re: #129 realwest

You are partially correct. The U.S. National Holocaust Museum was smart enough to find many, many survivors of the camps about 15 years ago and got their “oral histories” on Tape. They will not be forgotten and their voices will remain to be heard by those who care; unfortunately those who care really don’t need to hear them; those who need to hear them won’t listen.

Yes, RW, you are correct, and IIRC Steven Spielberg has some foundation tht also recorded the stories of survivors. My closest friend back in my childhood has a father who survived Auschwitz, another friend’s mom went through Dachau, and the cousin of my grandfather survived medical experiments done on her in Treblinka. Still, when they are gone and when their liberators are gone, only the tales remain — and we know such documents cannot endure forever.