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Originally Posted by Botnst
David, I read the whole story last night. Your Dad is pretty amazing. I wish the broad sweep of his story were more unique. But it is not. For me, some of the tiny details he gave startled me from complacency, like the shoes at the Holocaust Museum. It becomes real and it is terrible.
Thank you for posting this. The best way for people to know the reality of Naziism is stories of survivors. I am glad your Dad survived to tell his story, History.
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We went to Auschwitz with my dad in '05. The guide basically let my dad give a lot of the tour. She. We went to the building with the shoes... It was a sobering experience to.say the least. They Ask had a room with glasses, hair, clothing all side by side. Hard to explain the feeling that comes.over you when you think of the cold utilitarian nature of the nazis.
The weird thing was all through the camp my dad was fine. Across the street was a synthetic fuel plant where my dad worked for a while. There was a memorial out front. That is where he broke down. The plant was still operational when we were there.
I'm.glsd he survived as well for obvious reasons. Something I have been think of is that were it not for my parents suffering, they would never have met and I would not have been born. Not sure how to feel.about that. Not that I have anything to do with it but it is weird to be grateful that they came together the way they did.