SAMUEL P. OLINER is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. He taught in the area of race relations, anti-Semitism, genocide, the Holocaust, altruism, prosocial behavior, intergroup apology, and forgiveness. Dr. Oliner has written and co-authored many books, including The Altruistic Personality: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe.