by Jakemaster » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:33 pm
Being Jewish, I personally have heard many survivors speak. Some of their tales are horrifying. Enough to make even the toughest person feel sad and even cry. Luckily my family came to America before WWII, and did not get affected by the holocaust. But I know many people who have family members who either were killed or survived even though the rest of their family were killed. Countless people watched their family members die, either from disease, hunger, or the worst, gassings. I have been to the Holocaust museum in Washington DC twice, and it is so hard to walk thrrough that museum. There are so many stories, so many pictures, and so much history that its saddening to know that this happened, and even worse to know that people claim it didnt. 12 million people were killed, and 6 million of those were jews. One of the most saddening things Ive ever seen is at the National Holocaust Museum in DC. Its from Kristallnacht (night of the broken glass). They have this arched dorway. On one side, its beautiful, looks new, painted expertly, carved with such craftmanship. ON the other, its ruind. Burned to a crisp, scratched, torn. Its so sad.
Ive also heard mustiple survivors tell stories of life in the camps. Last year, one man told us of how he watched one of his friends get hanged. He remembers seeing the rope snap, his friend lying on the ground choking to death, and a nazi guard kicking him as ahe died. Its horrifying to hear these stories, and even worse when you realize that the man telling you this was 7 years old when he saw it happen.
The Holocaust can NEVER be forgotton. It was one of the worst events in human history, and it must be remembered so it doesnt happen again.
like the hole rest of this world .....(is that sentence grammaticly right ? i don't think 
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