Um...

[pixel39]

Wow. Go and read.

When Living History Becomes "Just History"

[borrowed from grayhawkfh]

Comments

[ursulagoddess.livejournal.com]

Wow ... just wow - thank you for sharing this...

[valkyr8.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

THank you.

[liadan-m.livejournal.com]

Another failing of "if it's not written down, it doesn't exist," that some collegues practice.

Thank you.

[fencerm2.livejournal.com]

Ah, one of my hotbotton issues. The holocaust. The most under-taught horrors in human history.

Severely Underdocumented Episode in History

[damej.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of survivors and witnesses found it too horrible to talk about. When asked, my paternal grandfather always denied that he had been present when Dachau was liberated. However, my father later learned from other people that his father's unit was indeed there. Grandpa very rarely brought up any of his war experiences, but he would answer questions about it if asked. I suspect he couldn't bear to answer questions about Dachau. Imagine how much more difficult it must be for someone who lived there as a prisoner.

[wulfsdottir.livejournal.com]

Thank you.