Have any of you ever been to a Holocaust museum?

Question

What did you think of it? ..i thought it was rather heart breaking

Answer 1

As a soldier stationed in Germany, I signed a visitor book at Dachau. The book is under a small plaque with the famous observation by George Santayana: "Who does not learn the lessons of the past is doomed to repeat them". Speak up when you should, be unpopular. That way you KNOW you're doing the right thing.

Answer 2

I served in the military for 6 years and in Germany for 3. During that time I saw Auswitz and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. These sites conjured up anger and frustration. I found myself asking "Where were we?" or "How could we not have known?" The soberness of those moments when you realize just how ugly humanity can be. That at times we have no redeeming characteristics and no excuses for our treatment of each other.
The images will be a staunch reminder of what blind obedience can cause.

Answer 3

I have been to two, one in Washington, D.C., and one in Los Angeles. The one in LA was better than I expected.

However, I thought they were both worth visiting. They tell an important story that we must not forget.

Yes, the have a somber aspect and make you feel sad. But they also make you think about how you can be a better person.

Answer 4

No. They just aren't in Wyoming. I have seen pictures of museum displays and I have to agree that its grim. I especially found the bins of shoes poignant. Each pair of those shoes had an owner who died and some of them are pretty small.

Answer 5

The hardest or 'worst' part for me was the pile of children's shoes at the National museum in DC..

Answer 6

No; I could not stand the thought of such atrocities.

Answer 7

Yes, it was terribly sad. Such loss, such cruelty...I don't know how people could do this to other people.