seventy years on

Seventy years seems like a long time and it is a life time. So very much has happened over that period of time. When I was in school in the late 60's and early 70's Auschwitz was in our history books about 25 years after it was liberated. We saw and were horrified by the black and white movie clips that we watched in class. Things that had happened 70 years earlier that we also studied were the Spanish American War, Teddy Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers and so on. That was all ancient history to us. So, today's high school students likely view Auschwitz through a similar lens of youth. I'm glad to hear that they are changing the focus so that the young understand what happened there.

Pam

Thank you, Steven.

Steven, thanks for this.
Hopefully the younger generation won't forget where anti-Semitism ultimately led: to Auschwitz.

I recently read a book called "A Train in Winter" by Caroline Moorehead that was about a group of French women (non-Jewish) who worked for the Resistance, and how they were systematically rounded up and sent to Auschwitz and Birkenau and Ravensbruck. I could say that what was done to them was unbelievable, but that only makes it all the more appalling. I will never forget this book.

I am glad to see that the museum of being altered so that new generations can see what happened. Thanks, Steven.

steven,

Thanks for posting! That was an interesting article, and hopefully some of the "younger generation" will read it. I watched an interview this morning on the news with a survivor from Auschwitz. Even after 70 years, his memories still have a profound effect when he's describing his experiences.

We visited Auschwtz in this past October. Was very powerful and moving and filled with sadness and courageous stories that brought tears to most everyone in the group. I can appreciate the move towards change for the museum. I believe it will bring a new generation of people even closer to understanding what happened and will be good for the Muesuem. While we toured the grounds and listened to the guide describe the horrors that occurred, there was always the under current of question of "why, how", etc. . This will help to understand for generations to come.