Pillars of cremation

glatt · 01-16-2015, 08:03 AM

I went as well, when I was 16. The guides told us that the gas chamber we stood in was never used in that particular camp, but on the internet, there seems to be some debate about that. It was creepy standing in there though.

The ovens were also kind of creepy.

There was a single barracks set up, and foundations for scores more. And a little museum with horrific artifacts, like a vest made out of human skin that one of the Nazis made. Teeth for buttons.

The whole place is pretty depressing, and the mood is somber. Not a fun place to visit. But you feel like it's your duty to go. They opened a holocaust museum in DC a while ago, and I haven't been to that one, because I feel like I paid my dues going to Dachau.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2015, 09:11 AM

Dues? Is there an obligation to go to a holocaust museum? I don't think so.

glatt · 01-16-2015, 09:56 AM

It ties in to the whole Never Forget thing regarding genocide.

"Obligation" is a bit strong but the people who go to the DC museum or tour the camps aren't doing it for fun. They feel a sense of obligation or duty. Not sure what the right word is. Similar to people flying a flag on Memorial Day.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2015, 11:07 AM

That "sense of obligation or duty" has been deliberately created and cultured. Every Jewish mother is skilled in the practice.

Spexxvet · 01-17-2015, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

... They opened a holocaust museum in DC a while ago, ...

Every year the entire seventh grade in our school goes.

01-16-2015, 09:11 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dues? Is there an obligation to go to a holocaust museum? I don't think so. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-16-2015, 11:07 AM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That "sense of obligation or duty" has been deliberately created and cultured. Every Jewish mother is skilled in the practice. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-16-2015, 08:03 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I went as well, when I was 16. The guides told us that the gas chamber we stood in was never used in that particular camp, but on the internet, there seems to be some debate about that. It was creepy standing in there though. The ovens were also kind of creepy. There was a single barracks set up, and foundations for scores more. And a little museum with horrific artifacts, like a vest made out of human skin that one of the Nazis made. Teeth for buttons. The whole place is pretty depressing, and the mood is somber. Not a fun place to visit. But you feel like it's your duty to go. They opened a holocaust museum in DC a while ago, and I haven't been to that one, because I feel like I paid my dues going to Dachau.

01-16-2015, 09:56 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It ties in to the whole Never Forget thing regarding genocide. "Obligation" is a bit strong but the people who go to the DC museum or tour the camps aren't doing it for fun. They feel a sense of obligation or duty. Not sure what the right word is. Similar to people flying a flag on Memorial Day.

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