My Trip to Auschwitz in Poland

Here are a collection of pictures from my recent visit to Auschwitz I and and Auschwitz-Birkenau when I went to the camps on the 29th April with the Holocaust Educational Trust, and have now got to do some "follow up work" about the "lessons that I learnt". So I've made this video as part of the project as well as a facebook group on my visit which can be found here:

http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17778349511

It was quite a harrowing expierience, especially walking into the gas chamber and the block of death at Auschwitz I, seeing the exhibits of shoes, hair and baby clothes etc were also upsetting, but I have no photographs of those because it seemed disrespectful and inappropriate to take photographs of these.

Despite it being upsetting it was a very thought provoking day, and I would recommend the trip to everyone as you get a better understanding of the camps and how big it is. Afterall reading about a topic like the Holocaust doesn't compare to seeing it all with your own eyes.

These people were persecuted and they suffered a great deal because they were different. We shouldn't pick on other people because they are different because look what it leads to...

My point is, why segregate yourselves at such a level you refuse to mix with another culture? It leads to divisions and prejuidice and it's something we just can't be having this if we're living in a country that varies in race and culture.

Anyway I hope you like the video, the pictures with the first song are those of Auschwuitz I and the pictures with the second song are those of Auschwitz-Birkenau. I have also juxtaposed my photos with those taken at the time as it reinforces what happened there

Btw, the picture of the memorial stone at the site of the ashes came out a bit wrong, and darkening it didn't help much so here is what it says:

To the memory
of the men, women, and children
who fell victim to the Nazi genocide
Here lie their ashes.
May their souls rest in peace

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Auschwitz
• Genocide
• Poland
• Holocaust
• Hitler
• Nazis

[migueale1]

lol cant believe theres still people with no brain that thinks this happenned... research and ull find out its a complete lie!

[XxCrazygal2007xX]

@migueale1 Anti-semitic Bigot

[LoveHarryPotter]

the second song makes me sad, what is it?

[XxCrazygal2007xX]

umm its called the lords prayer i duno who its by, my youtube buddy lauren (persephonethemad) sent it to me for me to use

[LoveHarryPotter]

You always pick good music lol, makes me a bit sleepy haha. Cool vid yeah, well done :).

[XxCrazygal2007xX]

Thanks am glad you think so hehe

The music makes you sleepy? It might just be you cos it doesnt affect me :P

Chat l8rz

xx

[charIesmanson1488btk]

1488!!!!!!!

[floren55wtf]

o.o its real damn...ii wanna go over there n see! o.o ii will....someday....

[POLAK1Nysa]

@XxCrazygal2007xX Its a shame that Jews only go to witness the place of their ancestors death. What about the 1000 plus years of Jewish culture and life in Poland.

[migueale1]

@XxCrazygal2007xX did i sya something about the jews? thats not anti-semitic start using ur brain man...i have never insulted jews i jsut said that this concentration camp want an extermination camp, everytime u say something about jews its anti-semtitic stop defending urself with that stupid word and start doing something to change ur imagen in the world for example in palestina...

[ScenePuffKassy]

@migueale1 ok, so that building and all those artifacts are lies?? Dream Big.

[pearhead19]

@migueale1 so you're saying that my great grandmother, great grandfather, 4th, 5th and 6th cousin didn't die because of this?....what a moron. You're twisted.

[Hanakah]

If Any of you actually belive Gas chambers didnt exist or that the holocaust isnt real then maybe the race or religion you belong to should be put through it so you can see how it feels when someone denys it. My grandmothers family dies because of un-informed assholes like the people who dont belive. your all cowards

[charIesmanson1488btk]

@XxCrazygal2007xX fuck you!

[boboooo55]

@migueale1 Go to hell, saying that the Shoah never happened is a direct insult to me, to my family and to the millions of people that were murdered and appalled by the Shoah.

You should be killed just for negationism.