We just got back for the movie The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. And Friday Mom and I watched Autumn Hearts about Drancy. Both movies deal with Concentration Camps.
Earlier this year I was in Dachau. The museum there is probably one of the best I have ever seen. There was so much information that 1 day would not do it justice. It was a dark, overcast day the day I were there, but at the very end of my visit the sun broke through. I was one of the last to leave the camp that day. It was eerie and quite, cold and dark. The horrors that took place there those many years ago were too much to take. I finally had to cut away from all the information and just wonder the grounds. The evil was hard to get away from but thankfully the museum has put beautiful memorials and a chapel and convent on the grounds. It left a feeling of hope with me. After seeing this movie though I feel as if I didn't give Dachau the attention necessary. What a horrid place to live near. I wonder how long it took the citizens of Dachau to make peace with living in such a strong presence as a death camp?
The following link is actual footage taken at Dachau at the time of liberation. It was finally release and aired on Frontline in 1985, 40 years later. Link here
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