Postcard From A Death Camp
@arthurchappell (45002)
Preston, England
July 16, 2019 5:28pm CST
This is a genuine Dachau Concentration camp postcard. It wasn't sent to me. I just bought it for its unusual subject matter and it is not one I would post out to anyone.
While everyone should be educated in the horrors of the Holocaust, especially at a time when Trump is running concentration camps for migrants, refugees and their often separated children, receiving a postcard about the camps would jut create a shock reaction rather than encouraging anyone to learn more. It is certainly a stark contrast to the usual happy holiday images of monuments and churches though.
Arthur Chappell
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@VivaLaDani13 (60584)
• Perth, Australia
16 Jul 19
@arthurchappell Well put! I think it's a wise idea to not keep anyone sheltered from such a thing or sugarcoat the truth of something so horrific that took place in history or even what is happening right now like you said with Trump!
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
@VivaLaDani13 yes, we are dangerously close to history repeating itself
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
18 Jul 19
@VivaLaDani13 some sadly want it that way
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@VivaLaDani13 (60584)
• Perth, Australia
17 Jul 19
@arthurchappell I agree with you. How people can't see that surprises me.
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@Michellekidwell (29259)
• Sonora, California
17 Jul 19
It is shocking that postcards were ever created but education is crucial!
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
@Michellekidwell yes, teaching everyone about the camps is very important but not like this
@Hannihar (129625)
• Israel
2 Oct 19
@Michellekidwell
Michelle there were lots of postcards. There was one that showed of a little boy with a yellow star that was a survivor of the Holocaust. He became someone very famous here in Israel. I used to work in a bookstore that had postcards of survivors and I met some of them. They would come in the store and point out them in the post card. People here in Israel lead the March of the Living where people go to the camps and learn about what happened. Students are taken over there to learn what happened. Holocaust education is needed everywhere.
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@Michellekidwell (29259)
• Sonora, California
2 Oct 19
@Hannihar Yes I definitely agree, sadly to many have little to no education on the subject, and if we don’t learn from the past we are sadly bound to repeat it!
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
16 Jul 19
This is something we have not seen before nor heard of, although we had some relatives who escaped from Germany when Hitler was coming into power. Where did you find it for sale?
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
@PatZAnthony bought from the camp itself which is open as a museum, though on the European tour I was on, we saw only the outer area as several tourists with us were uncomfortable about going in. I would have liked to see more.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
17 Jul 19
@arthurchappell It would be uncomfortable for many. Some, maybe especially those who lost family during that time, might want to stay away.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
@JudyEv seen the film, which is harrowing, but not actually read the book
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
@JudyEv that is a good way to approach such a sensitive territory
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@JudyEv (326498)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Jul 19
@arthurchappell I'm not sure I want to see the film. The book is very understated in many ways but all the more powerful I think by what isn't said.
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@Hannihar (129625)
• Israel
2 Oct 19
@arthurchappell
Arthur do you know about Yad Vashem here in Jerusalem. This is a brief information on Yad Vashem: Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is the ultimate source for Holocaust education, documentation, commemoration and research. From the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem's integrated approach incorporates meaningful educational initiatives, groundbreaking research and inspirational exhibits.
I used to work in a bookstore there and we had post cards of Holocaust survivors and they would come in to the store and point out who they were. You are right people should learn about the Holocaust and not say it did not happen because I have met survivors and when I was growing up a friend of mine's parents were in the Holocaust and their friends were other survivors. I am not referring to that because what you said about that is right but what you said about Trump is wrong. Trump is a friend to the Jewish People and his daughter converted to Judaim so he would not use the Concentration Camps as you said. Hitler wanted to get rid of all Jews and children were not any different than women, men and elderly. Thank heavens he did not succeed.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
2 Oct 19
@Hannihar it is very fortunate for Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and many more that Hitler was stopped of course
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
There is a great deal online about these terrible events
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Genocide of the European Jews by Nazi Germany and other groups "Holocaust" and "Shoah" redirect here. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). The Hol
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
17 Jul 19
@arthurchappell Thanks for sharing the link.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
10 Aug 19
@velvet53 yes quite understandable
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@RasmaSandra (73890)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jul 19
Interesting postcard. I could not imagine sending such a postcard to anyone. Sort of like saying sorry you're not here and who would want to be there. If Trump ever gets an idea to make postcards from those horrible refugee camps then I say the whole jig is up and this country is being run by the Mad Hatter.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
@RasmaSandra Sadly I think he is more like the Red Queen already
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@LindaOHio (157726)
• United States
16 Jul 19
Everyone should learn about the concentration camps and the migrant camps.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
17 Jul 19
@LindaOHio it should be a compulsory part of our education
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
15 Oct 19
That's quite interesting. Why they have done a postcard for that. Maybe they are promoting the site for tourism...
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
15 Oct 19
@simplfred very much so yes and hopefully the tourists will be educated rather than entertained by the centres
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