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Henry Brent Date
August 27, 2005 05:03 PM |
This is in memory of my father Herbert Brent (who changed his name from Herbert Beitscher), who escaped as a child with my grandmother Sabina from Tarnapol, Poland in 1941, arriving in pre-Castro Cuba and staying there until emigrating to the US in 1944 with Wolf and Rozia Bass Schwartz (Sabina's sister). They were assisted by my great uncle Willy Bass. My grandfather, Heinrich Beitscher and my father's stepbrother Hans were exterminated in Dachau approx. Dec. 1941. My father rarely spoke of the events of the Holocaust but I do know how they escaped and the terror he lived under. I wish to pay tribute to all, especially my father, who passed last year Nov. 2004, who endured a lot in his childhood and his life. May he rest in peace. |
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Genevieve (Jaksender) Roberts Date
June 02, 2005 04:05 PM |
I was born in the Bergen-Belsen camp several months after it was liberated. My father was Polish, was taken prisoner in 1939, sent to Bergen-Belsen and then was incarcerated as a slave laborer at a satellite site in Luneberg. My mother was Russian and was captured in 1943 and also eventually ended up at the slave labor site in Luneberg. When British forces arrived they were sent to Bergen Belsen as DP's. I was born on January 19, 1946. My mother said it was the coldest night of her life. We lived in various DP camps until we immigrated to the U.S. in August 1951. We are Catholic but the horror of the time affected all of us. My original birth certificate reads Bergen-Belsen, but the more recent one issued in Germany now reads Celle. My parents have both passed away, but we will remember our past. |
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Jessica Date
May 07, 2005 10:16 AM |
Im 17, my grandparents are Holocaust survivors, and i've heard alot of dreadful stories from them, stories which i'll never forget! and i promised myself that im going to pass those stories to my children so that they will know what people are capable to do!!!
WE MUST ALL REMEMBER THAT! SO THAT HISTORY WONT REPEAT ITSELF! cause evil people are still there! |
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Arne Pyson Date
May 05, 2005 05:59 AM |
Mijn vader Remi Pyson was politieke gevangene in Dachau, daar had hij een Noorse jongen leren kennen. De avond voor deze Noorse verzetstrijder opgehangen werd, beloofde mijn vader hem het volgende: als ik hier ooit levend uitkom en ik heb later een zoon dan zal hij de naam Arne dragen; en zo gebeurde het.... |
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Rachel Date
April 28, 2005 04:03 PM |
This past summer i went with my German class to the Dachau Concentration Camp. It was very depressing. But after going to that horrific place, two things stuck out in my head. One, the camp was in the middle of the city, i mean peoples back yards backed up to the camp. How could not know? Or even better yet how can you get away with saying you didnt know? At the camp, there is a theater where they show a live video, from the camp. During the movie, i noticed the trees were little and looked liked they were just planted. There were if i can remember right 1 or 2 trees in front of eah barrack. Then after the movie i went outside to find that the trees were still in the same spots as they were in the movie. Now, im thinking wow, these, right in front of me are the trees that were there when the camp was opened and closed. If the trees could talk, they sure would have a heck of a story and they would be able to tell everyone what really happened at Dachau. |
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Ms Kristen Date
April 20, 2005 07:53 PM |
I visted Dachau when I was in Germany this summer. With my parents, siblings, and aunt I looked at the gates of the begining of the museum and hesitently went in. My sister and brother who are young know what happened yet don't really understand it all. Me, knowing what happened and searching to find all I could about World War Two knew what went on in this camp about 60 years ago. I stood there thinking "What if I was here when this was a Death Camp? What happened to those who lived?" and all sorts of things. I looked at all the photograhs and read all the infomation they had to offer, but still had questions. So I got on this site and almost all my questions are answered. All we have to remeber to tell every young person is that hate can dystroy us and if we are not careful to control this anger and hate it could happen again. |
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anonymous Date
April 12, 2005 12:09 PM |
Seeing what happened here just made me cry.Half of my family was killed there and a couple survived. If this never happened they would still be here today. |
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Anonymous Date
February 20, 2005 03:09 PM |
I visited the Holocaust Museum for a field trip my 8th grade class went on. This is an awesome museum. I had never really understood the brutality of the Holocaust until I visited the museum. Many kids I know are interested in the Holocaust. If anyone is, I suggest that you read as much as you can about it. I have also encouraged many people to go to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. But this topic can be depressing. Be careful! If you are sensitive, ask one of your teachers if there are some books that may be too graphic for you. If you are not that sensitive, I will encourage you to read! Please do not forget the victims of the Holocaust. REMEMBER! |
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nameless Date
February 03, 2005 12:40 AM |
I know the reason the evil that happened during world war ll is explained in books, yet I am unable to understand why this atrocity was allowed to happen. Why no person could stop it until it got so outrageous. I suppose I will never understand that. I can only believe that the world had lost its mind and closed its eyes in the 1930's and 1940's. I am glad that this website along with the museum is finally able to tell all of society the whole story. I am especially glad that the survivors can tell us about their experiences. I hope that every person reading this today never forgets that this genocide can happen again unless we all learn something from it and stand against the ridiculousness of hate of any kind. We are all the same regaurdless of race or creed. We are all human beings. |
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Robert Thompson Date
January 27, 2005 10:20 AM |
I have just visited the Dachau page on the internet and on this day of
remembrance wanted to connect to someone to let them know how my heart
feels. I am Christian but since college at Ithaca and my times in New
York feel a very close tie to the Jewish family. I am not sure why it
is just there.
When I was 27 I earned a trip to Europe and spent 17 days, visiting and
sightseeing. The last ten days were spent with three friends, enjoying
the Eurorail through Europe. When I was planning the trip there was a
day trip I needed to plan, something I usually don't do (PLAN). My
direction to my friends was that no matter what we did I needed to go
through Munich and spend some time at Dachau.
On that day in the spring of 1988 I left my friends, one decided to come
with me, and made the day trip by train to Dachau. As the train left
Munich there was much discussion and commute noise on the train but as
we got closer to Dachau those noises subsided and an erie silence became
the noise we listened to.
Arriving in Dachau it was silent and the walk from the train station to
the well hidden access point to the camp was silent as well. I am sure
there aren't any emotions I can share that haven't been shared before
but the time on the grounds was important. It still is today. Of all
the places I have traveled I can't remember one where it meant more to
me than to be there (I still don't know why).
To this day that journey is with me and I want to say to you and the
jewish family that I am sorry for what occured there and at other
locations. I am glad that America, or most of it, stands by Israel. At
times in my heart I feel I am Jewish. Reading the old testament makes
me feel I understand a little more of history and what it means.
On this day of remembrance I reach out to say I do remember and always will.
Regards,
Bob Thompson
Atlanta Georgia |
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