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Emily Wofford May 25, 2006 12:06 PM | Message:
The Holocaust is relevant today because genocide is still happening. As long as children are undervalued genocide will continue. When I was 17 years old...about 17 years ago, I went to Poland in a Youth to Poland for Understanding program and witnessed the genocide at Auschwitz,Bergen-Belsen and Birkenau. I was moved to tears at the massiveness of Hitler's murderous rampage and now as a mother the wounds are reopened as I imagine marching to my own unknown death with my own babies. I felt so powerless at 17 as I could not stop that genocide,but now at 35 I can do something about genocide in our current world. I marched in DC in April against the atrocities in Darfur and will continue to mobilize my family and friends in the cause. I have no choice.....I am human and my life is no more valuable than a mother's life in Dafur. I pray the people of this world will place a greater value on life so that murder in this way will be impossible! |
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Renee Lotta May 25, 2006 03:17 AM | Message:
The Holocaust is relevant today so that we will never deny, forget and ever keep silent when horrific tragedies as Holocaust were allowed while others did nothing. The saddest event in my life was when I sat outside on the steps to Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum in Israel an wept. The millions of lights in memory of innocent children just tugged my heart. To know that such evil people are on this earth is shrilling and unabsorbable to the mind, we shall never forget, I shall never forget. If I should forget Jerusalem it would be best to cut out my heart. |
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Rebecca Israel May 24, 2006 08:35 PM | Message:
Elie Wiesel has yet woke up the deep feelings in my heart again. I hear the cries and the whimpering children in my head. I cannot fathom the depths of evil that can be embedded in the human heart that causes such unspeakable crimes against one another. I sat and I listened to Elie talk , I just sobbed , I don't know where those tears came from, I don't know those people, but I do know I am human and I feel their pain. My daughter who is ten asked me , mommy why do you cry, why did they do that to those poor people . All I could say to her is even Elie doesn't have the answer to your question my love. But what it does tell us is , you will think twice about being cruel to another person and be aware that evil lerks just around the corner and by no means let it rear its ugly head upon your heart . Kindness comes easy but keeping it and protecting it does not. I shall never forget and I will always keep the memory of those who past alive by teaching my children of the past so that they will teach thiers. God has given the just a voice in Elie Wiesel and we speak for them when we teach our children to never forget.
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Jacob Lindsay Alexander Parent May 24, 2006 08:30 PM | Message:
First of all i would like to say I was born of a jewish mother and a catholic father and so thus we were brought up jewish.My mother is originally from England and remembers the war and the terror that rang from the sky.I watched the oprah show with Elie Wiesel and i must say I cried.My tears flowed so much at times i could barely see the tv screen.To see the mounds of hair,and suit cases and shoes,all those shoes.made me mad as a jew and to think how could this happen,how could this happen.I want to congratulate this show,im sure it opened the minds of many to see the images of auschwitz death camp.my utmost praise for this wonderful man and yes i do agree i want to shout it out loud and say WE MUST NOT FORGET what happened here,WE MUST REMEMBER to say these people lived and died here and to remember the loss of alot of good people/Shalom and best wishes to oprah and eliie wiesel. |
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Dianne Rader May 24, 2006 05:35 PM | Message:
If we, or any generation to follow us, dare forget the horror, the monstrousness, the abomination of the Holocaust, it may well pale in the light of one larger, longer lasting, and more horrific. And next time, a broader, more far-reaching rationale will be established affecting many more people; perhaps the true "end of time" as Professor Wiesel once thought as he entered Birkenau. |
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teresa wilhoit May 24, 2006 05:10 PM | Message:
the pain that was brought to me as i watched was unbearable, but it's not about my pain, it's about the pain that the jewish people suffered. how does this happen, how does a man wake up one morning and decide to destroy millions of good people in the most horrific, babaric manner possible? we must not forget what happened..ever! the story must be told over and over so that we can fight any possibility of it happening again. |
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Joe May 24, 2006 10:03 AM | Message:
your site is very interesting and resourseful. i enjoyed exploring your site. thanks for putting this together for all the young people who dont know that much about the holocaust. thanks again. |
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sergio valdez May 23, 2006 05:37 PM | Message:
amazing book "Night"
truly amazing |
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Tara Chambers May 23, 2006 04:02 PM | Location:
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My sister bought me this book, and unbenownst to her at the time, I was taking my first baby steps into championing human rights. Two days before she gave "Night" to me, I finished watching the epic documentary "Shoah". It was interesting since we live across the country from each other that she just "knew" this book was what I needed.
Never before have I read something so sad, ugly, beautiful and heartbreaking all at the same time. I love this book, and even though it is such a slim volume, it took me days to read, as I had to put it down whenever my heart got too heavy. Everyone should read this book. |
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Danielle Abramczyk May 22, 2006 04:34 PM | Message:
We just read this book in my English class and after only one chapter I immediately realized it was my favorite book. I really liked the fact that it was a memoir and everything about the book was so real. It's hard to believe something this horrible happened. All my life I was aware that this genocide occurred, but this book made me realize and think about how the people felt. Other books tell about the holocaust, but this book brought in family members and friends. It is really sad when he gets separated from mom and sisters and when his dad dies. While reading this, I related this to my life and what it would be like if I was Elie. This book really touched me and I know I will always remember it. Also thanks to Elie Wiesel people can learn more about the holocaust that happened in the past and try to do something about future holocausts or other ones happening right now. |
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