Final post-Max

It is not possible to describe the totality of the Holocaust with words. A library would be insufficient to the task. Nor can I find the right words to describe the Holocaust. I have been shown horrifying things that I had known before, yet could not quite visualize. I could scarcely imagine death before this, and now I have images of people snapping off their own toes in my mind. Families were separated, gassed, and then burned. That was the most horrific thing the human race has ever experienced. I can’t possibly compare that to my life today, where I go to school for seven hours, run for 20 minutes, and then sit around and play video games. I probably will never experience something such as the Holocaust. The human race has never seen anything so utterly horrific. 
If any person forgets about it, the memories of those who died are lost and that would be the worst thing a person can do. You do not forget the Holocaust. No matter what. The people that have gone through to Holocaust have endured more than I can possibly comprehend. An experience that robs people of their will to live can never be forgiven or forgotten. Honoring those who have died is the only way to make amends. Not completely, of course. But it is the closest we can get. Tributes like the USHMM do good things and should have all of our support. Those who still believe that the Holocaust is a hoax are awful people. What would you say to someone who’s entire family died in the Holocaust? That it was all fake? That is the most awful thing someone can say to a traumatized person. The Holocaust really happened, and it was the deadliest genocide to ever take place.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 30, 2019 at 4:38 PM

    Hey Max,

    Your blog post struck me in an incomprehensible way. One of the things you wrote stuck with me.

    "It is not possible to describe the totality of the Holocaust with words. A library would be insufficient to the task. Nor can I find the right words to describe the Holocaust. I have been shown horrifying things that I had known before, yet could not quite visualize."

    I tried, and I also failed to come up with a word to describe the Holocaust. What you said in you post made me come to the realization that there can be no words, the Holocaust just is something you feel an emotion for, not something you should just try to contain the tragedy in a word. Amazing job!



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  2. AnonymousOctober 31, 2019 at 12:57 PM

    Max,
    You did a amazing job on this blog post. I agree with Julia and you when you say that the Holocaust is very hard to describe in words. How can one describe something that is so unbelievable terrible. You did a great job putting all this together!

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