the 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz' has explained why she forgave him.

Eva Kor, 82, embraced Oskar Groening, 94, in a court in April before he was found guilty of facilitating the mass murder of 3,000 people.

Speaking in a new Channel 4 documentary, to be aired on Saturday night, Mrs Kor said: 'I believe forgiveness is such a powerful thing. It is free. It works. It has no side effects. And this is what our world desperately needs besides punishment.'

[link to www.dailymail.co.uk]