Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. I‘ve visited Auschwitz four times and I still find the sheer scale of the systematic murder that took place incomprehensible. It‘s really important that we learn from the events of the Holocaust, Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia and Darfur. The HMD theme of ‘Stand Together‘ is so important in such divisive times.
pickThis snippet of Ian Kershaw‘s review of this book sums it up perfectly. It‘s a brief, concise summary of the complex and horrifying history of this infamous camp. There‘s enough detail to spark further reading and research and it covers all aspects of Auschwitz, even down to the trials of central figures in the place‘s history and Holocaust denial. An excellent starting point for anyone with some knowledge of the Holocaust who wants to know more.
Shocking and heartbreaking terms which dehumanise the victims of the Holocaust completely, which was undoubtedly their intention.
Are we really that far from this in 2019 though? We have a bigoted tangerine idiot in the most powerful job in the world, the U.K. is kicking itself in the crotch repeatedly and the far right is on the rise. Is it that far of a jump from children dying in dinghies or detention centres to what happened in WW2?
I‘m starting this book next. I‘ve read and watched so many different things about the Holocaust over the last few years, but I‘m always keen to learn new information about it.
Auschwitz: A History | 
