Ashes of the Past

This picture is to symbolize the ashes of the dead bodies burned in the concentration camps during the holocaust. Millions of Jews were thrown carelessly into crematoriums and their ashes filled the surrounding air. These ashes most definitley represent darkness.

All of the lives that were taken during this time can never be replenished and this is something that the world should never forget.

Holocaust

The term Holocaust
The term Holocaust means great destruction resulting in the loss of life, or a massive slaughter. Nothing compares to the holocaust of the German Jews in the 1940s. Adolf Hitler and his followers killed approximately 6 million innocent Jews. (30 Facts)That is something that can never be undone and something that the Germans can never apologize enough for.
The whole idea of a holocaust is just so tragic and repulsive that it is hard for us to grasp. This mass murder was absolutely sick and I can only hope that someday this country will lose all racism and discrimination.
Although I will dream of this happening, I know in my heart that it never will. Soon enough we will tear each other apart with our hate and anger. Those that were killed will never be forgotten and are survived by those left.

Night by Elie Wiesel
Night will give you an opportunity to see through a true victim's eyes and to learn about the Holocaust like you never have before. Written by Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the mass murder, all of the details in this book are real as can be.
Night is one of those books that everyone should have the chance to read. This book is sure to change your perspective on life and the world as a whole. Wiesel's story is only one of the thousands out there, but his story is one you cannot afford to miss out on.

The Author of Night: Elie Wiesel
Elie Wiesel was born in Sighet, Transylvania in 1928. He was fifteen years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. Wiesel's mother and younger sister were killed, and Elie and his father were later transported to Buchenwald, where his father died as well.
After becoming a journalist, Wiesel had an interview with Francois Mauriac where he was persuaded to write about his experience as a victim of the Holocaust. The outcome was his spectacular novel, Night, which has now been translated into more than thirty languages.
Since 1976, Wiesel has been the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University. He is now the author of more than forty books, fiction and non-fiction, and he lives with his wife in Connecticut.

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"30 Facts About the Holocaust." University of Maine. University of Maine. Web. 21 May 2010. .