@annahopp
Forty years ago I was fully convinced that this would never happen again. Today I am not so sure.
@4700_Dk
My Jewish Grandfather died in Denmark during the German occupation, my extended Jewish family made it to Sweden. But my Danish Grandmother and father remained in hiding till the British liberation of Copenhagen in May 45. Even Children of Jewish fathers remained in hiding because of the Nuremberg laws. My Danish grandmother had a key ring with keys from her Danish friends who gave her a copy of her their home keys, so she would always have a place to stay if an emergency occurred. She had well over a dozen keys on her key ring. Thank you Denmark. 🇩🇰
@ChadSimplicio
Even as the number of Holocaust survivors still among us are dwindling, we should never forget what happened there, no matter which side we are on. My family lived through the occupation of the Philippines by Imperialist Japan. I can only imagine the fears that Europeans went through between 1939/40 & the days they were liberated.
@panagiotisvarelas2399
I remember, even as a child, when I read about World War II in history class and heard stories from my grandfather, who fought against Italian fascism, my mind could not grasp the scale of Nazi brutality. I couldn’t understand how a person—even a fascist, even a Nazi—could cause so much harm on such an unimaginable scale. Over the years, I’ve read, travelled, and met people from different countries, and this question has grown even larger in my mind. The more I travelled, the smaller concepts like homeland, race, religion, and origin felt within me. At the same time, the more I learned and grew, the stronger my need for justice, solidarity, and respect for others—especially the vulnerable—became. After I visited Auschwitz a month ago, the same questions remain. I felt as though this was a movie set, and at any moment, the director would come out and say, "Okay, the filming is over," or, "Alright, folks, it didn’t actually happen like this, we’re exaggerating." But it didn’t happen that way. The museum’s presentation and exhibit were raw. Completely raw and cynical, just like the reality. No filter, no beautification. Raw and cynical, like fascism and Nazism. That day, I didn’t understand how it happened, but I did understand why it happened. Every person who loves life owes it to themselves to understand it and to love life even more through the death of Auschwitz—and to not be afraid. So that "never again" becomes a reality for many centuries, and if it does arise, we are here to win against it as we did back then. Eternal memory.
@mikesaunders4694
I went to Dachau as a 14 year old on a school trip….it left an impression…..the thing that stood out was the silence…..no birds singing. Saddens me to see that this could easily happen again and if anything the forces of darkness are in the ascendant.
@suzy6947
Thank you for sharing this moving visit to Auschwitz, it's a dark period in our history, and must never be forgotten.
@TheBongEntertainer
Auschwitz was not just the result of those who carried out the atrocities but also of the countless individuals who turned a blind eye to the suffering of their neighbors—simply because they prayed differently, looked different, or held opposing beliefs. It was indifference, as much as hatred, that fueled one of history’s darkest chapters. And looking at today’s world, with division and apathy rising once again, it seems we have failed to truly learn from that unimaginable tragedy. Let’s not forget: silence in the face of injustice is complicity.
@Alaskanguyen3456
I know this is irrelevant, Japanese fascists once created a famine that killed 2 million Vietnamese people. Unfortunately, few young Vietnamese people today know about it.
@bradleypierce1561
My paternal German Jewish grandmother escaped Nazi Germany in 1938 for Canada. She lost all of her German family members in the camps. There were at least 17. I am pleased that the German people are facing their history with honesty and integrity. 🇮🇱🇨🇦🇩🇪
@MrTorleon
Thank you for this - the tears fell almost constantly from the very start. Of my extensive Belgian family, only my father and his sister ( my Aunt ) survived - my Aunt committed suicide some time later, she had been badly tortured by the Gestapo. A YouTube comment is inadequate to contain such a terrible and horrific subject - and I am too upset to write more - but thank you, thank you.
@marcinderry4211
The Germans made gloves from human skin for the German elites. The Germans made lampshades for bedside lamps and wall lamps from human skin. The Germans made figurines, necklaces, medallions and brooches from bones. The Germans took the ash from the crematorium and spread it on the fields as fertilizer. This is the German death factory. A machine of utility and practicality.
@RRW276
My son graduated High School a few years ago. I was always disturbed by the fact that the Holocaust wasn’t taught or discussed at all during his years in school—K-12. Neither was WW2. When he was in elementary school, maybe around 6th grade, I told him about the Holocaust and we would eventually read some books that would allow him to begin to grasp it, but I had showed him some pictures from the internet and I’ll never forget his initial reaction, and it was that he didn’t believe it. He didn’t think they were real or that something like that could be possible. I’ll never forget and it’s even at forefront of my mind as I watched this video. I understand, it was his young mind, it was his comfortable and safe surroundings here in the US. I tried to also get him to understand how this wasn’t that long ago, that his grandfather, my father, was a young boy when all of this happened. It’s so critical that this isn’t forgotten and I don’t believe it ever will. But these days it’s most especially imperative because of these times we’re living in, which is shocking to me. I’m glad to hear that so make youth groups make the trip there each year to tour, see and discuss their experiences. I believe this should be taught in schools all over the world. Not every child has parents who will teach them about things or events not taught in schools.
@renee1961
Thank You for this Important Documentary. We Must Never Forget!
@dawnberg7316
I don't know how you were able to video as much as you did...but thank you for posting
@Biggles2666
I visited a couple of years ago and it was the strangest, saddest experience of my life.
@fedalfan1962
And let us never forget: the political heirs of the people who did this are still present today in Austria, Germany, Hungary, France and almost everywhere else in the world...
@BloggerMusicMan
I toured Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2013. It was one of the most harrowing experiences I've ever had. A terrible reminder of what can happen when too many people buy into hatred, and are put in a situation where it's allowed to flourish.
@AndyNL
A True Horror. Chills even after 80 years. My thoughts go out to all the victims and light
@Thomas-lk5cu
3:59 Serves as a stark reminder that even little kids were imprisoned, experimented on and eventually killed in these camps. Truly horrible.
@DWTravel