2015 Eyh Trip: From Berlin to Auschwitz

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Introduction          From a very young age, I have heard stories from my paternal Grandparents about what it was like to grow up as Jewish people in Nazi-Germany during the 1930’s. Luckily they were able to get out of Germany before the Holocaust officially started. As lucky as they were, many people were not as lucky including members of their own families. Since then, I’ve always had a huge interest in the Holocaust. When I heard last Spring about the possibility of being able to visit these sites, I jumped right at the idea. I wanted to retrace my roots and see what the people went through first hand. As it got closer, I started to emotionally prepare myself for what I would see, not only at Auschwitz but in Historic Berlin, as well as Warsaw and Krakow. I was truly moved by seeing all these places but especially visiting the Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe in...