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William Date
May 04, 2004 03:14 PM |
I have been fortunate enough in my life to be in the presence of two survivors of Auschwitz. In all my 28 years on Earth, I have encountered scary things, but to listen to two human beings tell about unimaginable horrors??? I was deeply moved listening to both of them speak, and truthfully, without them, as well as the other survivors, there would be no remembrance at all. I know it is probably the darkest chapter in human history, but with all my heart, their stories need to be remembered for all time. Believe me, I will absolutely NEVER FORGET!!!! And I ask that everyone do the same |
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Katie Date
April 29, 2004 07:36 AM |
I want everyone to know of the people who gave their lives because they were jewish. I want their voices to be heard. Once I become a writer I plan to write a book about the Holocaust and all of the lives involved. I hope no one every forgets these horrors and honours the memories of these people. Thank you, Katie |
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LuAnn Date
April 28, 2004 07:20 PM |
I was not at any specially organized Remembrance Day event, but as a teacher of young adults- 16 to 24, I had my students research and report on the Holocaust. We also view several movies and tapes of the terrible crimes committed against the Jewish people and others who didn't fit into the evil dictator's plans.
We would like to a say that we will never forget- and always have in our thoughts and prayers, the survivors and their famalies, as well as the millions who perished. Shalom |
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An Indiana Teacher Date
April 28, 2004 10:59 AM |
To Michael Vogel, whom we lost three years ago, featured in the "Voices of Auschwitz" exhibit at the Museum. You survived Auschwitz where you lost your father. You made a successful escape during a death march and managed to come to Indiana and reach thousands of school children's lives: for five years classes of mine. For all those who survived, for those in memory, and their families, we honor you by teaching your history and strive to teach the next generation these stories so that they might not stand back in silence while others are being oppressed. |
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Ariel Date
April 27, 2004 07:56 PM |
I was not at the remembrance event, but I thought that I would share my thoughts on this. I'm only 13, yet I know more about the Holocaust than most adults I know. I started learning about the Holocaust about two years ago for an independent study. I thought it would just be another project, but it turned out to be a lot more. I couldn't believe everything I'd read and the pictures I'd viewed. I cried for all the people who lost loved ones and my heart reached out for them. I really wanted to take that hurt away, but I knew I couldn't. So I decided to tell other people about it and encourage them to read and find things about the Holocaust because I never want this to ever happen again. I will teach my own children about this when the time comes. I respect all the people who survived this time in history. And I have a message to all the survivors- YOU ALL ARE MY HEROS, AND I WILL REMEMBER. |
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April Date
April 26, 2004 10:49 AM |
Never FORGET |
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George McLaughlin Date
April 23, 2004 06:11 PM |
As many others have expressed learning about the Holocaust has opened my eyes. It was such a terrible, and horrifying event in human history, but it must not be forgotten. I will teach my kids, and my grand children about the holocaust, and how it effected life as we know it today. To all the victims, you are the real hero's in this world. The knowledge I have gained about this time in history will never be forgotten. Just as the victims and survivors will never be forgotten. You all will always live on.... forever. |
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Rob Date
April 21, 2004 08:47 AM |
While I am not Jewish, I am Roman Catholic, my fiance is Jewish. Her grandfather lost his brother and other family members to the Holocaust. She and I watched Shindler's List for the first time last week and it had a profound affect on both of us. One should always remember that every person has a mother, father, brother, sister, friend and loved one. What is done to one person affects all of those other people and the generations after that. Our children will learn what the Holocaust was and the horrors associated with it. It won't be censored or toned down. It will be shown for the horror that is was so that this chapter in history never repeats itself on that scale every again. |
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birtha Date
April 20, 2004 11:41 AM |
My grandfather was a surviver of the holocost. He just passed away last month. I remember the stories he told us though. I will always remember those stories. Untill the day I die. |
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Jacob Walks With Eagles Date
April 19, 2004 10:56 PM |
I was vacationing in Amsterdam back in 1997 and by chance
walked by the Frank House. As a student
in school I knew little of how Anne Frank lived the last part of her life hiding from the Germans. 2003 I was assigned to work in The Republic of Hungry for about 4 weeks in small town of
Tatabanya. I and a friend decided to goto
Poland by train from
Budapest to Oswiecim,
to pay my respects to
ordinary people who
parished at Auschwitz Birkenau, the death camps. I should say
"murdered", from what I saw and learned it was a cold calculated act of murder of 1.5 million innocent people. So, I am learning more, with
respect to the memories of those
this site is about.
You hear about this subject on television,
radio, and other media.
But, to stand in the same places as they did and on a cold November foggy day will always be part of my memory. I am an
American Indian a Lakota Sioux, I remember our past as I will remember yours
my brothers and sisters. |
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