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japple

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33. My family went to Dachau 1960 when Dad was stationed in Germany. It had not been
Thu Jun 20, 2019, 07:59 PM
Jun 2019

converted into a memorial or monument to those who were exterminated. We were the only people there that day. I don't remember all of the details--I was only 10 yrs. old, but I do remember feeling sad, afraid, and sick. My sister said that there were crates full of ashes in the chambers where the ovens were housed. I remember the cremetory and the ovens and the barracks. I also remember that it was a chilly, blustery Spring day with clouds blowing across the sun creating patterns of shadow and light that I imagined were angels of death.

My parents were both WWII veterans. They met and married in Germany after the war. They saw what war did to people of Germany and Europe and did everything they could to educate their children to the damages caused by ignorance, hatred and greed. We travelled all over Europe. There was still a lot of rubble in those days. Hell, the Berlin Wall was built while we lived there.

My sister and I toured the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. We both had strong reactions to many of the exhibits, but none so visceral as the shoes...

They took their rosaries.... [View all] Soph0571 Jun 2019 OP
everyone needs to visit the Holocause Museum in DC...its chilling. samnsara Jun 2019 #1
It really is mcar Jun 2019 #29
While living in Germany trev Jun 2019 #31
My family went to Dachau 1960 when Dad was stationed in Germany. It had not been japple Jun 2019 #33
Whereas I was in Germany when the Wall was torn down.... trev Jun 2019 #34
Japple, that is a striking, thoughtful description. I hope you'll publish your observations. DemocracyMouse Jun 2019 #44
Many thanks for sharing homegirl Jun 2019 #46
I cried throughout my visit NastyRiffraff Jun 2019 #35
the shoes... PunkinPi Jun 2019 #42
Yes. It was unforgettable. forgotmylogin Jun 2019 #43
This makes me sick. Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #2
Lots of people are standing up saying it's not right gratuitous Jun 2019 #4
It may not be true. There is no authority for it yet. Verify, verify, verify. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #13
You can verify the rosary picture here, but it is pre-Trump Tanuki Jun 2019 #15
Yes. Verify. More and more posts are being published w/o authority, & some aren't true. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #16
It does go with what is being told to... Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 #25
I'm just saying....verify. Sources are required. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #30
+1 Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2019 #32
Yes. Please! stopdiggin Jun 2019 #39
Did they really take rosaries? mainstreetonce Jun 2019 #3
Seems like an act to humiliate the people being detained even more. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #5
It also removes a source of comfort from the detainees. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #10
The problem is the news media. Blue_true Jun 2019 #19
Heartsickening but true. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #22
News has become a profit center, not what it was, an information channel for people. nt Blue_true Jun 2019 #28
And the Snopes article Maeve Jun 2019 #6
That is horrible mainstreetonce Jun 2019 #7
I am quite sure that the Nazi's didn't differentiate either Soph0571 Jun 2019 #8
And was this way in prior administrations, I think. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #41
US Border agents have been taking from immigrants for ages csziggy Jun 2019 #9
Simply disgusting and it doesn't matter what administration is doing this. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #14
Correct - as the article about the photographer said, Border Patrol is just throwing these things csziggy Jun 2019 #23
. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #24
You have a cite for that? A link to where this came from? It may or may not be true. Verify. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #11
Here. And commanding verification.... heh Soph0571 Jun 2019 #17
Anhy reason you omitted this fact: Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #36
WOW! pazzyanne Jun 2019 #51
Any confirmation that this actually happened? Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2019 #12
Look up to my comment right above Soph0571 Jun 2019 #18
image, and actions, are years old stopdiggin Jun 2019 #40
Posted below are a few of the sites addressing the holocaust confiscations. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #20
"A photo of rosaries taken from migrants at the US border became a viral symbol ..." sl8 Jun 2019 #21
I know what evangelicals would say Takket Jun 2019 #38
vote the crook OUT riversedge Jun 2019 #26
You mean Obama? Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #37
Personally I don't care who took rosaries, soap, tooth paste, etc away from asylum seekers. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #49
Absolutely - But when something it is so easy to estabslish that Obama and Bush did Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #65
Guess that means we need to push for immigration reform ASAP! pazzyanne Jun 2019 #66
Agreed. N/t Ms. Toad Jun 2019 #67
And while we are at it, lets give cots and real blankets to asylum seekers! pazzyanne Jun 2019 #50
... mcar Jun 2019 #27
I just turned to my husband after this DOJ Woman was shown being grilled calimary Jun 2019 #45
BEWARE: 2007-14 W/Obama eras crazytown Jun 2019 #47
Why do republicans hate the teachings of Christ? Achilleaze Jun 2019 #48
Because they're Christians FiveGoodMen Jun 2019 #63
What garbage at a US Border Patrol facility reveals about the migrant journey demmiblue Jun 2019 #52
Oh brother. They take anything that can be used as a weapon and anything of value due to robbery Opel_Justwax Jun 2019 #53
In deference to the rules, I'll just say this FiveGoodMen Jun 2019 #64
Disgusting. n/t Still In Wisconsin Jun 2019 #54
So the Obama administration were Nazis? sarisataka Jun 2019 #55
Wo!!! And I thought there was nothing left to surprise me. LAS14 Jun 2019 #56
Deliver us from evil orangecrush Jun 2019 #57
Bad meme. Bad. sl8 Jun 2019 #58
It's the soul crushing cruelty that titallates procon Jun 2019 #59
It would make sense if it can be used as a ligature. maxsolomon Jun 2019 #60
Making war on innocent nations like Iraq is NAZI. Kid Berwyn Jun 2019 #61
They give a two year old child to older children to care for Amyishere Jun 2019 #62
+1 orangecrush Jun 2019 #68
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