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Notes from Hell: A visit to Auschwitz, Part 2

Posted on July 26, 2011 by theoldperfessor

It’s almost impossible to imagine what it must have been like to be a prisoner of the Nazis at Auschwitz, despite the meticulous efforts that have been made to preserve the camp since it was liberated in 1945. But when … Continue reading →

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Notes from Hell: A visit to Auschwitz, Part 1

Posted on July 25, 2011 by theoldperfessor

“The words of our prayers are different, but our tears are the same.” —Abraham Joshua Heschel in God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism. I wonder if the sun ever shines on Auschwitz. It certainly didn’t on the … Continue reading →

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