Although the presentations shared much information, it had to have been depressing for the presenters to research this topic. Each time I hear about the death camps I am overwhelmed by despair and helplessness the people had to have felt. To think that the Jews, young and old, were worked as much as 18 hours a day with little food and drink and fear of offending the guards. At Auchswitz there were 90,000 prisoners with as many as 56,000 murdered. I cannot even fathom what it must have felt like to be one of many who were stripped and marched into the gas chamber. What must a parent have felt who walked with their child or children to their death? However, I did not realize that depending on who you were determined which camp you went to; however it does not appear that one was any better than the other. For instance, at Buchenwald the prisoners were called out as many as four times a day for roll call. If they did not get something right they would have to stand and wait; one time they stood for 18 hours because they did not answer roll correctly. Whether it was a death camp or a concentration camp, death was inevitable, sometimes quicker than anticipated.
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I agree about the depressing nature of the presentations. Yes the presentations were good. But it is also horrifying. I understand that it is important to learn from history so people do not make the same mistakes again. However, just learning more about it made me feel bad that humans could do that to other humans.
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