As an introductory lesson for Survival in Auschwitz, I watched a documentary on what would have been like to live in Auschwitz during the Holocaust. The documentary focused on life of people in Auschwitz and presented some shocking facts. After watching the movie, the persecution and extermination of Jews became more real to me and I was terrified.
The movie called Auschwitz the “factory of death.” This phrase frustrated me because it showed lack of humanity. If one was to call Auschwitz the “factory of death,” it indicates that death of a person in Auschwitz was nothing more than a “thing.” A person was not considered as being alive, but rather as an object. He/she did not have any human rights. This really tormented me.
In the documentary, one of the survivals from a ghetto during the Holocaust said that one could not trust anyone in the ghetto because others would use whatever that is for their advantages. This remark really saddened me. If one could not trust anyone, how lonesome and despairing would he/she be? I cannot even imagine what would have been like to live in a place of inhumanity. I mean, even today, I sometimes feel desperate and torn apart because I cannot find compassion and grace among people. It is mentally and emotionally very hard to not being able to trust someone.
Also, another survival said, “There was no God in Auschwitz because it was such a horrible condition that God chose not to go in.” This quote struck me. I wanted to ask questions: why didn’t God do something about the Holocaust? Why didn’t He stop it? The entire concept of exterminating specific ethnic group was against God’s will, His words and His love, wasn’t it?
As I watched the documentary, I realized that the Holocaust was just about 60 years ago. It was a reality! And some people still suffer from the horrible memory. It was such a disastrous event that mankind should not forget. Also, it should not be ever repeated. Never, never, never...
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