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Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Poland. The infamous 'Arbeit macht frei' sign at the entrance

Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Poland.  The infamous 'Arbeit macht frei' sign at the entrance
It means "works makes one free"

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I have not been to Auschwitz but have been to some in Western Europe such as Dachau, Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald. It is an experience like no other. The atmosphere is oppressive and dark. It is almost like nature knows these are sites of unspeakable horror and you can sense it. When we went to Dachau it was a sunny day walking to the camp but once inside it seemed like everything clouded over and there was an absence of the birds singing that we heard outside the camp.

Traveling Canuck

 

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

Yes, TravelingCanuck, I sensed the same at Auschwitz.   It was somber and oppressive, even when the sun was shining.  And it was a place of death.  You could even smell lingering scent of ashes, probably human, at Birkenau.

 

I think it's just hard for us to comprehend that "civilized" humans could establish death factories for those they deemed unworthy.  That what was once a trusted government could so turn on its people and all people.  It is one of the reasons I don't put my trust in any government.

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