For example, Auschwitz, and so on. Is this a proper way to remember the past, or is this in some way tawdry, that people go to visit former Nazi concentration camps? Is this not in some way disrespecting the dead? or should they be kept open as a reminder of Man's inhumanity to man?
I'm not talking about people who lost loved ones and wish to return to the place, I'm talking about people who have no connection whatsoever to the place or the camps in question.
Serious answers only, please.
2007-05-06 22:37:57 · 12 answers · asked by Balaboo 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The dead at the concentration camps consisted of more than just Jewish people. Unfortunately, many people ignore this. As well as the Jews, hundreds of thousands of Anti-Facists, Communists, Gypsies, Homosexuals, Mentally-retarded individuals, Soviet POWs, and other prisoners all perished in the camps. I think they need just as much recognition too.
Yes, I think others should be allowed to see these places, so we will not forget what happened in Europe from 1933 -1945 to people of all nationalities, races, religions, and political beliefs under a tyrannical political system.
2007-05-06 23:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It was not until 1942 that the Final Solution was put into place. Prior to that the Nazis were still trying to persuade the World that Concentration Camps were just like holiday camps. At the same time the Einsatzgruppen were shooting, and then gassing in mobile vans, Jews across eastern Europe. They did not spare anyone. Once the Final Solution was begun children under the age of 12 went with their mothers straight to the gas chambers. Anyone who did not look able to work was also sent to the gas chambers. Generally girls were less likely to be spared than boys. Everyone who could work was made to work, but their life expectancy was short. As soon as they began to weaken due to the starvation diet, hard physical labour and appalling living conditions they too went to the gas chambers. Few lasted more than a few weeks.
2016-05-17 08:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by mindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People will have no real grasp of the horrors that went on unless they step in the footsteps of the people who were there. It will make you realise even though the camps are now deserted, that only less than 70 years ago there were people there being treated with nothing but cruelty and how they must have felt, and the horrific way their lives ended.
If it can make people weep and really think, it can help make the world a more tolerant and better place.
2007-05-07 07:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by Thia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
almost all the graveyards all over the world in all religions are always open, any one can go there for any reason. in some ways Auschwitz was a grave yard and keeping it closed may not serve any purpose. the visitors keep alive the memory/ history what happened there.if it is shut down, what happened here will fade away in to obscurity. By the way I am not Jewish, but i wish/hope that whatever happened here should not be allowed to be repeated again. ALAS! this is not the case. there are many, many. many more mass murders and MASS killing going on every day all over the world again and again.
2007-05-06 23:13:35 · answer #4 · answered by amtusS 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think they should be kept open as museums to show mans inhumanity to man. Reading about it in books can never have the same impact as actually being there at the site & seeing for yourself. Hopefully, the more people that visit then the less chance there is of anything like that ever happening again.
2007-05-07 04:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I visited Dachau and it felt like a holy place to me. (I am not Jewish). It is hard to be in a place where so many suffered and died and not feel their anguish. I was disturbed, however, by some of the tourists. There are busses of tourists that pull up and a bunch of young men were standing on top of one of the shrines to get their photo taken. It really seemed inappropriate and galling. I think it's important to keep the centers open, but I also think people need to have respect.
2007-05-06 22:46:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I have family that died in those camps but my Grandad was rescued luckily. I do not think I would go as I do not feel it is appropriate due to the attrocities that were carried out there and what those poor people went through, however I believe it will educate people about the what happened in these places
2007-05-08 06:33:35 · answer #7 · answered by K-Dizzle 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not Jewish, but visited Anne Frank's house, where she lived for 1-3 years in hiding. It is an extremely moving experience, that cannot be gained from reading or talking to people. The learnings and understanding gained from visiting such places enables people to make better choices in the future
2007-05-06 22:52:09 · answer #8 · answered by buster_ballou 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think it is important for all future generations to be reminded of what happened in these camps so that it NEVER happens again.
A lot of people were against the Holocaust museum because of the graphic images on display. My thought is that if you never want this type of thing to happen again, you must not let it fade from our collective memories.
2007-05-06 22:47:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
I am not Jewish but I think it is important to be able to educate the generations of the horrors that happened in those camps.
They are not being used for holiday parks, they are for information for people from all over the world.
2007-05-06 22:46:33 · answer #10 · answered by sloane_ff 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋