The Holocaust Memorial was haunting. There was steam wafting up the series of four towers to signify smoke from gas chambers. Serial numbers of those who died were etched in the glass along with quotes by survivors about the horrors they endured. Has the world learned from this?
The memorial said that the US knew about the atrocities in 1942 but did nothing. Many European citizens turned a blind eye. Not the Danish people - they mobilized and evacuated 7,800 Jews to nearby neutral Sweden, and 99% of Denmark's Jews survived the war.
I recently watched a PBS special on the Nuremberg Trials. The images of what happened to the Jews and many others who were sent to concentration camps were heart-wrenching. Dana and I were in Dachau, Germany several years ago. It was also a very moving experience.
What injustices do I/we turn a blind eye to? What kind persecution is happening around me or around the world right now? I am so insulated.
I recently watched a PBS special on the Nuremberg Trials. The images of what happened to the Jews and many others who were sent to concentration camps were heart-wrenching. Dana and I were in Dachau, Germany several years ago. It was also a very moving experience.
What injustices do I/we turn a blind eye to? What kind persecution is happening around me or around the world right now? I am so insulated.
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A few years back, I took a team of kids to an intense evangelism training in D.C. On our day off, I had the great idea to take everyone to the holocaust museum. Let's just say that over-tired teenagers, leaders, and the holocaust do not mix. I don't think I've ever cried that hard in my life. And I'll never forget that someone had to go back in and find one of the kids. He was literally frozen in front of a pile of shoes worn by Jewish people who had been killed.
To answer your question, I think the situation in Uganda is today's Holocaust.
I remember you telling this story once before. We have no idea what terror the Jews experienced. Would you post a link on the situation in Uganda? Shamefully, I am not familiar with the situation there. Darfur and Rwanda have been covered by the press, but often little is being done to help these and other desperate situations.
Sadly the plight of the persecuted isn't really even on the radar of the Church.
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