I was hoping you'd stop by MM. They also are hosting their second annual march to Dachau, Germany visiting 9 concentration camp sites along the way during Holocaust Memorial Day (May 2 this year).

Maybe you missed the part where the Pastor was talking about Generational Curses?

Ted, I think they are doing something good. They are remembering what happened when people were silent and did not speak. Many Germans that I know look at the WWII as a 'dark' period that is not talked about nor discussed. With Holocaust deniers on the rise they are simply speaking out and saying that it DID happen and DON'T want to see it happen again. Germany has a quickly growing Muslim population. I think this is good that they are making a stand.

LW, I can clearly see that you are disturbed by this but I'm not the one that said they were forgotten. I endorsed this video as being powerful. Hitler indeed wanted to eradicate and make these a forgotten people.

I have been doing a bit of research on Russian History (as it pertains to my wife and her family). I definitely agree with you that there are many that are actually forgotten. Very little is talked about Stalin and his 'relocated people.' Ukrainian civilians were utterly devastated by both sides. Once Germany came through if you didn't give your crops to the SS you were killed and they took it. When Russia came back through the Ukrainian civilians were raped and killed as 'traitors.'



I believe there is a video produced by BBC that does talk about what you are talking about. It's been at least a year since I've seen it (not to count how many by BBC I've seen). I know it was from NetFlix.

Dude:

If keeping the reality of the holocaust alive is the purpose, yes, I can support that. But to hold lay a guilt trip on present and future generations is no different than anti semitism itself.

The Jews of today didn't crucify Jesus, with few exceptions, the Germans of today didn't run the death camps.

I've been to Dachau. Even as a young 8 year old kid, I felt the evil that permeates the place. The tour guides told us of the atrocities, we looked into the showers and ovens. Of course, I had no comprehension of the inhumanity that happened there. Not at 8 at least.

It wasn't until years later, in Jr. High History class. Mr. Burnside showed slides of the ovens and showers. He taught us about the holocaust... as if in a flashback, the feeling of pure evil washed over me again. I began to understand.

That is what needs to be past on to future generations. The understanding of the inhumanity that occured. The shame and guilt lies with those who perpetrated such evil, not on those who happened to be born in the family line.

Right Doc. I'd take it one more step than just 'remembering' it is taking an active step to stand against what happened from happening again. For me being a German Jew to hear that pastor who was a descendant of SS Nazi say, "Never Again!" It made me want to rejoice and shed a tear at the same time. Everyone on here agrees that it was an atrocity but seem to miss the HUGE GROWTH factor here. These are people whose parents were KILLING Jews and civilians, and they are taking a stand against what their parents doings and saying we will not follow their lead!

Maybe I'm the only moved by it?

I keep in mind the amount of Gypsy's, Polish and Ukrainian people that were also included in Hitlers final solution. Yes good old Joe Stalin made Hitler and Saddam look like Amateurs when it came to killing, Stalin even put Mao and the Viet cong clean up look like pikers.

The Jews are remembered because they have poured billions in making sure no one forgets, there are no such voices for the rest, sadly.

Marianna's grandfather was actually in prison during WWII as an 'Enemy of the State.' His last name was a familiar Polish Jew name. In prison he managed to change his last name (in this case adding an extra s in the middle of it) to make it sound more Russian. He was later released and shipped to the Ural Mountains (near Siberia) which was a common ground for Russian Jews to be shipped. My sweet and beautiful wife is here today because her grandfather survived WWII and Stalin because he was in prison.

Just an addition to what I said.