| catherine scott |
| January 27, 2007 02:02 PM |
lighting a candle as a mother, in remembrance of all those who were murdered, every one somebodies son or daughter, in recognition of the suffering and the unimagineable terror, may we never forget. |
| Kathy Mary |
| January 27, 2007 01:26 PM |
Last was the first time I visited the museum and it affected me deeply. I light a candle today and am letting those I know to also do so. We must never forget and must work as much as we can to teach everyone the history, and learn to speak up when we see the first signs of injustice and discrimination. |
| Jessica |
| January 27, 2007 01:03 PM |
Ever since seventh grade, I've had a profound interest in the Holocaust. I'm in 11th grade now, and I'm currently working on a performance for National History Day about a Jewish Doctor forced to work in the crematoriums. Last year I created a play about Oskar Schindler and I've been going around to different elementary schools to perform. Why? Why would a sixteen year old "waste her time"? I'm doing anything but! It's so important to remember, and that's what I'll be doing today... reading,lighting a candle remembering, and telling people to remember, too. |
| Kara Gordon |
| January 27, 2007 12:40 PM |
This day means more to me than anyone can understand. Thank you for your support and remembering the horrors of the past in hope they will never be repeated. |
| Vincent O'Connell |
| January 27, 2007 12:26 PM |
Here in Ireland we too comemmorate the suffering of the Jewish people, the Gypsy peoples, the homosexuals, disabled and political activists of the period. As a history student I see the indelible mark the trauma of the Holocaust has left upon the corpus of civilisation. But we must face up to such horrific actions carried out in the name of progress, and we must also face up to our own inaction in allowing it to happen. |
| Naja |
| January 27, 2007 12:16 PM |
We light this candle in remembrance of all of God's Children that suffered this horrible tragedy. Deuteronomy 14:2 for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the LORD has chosen you to be his treasured possession. |
| max tenenbaum |
| January 27, 2007 12:14 PM |
no existen palabras para explicar el holocausto.Las imagenes nos dan apenas una ligerisima idea del terror infernal que vivieron millones de seres humanos.Lo mas espeluznante es que por medio de armas atomicas se este preparando un segundo holocausto ante la mirada impasible de todos los paises de la tierra. |
| Mimi |
| January 27, 2007 12:13 PM |
Most of my family were murdered in the Holocaust. After the selections were made, left right, babies grandparents, aunts & uncles. My parents were survivors. Relatives scattered around the world. Coming to the US with nothing - many made fortunes & once again the ugly monster of antisemitism was aroused. Any bias is ugly & only comes from humans. Animals kill strictly for survival. Yes, I will light the Yahrtzeit candle tonight & know in my heart that this will never happen again! It is our responsibity to the world NEVER FORGET! Every human being should visit the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. I've been to Yad Vashem & many more but the USHMM had unbelievers shocked & sobbing. No one need to be treated like the Africans, Russians, Europeans & so many around the world. Yes, I will light the candle. |
| Adele Goldfinger-Black |
| January 27, 2007 12:03 PM |
I light this candle in loving memory of my father's grandfather, his parents, his 8 sisters and brothers, as well as my mother's aunt and uncle who were murdered during the Holocaust. I also light this in loving memory of my mother, who also was a Holocaust survivor. I will take my Holocaust Study Group (8th graders) to the U.N. on Monday- I am proud of the fact that this group of 18 students study with me (one day a week after school) the horrors that prejudice and hatred can bring. ALWAYS REMEMBER- AND NEVER FORGET THE CHILDREN. |
| Michael Clark |
| January 27, 2007 11:57 AM |
In rememberance of my Grandma and Grandpa (Miriam and Sam Katz) and my Mother (Bella Katz). My grandma and grandpa are survivors of the slave labor camps in Germany, and my mother was hidden during the war the Amsterdam. |
