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Adam Whittaker February 06, 2012 06:11 AM | Location:
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Message:
I'm a student from the Brunts Academy in England. I'm visiting Auschwitz this month with the Holocaust Educational trust and I'm doing a project on it to share my experiences with people. My project is a blog/website that explains my experiences going to Auschwitz, as well as explaining what the Holocaust is and what happened after.
I please ask you to take a look and maybe even guide some of your audience in that direction, I so desperately want to share with the wider community.
Forgive me for asking and thank you for your time.
www.holocaustblog.wordpress.com |
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horst cahn September 17, 2011 12:50 AM | Location:
cardiff ca. Message:
I still am giving talks about the Holocaust.
My audience still tells me how much more effective it is to listen to someone who has been there in person,then just reading about it.
I do emphasize not to use the word "HATE"
because it only create's animosity and we should all be able to live peacefull together.
Horst Cahn. |
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brittany February 08, 2011 02:36 PM | Location:
berryville Message:
I am reading the book called Nite right now which is about the Holocaust and what I have read so far is so horriable to think that really happened to people. I can't believe that human beings would do that to other people! Since I have started reading the book I have been very interstead about the Holocaust! I went to the Holocaust Memorial Museum and it was very sad to look at, but it showed me what happened and informed me on how people are. I think everyone should help to make the Holocaust not happen again! |
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Melinda October 07, 2009 12:46 PM | Location:
Jasper Mn Message:
I have read about the holocaust since i was in 3rd grade and I am now a senior in High school the things i read were horrifiying to me i kept thinking how could they do that to those kids that were my age and younger and older Now thatim a senior I am really into reading about the holocaust and want to meet survivors of this and get their input on how evrything has changed for them and how life was for them and if they had a chance if they would forgive the germans for this destruction When im out of high school i would like to take a trip to germany and see the places that the holocaust took place at I would also like to go to the muesum and see the clothing the pictures and learn more about this then i what i already know I will always remember the holocaust and will honor all jews wh made it and who didnt make it through this tragic time of War. |
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Lindsey Kirchhoff October 05, 2009 03:40 PM | Location:
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC Message:
The 2009 Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Holocaust Remembrance Committee endeavored to remind the base populace, both military and civilians alike, of the Holocaust's victims, historical context, and mandate "to remember."
We displayed historical posters and quotes in prominent base buildings for two weeks leading up to the Base's Holocaust Remembrance Day Observance. In the gym, the display featured a young Jewish athlete who was barred from competing in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games while the display in the commissary (grocery store) featured a photo and short quote about the meager food rations meted out to Holocaust victims.
We hoped to acquaint people, going about their daily business, with the prolific consequences and affects the Holocaust had on everyone. There was a free showing of the poignant film, The Pianist, to portray a personal account of one man's struggles during the Holocaust. The Committee also partnered with Wayne County Public Schools to sponsor an essay contest for 8th grade students in the Goldsboro community. The students were asked to define the Holocaust during WWII and comment on lessons the Holocaust can teach us today. Reading these students' insightful essays was astounding.
Three students, Sam Henderson from Grantham Middle, Amanda Strickland from Spring Creek High, and Gabrielle Morales from Norwayne Middle were selected as winners. All of the winners, along with their parents and school faculty, were invited as special guests to attend the base's Observance, which was held in the Base Theatre on May 5, 2009. Sam Henderson, who was selected for first place, participated in our annual base wide Observance by reading his essay aloud.
The Chaplain spoke on the relevance of the Holocaust to all people. Mr. Michael Lindner and his wife Maria were our honored guest speakers from Kinston, NC. Mr. Lindner shared his horrific experiences in a Nazi work camp and his gratitude to the liberating Allied Forces and to God. Select active duty Airmen from the base participated in concluding the Observance by lighting candles in honor and memory of the Holocaust's victims. The Committee sponsoring the base's Holocaust Remembrance consisted of motivated Airmen who desire to remember the Holocaust in an effort to advocate for the values of justice, respect, sanctity of human life, and freedom. |
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David Goodman August 16, 2009 02:01 PM | Location:
United States Message:
I was recently at the holocaust museum,and what i encountered was at first shock,i couldnt believe my eyes what i saw and the things i read and had seen with my own eyes were unbelieveable.There was one part in the museum that i saw that really stuck in my mind and probably will for the rest of my life,i walked up to it and it hit me like a ton of bricks.It was so horrifying and so inhumane i had to walk away and gather myself from breaking into tears,I just can't imagine how one man could be so cruel and do all those things to innocent men,women,and children |
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Albert R. Panebianco July 30, 2009 07:39 PM | Location:
Cary, North Carolina Message:
During WWII I was a member of Company "K", 157th Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. I was part of the 3rd battalion under the leadership of General (then Lt. Col.) Felix Sparks. We liberated Camp Dachau, April 29, 1945.On Google I receive direct reports from people who visit Dachau during their vacation to Europe and their blogs are very interesting and informative. I maintain a military website: http://www.45thinfantrydivision.com and have a Dachau link. Under this link, you will find a report written by General Sparks in reference to the liberation of Dachau. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me. |
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Melany June 25, 2009 08:49 AM | Location:
Ohio, USA Message:
I have always had a huge interest in the history of the Holocaust, the events leading up to it, Nazi propaganda, and how an entire world could "turn" their backs on millions of Jews (and other persecuted persons) leading up to the largest genocide known in history. My heart is torn everyday for those that were lost in the war. I am not Jewish, nor do I know anyone that has suffered from this, however, my grandfather was in WWII and some of the stories he told me ripped my heart. I watch as many Holocaust stories as possible, read books, watch podcasts, and try to learn every in and out that I can about the atrocities that occured almost 70 years ago. I am only in my 20's, but I feel as if I owe it to those who lost their life, those who still live to this day, and for the day that comes when no survivors are here to tell their story, to be able to continue to tell their story for them. In remembrance of the millions who lost their lives. It is not just our duty to learn, but to teach...God bless all that lost their lives, lost their loved ones, and who had to endure such indifference during this time. |
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Courtney June 11, 2009 12:18 PM | Location:
Las Cruces N.M. Message:
I am very interested in the history of the holocaust. Reading all the survivor stories makes me feel something that i've never felt before. In my whole terms of education my most memorable memories are learning about the holocaust. I went to Washington D.C. and went to the Holocaust Museum and i didn't want to leave. My goal in life that i want to acheive is traveling to Germany to go out to where the camps were held. I wish i could meet a survivor of the holocaust who went through the pain and torture, who could tell me the truths of the consentration camps. My whole heart goes out to all the survivors that survived the horrible events that occured at the camps. I also give my heart out to the people who did not survive but fought until they could'nt fight anymore. |
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Marilyn May 29, 2009 10:29 PM | Location:
We can all be survivors and learn from them! Message:
I appreciate the president's speech, people's passion for equality, and having the museum help people become aware of the Holocaust my father survived. His brother was one of the Jewish rebels who blew up cremetorium number 4 in Berkinau 6 months before he could have been liberated. You know most of the gassings happened there, not in Aushwitz. The Holocaust was a terrible life changing decade that happened to my family and to many others.
Focus on what makes us stronger and what we do that matters. Rememberance can help us all be stronger and more resilient. As Victor Frankl, a holocaust survivor and psychologist said, you can't choose all your circumstances but you can always choose your perception towards your circumstances.
Your attitude is everything! I always see my cup as full which I learned from my Dad a survivor. |
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