I went last night to hear the Holocaust victim speak about what he went through during that time in his life. Going into the room I thought I was prepared to hear what he had to say. I knew that they used the gas chambers and other things to kill the Jews but I never even heard of some of the things that he said to us. I think it all became to real when he showed us his number on his arm, B5188. I can hear all those horrible things and I felt horrible but it really hit me hard when he showed us that. I couldn't believe the stories he told us like how they would take people make them strip naked, chase them around the cemetary and then shoot them. Some died right on the spot and then others were just bried alive in graves. I feel so horrible for all of those people that died and had to go through that, I don't understand how those people could do the things they did to them. The things were so cruel and tragic that were done to them. It is a miracle that the speaker lived through the terrible ordeal. He is a true survivor and I truely feel sorry for him and all the memories of the past that he will never be able to get rid of.
Posted by HeatherChicotella at September 22, 2004 09:52 PM