Eye-Witness Testimonies In The Holocaust

Many who read and study about the Holocaust, realize that the actions that took place can be considered as a genocide upon a nation of people that were seen as inferior to others…but that ultimately were not harming anyone throughout society. Despite studying all of the information about the Holocaust, the only “accurate” information comes from those whom were hard to undergo the course of this mass genocide. It is these eye-witness testimonies that allows, for those who did not experience it, brain to retain the material presented while also allowing the hearts to be moved to realize how it felt to be a Jew, Gypsy, Handicapped, or Prisoner of War (POW) during the concentration and medical camps of WWII. It is also because of the eye-witness testimonies that allow for one to realize why it is important to remember the Holocausts’ impact upon the lives of those affected…so that history never has the audacity to repeat. While reading the stories portrayed throughout the eye-witness accounts, I was able to place myself within the shoes of those whom were able to give their testimonies. I was there when the Gypsy man witnessed his father and brother arrested by the S.S. and then experienced the same outcome. …show more content…
These personal accounts prove to anyone that those whom had to endure will never be able to shake the experiences they have seen. The personal accounts also portray to the nation that those whom suffered did not always suffer from the beginning of the war as many were placed within the concentration camps during the last two years and therefore experienced the same amount of pain as anyone else. It was also important for those whom witnessed the actions to inform of what they witnessed in order to never forget what they were able to overcome…whether it be the harsh smell of burning flesh to seeing those they loved being sent in different