Back of Entrance to Birkenau

Right before we left Birkenau I was allowed to go up into this tower to take pictures. It gives me chills to think that the windows I leaned out of to take pictures were the same windows that SS Officers leaned out of when they shot people.

Auschwitz

September 24th 2005
I’ve read about it in books and watched it in movies but nothing can compare to the reality of being there. I don’t even know where to begin writing about the experience. The day I spent at Auschwitz is something that will take a lifetime to process. It put an entirely new dimension on something that I have heard about my entire life. When I walked out of the camp that day any doubt that s ... read more

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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more

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