Heading to the museum, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. From what I heard from my classmates and my teachers, the museum was supposed to pretty good. I somewhat expected it to be a sad museum. I knew the atmosphere would be somber.
I saw and learned so many things at the museum. I was amazed at how many primary sources the museum had. Photographs, articles of clothing, and eyewitness accounts. There was so much information to take in. Some of the exhibits that touched me the most were teh picture of the hair pile, the all white model of the etermiantion process, and the voices of holocaust victims room. Many of the exhibits touched me emotionally by allowing me to connect to the victims on a personal human level. Sometiems we just think of the Holocaust as an event. But we can truly appreciate the tragedy if we imagine goign through the trama oursleves.
I felt a tornado of emotions while touring the museum. Walkign through the museum is an emotionally draining expereince. Overall it's a saddening museum. Regardless, it's still interesting to analyze the how and why this event happened. I felt sad, angry, and confused. Just so many questions to ask. Why did this happen? How could bystanders allow this to happen?
In the end, I will take a few important ideas from this experience. The "bear witness" slogan is something I will surely never forget. I hope to be able to remember this event and help our society make sure it never occurs again. And most of all from this museum, I will keep the personal connection that I made with over 6 million people; the six million people who experienced the holocaust.
(Here's a picture of the identification card we received upon going through the exhibit. Each person followed a holocaust victim through his/her journey).
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