Auschwitz-Birkenau a second look (she says)
Sep17

Auschwitz-Birkenau a second look (she says)

Posted By on 17, Sep, 2014

Today I visited Auschwitz Concentration camp. I have visited this site before in 1998 while I was studying in Poland. I felt the same sorrow and heavy heart I did at my first visit but have come away with an increased sense of responsibility to never allow these atrocities to ever happen again. A concentration camp isn’t exactly someplace you think of going on holiday but it is important to visit to truly understand the...

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Auschwitz – He says
Sep17

Auschwitz – He says

Posted By on 17, Sep, 2014

Today we visited the Auschwitz concentration camp, which was established by the Nazi’s from 1940 to 1944. I am sitting here drinking a beer – because I need one – and reflecting on what I saw and learned today. I am so overwhelmed by what I have seen that I find it difficult to put my thoughts into coherent words. Forgive me if I offend, that’s the last thing I intend. First I learned that the Nazi party coming into power didn’t...

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