DeSean Jackson says he will take a trip to Auschwitz with a Holocaust survivor to educate himself after posting anti-Semitic messages on Instagram

• Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has accepted an invite to visit Auschwitz from a 94-year-old survivor of Nazi concentration camps.
• Earlier in July, Jackson shared a series of anti-Semitic posts on Instagram, including a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler.
• According to The Jerusalem Post, the 33-year-old was invited to Auschwitz last week by Edward Mosberg, who was imprisoned in both the Plaszow and Mauthausen-Gusen camps during World War II.
• The trip was then confirmed in a Zoom call between the pair on Friday.
• "I want to take the proper steps to let people know that I never intentionally had any hatred in my heart," Jackson said.

DeSean Jackson has accepted an invite to visit Auschwitz from a 94-year-old survivor of Nazi concentration camps.

Earlier this month, Jackson, a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, shared a series of since-deleted anti-Semitic posts on Instagram, including a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler.

The Eagles released a statement calling the posts "absolutely appalling" and saying they had "penalized DeSean for conduct detrimental to the team."

Jackson apologized for the remarks, saying: "Anyone who feels I have hate towards the Jewish community took my post the wrong way."

According to The Jerusalem Post, Jackson was invited to Auschwitz last week by Edward Mosberg, who was imprisoned in the Plaszow and Mauthausen-Gusen camps during World War II.

The trip was confirmed during a Zoom call between the pair Friday, during which Mosberg was dressed in what The Post said was the striped uniform he was forced to wear in Mauthausen.

"I grew up in Los Angeles and never really spent time with anyone from the Jewish community and didn't know much about their history — this has been such a powerful experience for me to learn and educate myself," Jackson said on the call, according to The Post.

He added: "I want to take the proper steps to let people know that I never intentionally had any hatred in my heart, I never wanted to put the Jewish community down, I want to educate myself more and help bridge the gaps between all different cultures."

Jonny Daniels, the founder of From the Depths, an organization that supports Holocaust survivors, and was responsible for organizing the call between Jackson and Mosberg, told The Post that he was "working with DeSean and his team to set dates for this trip to go ahead."

Jackson, 33, posted a screenshot of his meeting with Mosberg shortly after, saying: "Today I had an opportunity to speak with 94-year-old Holocaust survivor Mr. Edward Mosberg.

"Thank you Mr. Mosberg for your valuable time and insight today. I'm taking this time to continue with educating myself and bridging the gap between different cultures, communities and religions."

The Nazis killed an estimated 6 million Jewish people during World War II.

Auschwitz-Birkenau was the Nazis' largest camp network, where about 1.1 million men, women, and children died.

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