There is a section of the Divine Mercy Church in Marilao that we have tried to explore, the Little Poland Exhibit. It is always closed whenever we visit. A part of that is a replica of an Auschwitch death camp.
I have read books and watched movies about the Holocaust. The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the books that inspired me to explore more. The Pianist and Schindler's List are just two of the movies produced that tackled WWII in Eastern Europe. I also chanced upon a National Geographic special which features an Aryan nursery home (somewhere in Nuremberg,Germany), where Eastern European kids are being raised away from their parents . At work, we opened a "Children of the Holocaust" exhibit where the horrors of a semitic ghettos are highlighted. When the Prime Minister of Poland visited the Philippines, I met Sandra, our counterpart in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She mentioned that they celebrated 50 years of Auschwitz were SecGen Kofi Annan, VP Dick Cheney and President Jacques Chirac (France) were among the guests. It was a chilly November that Cheney sat on a seat with a heater. I really don't know what Auschwitz was that time.
Then it suddenly dawned on me. One Saturday, I chanced upon an Oprah Episode featuring Eli Wiesel ( author of Night, a book on the death camp) a survivor of Auschwitz. Oprah visited chilly Auschwitz with Mr. Wiesel (pronounced 'Vizel'). Upon entrance at the camp, the women and children were separated from the males and were directed to gas chambers. The gas chambers will be filled with cyanide gas and their bodies would be burned on a crematorium. Those who lived are healthy males who are either forced to work or be guinea pigs in a medical laboratory. Seven tons of human hair (in sacks, to be woven as textile) mountains of baby clothes, shoes, cyanide cans and suitcases were recovered after the Auschwitz raid of the Allied Forces. The valuables are now encased in an aquarium-like eerie display showcases in the museum that haunted me until now.
I cried over the lives lost in Auschwitz. I know it sounds crazy but..
For those who have perished, we remember
For those who survived, we heard you
For the next generations, don't forget.
POSTCRIPT:
I made the blog without seeing what's inside the death camp replica in Marilao. Two weeks ago I had a chance to tour it (at last) the pictures below would speak for themselves
I have read books and watched movies about the Holocaust. The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the books that inspired me to explore more. The Pianist and Schindler's List are just two of the movies produced that tackled WWII in Eastern Europe. I also chanced upon a National Geographic special which features an Aryan nursery home (somewhere in Nuremberg,Germany), where Eastern European kids are being raised away from their parents . At work, we opened a "Children of the Holocaust" exhibit where the horrors of a semitic ghettos are highlighted. When the Prime Minister of Poland visited the Philippines, I met Sandra, our counterpart in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She mentioned that they celebrated 50 years of Auschwitz were SecGen Kofi Annan, VP Dick Cheney and President Jacques Chirac (France) were among the guests. It was a chilly November that Cheney sat on a seat with a heater. I really don't know what Auschwitz was that time.
Then it suddenly dawned on me. One Saturday, I chanced upon an Oprah Episode featuring Eli Wiesel ( author of Night, a book on the death camp) a survivor of Auschwitz. Oprah visited chilly Auschwitz with Mr. Wiesel (pronounced 'Vizel'). Upon entrance at the camp, the women and children were separated from the males and were directed to gas chambers. The gas chambers will be filled with cyanide gas and their bodies would be burned on a crematorium. Those who lived are healthy males who are either forced to work or be guinea pigs in a medical laboratory. Seven tons of human hair (in sacks, to be woven as textile) mountains of baby clothes, shoes, cyanide cans and suitcases were recovered after the Auschwitz raid of the Allied Forces. The valuables are now encased in an aquarium-like eerie display showcases in the museum that haunted me until now.
I cried over the lives lost in Auschwitz. I know it sounds crazy but..
For those who have perished, we remember
For those who survived, we heard you
For the next generations, don't forget.
POSTCRIPT:
I made the blog without seeing what's inside the death camp replica in Marilao. Two weeks ago I had a chance to tour it (at last) the pictures below would speak for themselves
1 comment:
Most kids in England have read or learnt about The Diary of Anne Frank from an early age at school. The horrors of Auschwitz had to be taught a little later in school life. I guess it's something we should all know about and remember.
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