Jackson agrees to visit Auschwitz to learn about Holocaust

DeSean Jackson accepted an invitation to visit Auschwitz as he attempts to make amends with the Jewish community after sharing anti-Semitic quotes incorrectly attributed to Adolf Hitler on social media.

Holocaust survivor Edward Mosberg invited the Philadelphia Eagles receiver to visit the former concentration camp in Poland, according to Aaron Reich of The Jerusalem Post.

Mosberg is an honorary chairman of From The Depths, an organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust that will help plan Jackson's visit.

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," Jackson said Monday. "This has been such a powerful experience for me to learn and educate myself. ...

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."

Jackson and Mosberg met in a Zoom call initiated by From The Depths founder Jonny Daniels last week in which the Eagles wideout accepted the invitation.

"We are working with DeSean and his team to set dates for this trip to go ahead and are happy that DeSean agreed," Daniels said in a statement.

The Eagles penalized Jackson for conduct detrimental to the team Friday and stated that he must support his apology with actions "in order to remain on the team."

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