60 years ago today Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated and I just wanted to spare a thought for the millions of murder victims that died in all the nazi concentration camps, men women and children, whatever their nationality or faith.
One frightning thought is many of our children are unaware that this horror ever happened.
So sorry didn't intend to hijack this thread.
Lb :love:
My grandfather saw Bergen-belsen first hand, not as a prisoner but a liberator. He would never talk of that place, but my grandmother told me how he once saw a book on the camp in the town centre and had to sit down and just cry, now these were hard men.
I think that EVERYONE should be made aware of the horrors which happened there, it is amazing that it's only in the last few years really that schoolchildren have really learned about these atrocities.
It's also unbelievable that so many people were killed so barbarically within living memory for many people. It's the sort of act associated with medieval savagery, not the product of a so-called civilised society. An absolute disgrace.
Rick.
Our children are only 3 and 5 so dont know about such things they will know about it when they are old intend to make them as aware as possible of the world around them past and present good or bad then they might learn to appreciate how damn lucky they really are!
Our daughter saw Schindlers List at school last year - not sure if this was a one off - but it should be compulsory
We got forced to watch schindler's list at school, think it should be left as an optional extra to proper teaching of the subject. No-one wants to end up in tears in front of their schoolmates.
H (bullied for being a softie :cry: )
PS Watership Down should also be banned in schools for the same reasons!!!!
She was 15, I think that is a reasonable age for a child to be able to watch something like that. I think too much younger than that, it might be a bit much to deal with.
Perhaps part of the curriculum - but only with parents consent?
Lazeeboy, I think that was about the right age for your daughter to watch Schindlers list.
I remember my daughter watching a news item showing many gravestones I think in Bosnia and when I explained in a manner she understood her reaction was to ask " Daddy when will people learn to talk and not kill" I could have cried. We have to educate our children but as my daughters unanswerable question proves we also have much to learn.
My personal opion is every school child should vist auschwitz and see what happened, maybe then this would change the way our children now behave.I visted it about 10 years and I still see it my mind now.
It's hard to belive one country under the leadership of one man could do so much damage that's it's still talked about now, and it should be, Perhaps our current leaders should pay a vist there, it might change there ways especial one George Bush
I spare a thought for all those who died liberating Europe and under the Nazis rule . Although what the f*%k it has to do with our royal family im at a loss to say . I do sometimes think though that in being asked to "not forget" what happened in the Jewish Genocide we lose focus on more recent and equally horrific situations in the world like Cambodia , Uganda Iraq Rwanda and the Baltics . The second world war doesnt have the monopoly on terrible crimes against humanity , and lest we forget although many many died , at the same time many more died to eradicate the regime that perpetrated these crimes . The response from all decent minded democracies to Hitler was quick and commited , and its a shame it wasn't this way with the other situations mentioned. ALL those examples and more should be quoted when educating our children in what is right and wrong , not just the atrocities in Poland.
May they rest in peace
choc&sex
how the hell do you expect me to cncentrate on a serious topic with an avatar like that on the screen :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:
i have bisit belsen while i was in germany, the thing that struck me the most was the silence no animals, birds they all seem to realise what an evil place it was so they don't go near it. lets not forget also that it wasn't just aushchwitsand belsen (which was only a concentration camp and not a death camp) but also trbinka, buchenwald, dachau to name just a few.
yes thats right alot of bad things are happening sadly around the world,but there are things we can do about it.a little while ago i was going to go to uganda to help stop some terrible people,but realised i did'nt have enough training to stay alive,so learning now and training when i get a is so good schools in south soon i should be linking up with a punk group in north tieland to try some jungle training and to work on some sab projects around the tie/cambo border,thing i dont enen want to mention as its pretty terrible but soon could sort out alternative holidays like robin hood sylee saving the children a holiday and be a heroe sort of is a biggy when bad things are happening bring it right out into the public domain and try to sort it like it should be.i dont agree with going in gung ho but with a bit of attention and focas maybe people like me who have no kids and responsibilities can help with gods permission if you know what i slightly poor makes you not care so much about risking and taking would be nice to hook up with some people and do some good.i will have to check my covanent.i had a jewish boss who helped libberate a concentration camp and meet his wife there and married six days not a thing to rush into but would be nice to help.
and the saddest thing of all is that it is still going on in the world.
The sight of Iraqi's flooding tothe prisons and the mass dis - interring of body after body is one that i won't forget in a hurry!
Makes you wonder when we will ever learn
kb