Poland
The power of their writing is a witness to what happened and was also used in actual trials as evidence of Nazi war crimes.
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It makes me wonder and sometimes despair about how much I don’t know. It also further instills in me a desire to learn more.
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This was not a paradise as the word is defined “an ideal or idealistic state,” but rather a brief moment in time where life was a bit better than before, but still with hardship and hatred
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the importance of providing witness, and now, as we listen to the speakers and step foot in these important places the responsibility we now carry to do the same.
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As the War in Poland was winding to an end and the Jews had been gathered into the Warsaw Ghetto, it was important to those who were left to leave their story for the future in order to offset the propaganda that was being generated by the victors.
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The tomb stones are weathered, and some have been vandalized.
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They all had seen the photographs of gas chambers and the piles of dead children’s shoes. But, it wasn’t until they went to Poland that they saw them as humans […]
Read MoreSalt Mine, Plaszow, and Closing Today we went to the salt mine outside Kraków. It was amazing to see the sculptures and to consider how much and how hard […]
Read MoreTour of Kraków Our first main stop today was outside Schindler’s enamelware factory. There, Jonty told us of […]
Read MoreAuschwitz-Birkenau Auschwitz one was powerful, but at times it didn’t feel like a former concentration camp. At times, it felt like a display. Tourist groups crowded every area that […]
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