jrc@ritcv.UUCP (James R. Carbin) (05/11/85)
THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE WAS POSTED TO NET.TV BUT A RESPONSE ALSO SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER IN THIS NEWSGROUP ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT CONTROVERSY OVER THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE BITBERG CEMETARY. > > Last night I watched the PBS program 'Frontline' which showed > a WWII documentary about the 'liberation' of the Nazi death camps. I > must confess, prior to viewing this, I had a rather pale knowledge > of what happened in those camps. That changed rapidly........... > Prior to my first visit to Munich, I had no idea either of the immensity of the concentration camps. Not far from from Munich is Dachau. Modern day Germany should be commended for keeping Dachau reasonably intact as a museum which depicts man's awful inhumanity to man. Lest none of us forget the atrocities, Dachau as well as the remains of many other concentration camps exist today. No cover up is apparent as I think that the Germany of today does not want anyone to forget this tragedy. (Yes, I am sure that there still exists some radicals who feel otherwise, but what can one say about them.) If you ever travel to Munich, be sure to take time to visit Dachau. It is far from a tourist attraction, but an experience that I believe you will never ever forget. as ever, j.r. {allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!jrc