Serial Numbers - Death markers

[SaigonK]

Went there yesterday while I was in town, an amazing thing is the glass etched with the serial numbers for each victim from the concentration camps:

Pics here:

http://gallery.is12.net/thumbnails.php?album=402

 

[spidey07]

Let us never forget.

 

[SaigonK]

Some very messed up stuff, seeing all those numbers was bizarre, every inch of glass is covered with them...

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: SaigonK
Some very messed up stuff, seeing all those numbers was bizarre, every inch of glass is covered with them...

whole lotta lives, ain't it?

 

[SaigonK]

Yeah it was....just so many people dying for nothing....

 

[SaigonK]

up

 

[TitanDiddly]

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

It is a very nice tribute to the holocaust victims to say the least.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: SaigonK

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

It is a very nice tribute to the holocaust victims to say the least.

Yes

 

[virtueixi]

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

 

[alm4rr]

check out the one in DC if you ever get the chance

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: alm4rr
check out the one in DC if you ever get the chance

Never been to that one, anyone got photos of it?

 

[EyeMWing]

I never knew ONE of these existed, much less two.

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
I never knew ONE of these existed, much less two.

I didnt know it existed either down in Boston, the people I went with said we should go see it, its right there in the middle of the downtown area!

 

[HermDogg]

The DC one is a museum. I only got to go there for a VERY short amount of time (damn school tours), but it was VERY moving and realistic. Would recoommend it to anyone.

 

[alm4rr]

http://www.ushmm.org/

The DC one gives you a lil bio of someone involved with it all.... and ou find out about their life and what happened to them in the end ... (so far, I'm 1 that made it.... 2 that didn't)

 

[SaigonK]

Thx for the link!

 

[Farbio]

missed the one in boston, but i spent almost a whole day at the one in dc, got there at 10, left at like 6 or 7, amazing place

 

[SaigonK]

Hopefully I can get there to see t as well, and the WWII memorial too!

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: SaigonK

Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox

It is a very nice tribute to the holocaust victims to say the least.

ya

 

[SaigonK]

Anyone got any pics of the WWII memorial?

 

[z0mb13]

why do they use serial numbers?

 

[SaigonK]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
why do they use serial numbers?

Each death camp prisoner recieved a serial number as their means of identificaiton...

 

[Colt45]

Death to fascism!

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: SaigonK

Originally posted by: z0mb13
why do they use serial numbers?

Each death camp prisoner recieved a serial number as their means of identificaiton...

oh I see

u dont think it would be more humane if the actual names are used? (that is for known ones)