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Remembering the Horrors of Auschwitz

From the moment they arrived at the concentration camp, Jews and other Holocaust victims were treated like animals, and only a lucky group survived the experience. (5:47)

Produced by: Lyn Garrity, Ryan Reed and Brian Wolly


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auschwitz should always remain.every government should have a yearly donation fund in place so these henious crimes against humanity are always their for future generations to go and see what these people went through.the holocaust is and always will be the most evil doing by mankind.i am 38 years old,i live in glasgow in scotland u.k.sadly at school we were not taught much about the holocaust and what went on in auschwitz.it was kind of rushed over.i love learning and history for me can never be boring.what worries me is how do the up and coming generations learn of these atrocities if as i said the teaching when i was at school merely skimmed over such a major part of human history?this should "NEVER BE FORGOTTEN"may those who perished Rest.In.Peace and to those who survived i pray that the never ending nightmare scarred on your brain is eased by the knowledge that what you all suffered "will NEVER be forgotten"!!!!!!!

I recall newsreels of the capture of several Nazi prisoner and extermination camps. The stacks of skeletal bodies and bones are unforgettable. Auschwitz was exposed by US military; others seldom mentioned include Belsen, Dachau, and Buchenwald. To me it is incredible that whole sections of society can deny the reality of this human degradation.

The story of Auschwitz and the other camps have always given me the idea that we should always be aware of things around ua, and sometime the rantings of people about the truth of the camps in Germany. I have been to the Smithsonian memorial of German concentraton camps. It is important to remember that this really did happen.....

It is essential that Auschwitz and other still existing death camps be preserved. These nightmarish places need to be remembered in honor of those dear souls who perished there and to ensure this never, never is allowed to happen again.

Years ago I visited Dachau (mid '60's), only 20 years after it all happened. Upon entering the grounds the very air changed, felt oppressive, heavy and sad. I remember it as if it was yesterday. God bless the sufferers.....

IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAVE AUSCHWITZ FOR EVERY CHILD MAN AND WOMAN YOUNG AND OLD THAT WERE GASSED ! THEIR PAIN , LET IT BE FELT ! LET VAIN DENIAL BE GONE FROM ALL HUMANITY ! LET US REMEMBER THE BETRAYAL AND ANGUISH ! LORD JESUS HELP US FORGIVE , BUT LET US NEVER FORGET AUSCHWITZ . LET IT STAND ! LET IT BE REPAIRED FOR EVERY CHILD MAN AND WOMAN YOUNG AND OLD!!!!!!! IN MEMORY OF




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