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In reply to the discussion: Reports: Israelis shocked by misting showers at Auschwitz [View all]DemoTex
(25,413 posts)5. My dad was one of the first US Army officers through the gates of Dachau
He would not like this story, at all.
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The photos are shocking and the association with history is unmistakable.
appalachiablue
Sep 2015
#1
The New England Holocaust memorial in Boston has misting structures that you walk through.
iandhr
Sep 2015
#4
It's not the kids - they have a better handle on it than the adults. They are using them to get cool
jtuck004
Sep 2015
#44
Well you know how they always threatened that we (in the US) were going to change over to the metric
davidpdx
Sep 2015
#17
I think it had more to do with the name (showers) and the location (at the front gate).
Behind the Aegis
Sep 2015
#13
Seems distasteful given the context, but then, if a New York artist who happen to be Jewish came up
vkkv
Sep 2015
#15
Out of respect they should apologize and take it down, but I guess I can't really pile on them...
renegade000
Sep 2015
#31
Europe will have to start to use air conditioning. It was horrible hot this summer for tourists.
Sunlei
Sep 2015
#47
I wonder what percentage of the young people actually know about the fake showers
Nye Bevan
Sep 2015
#52
One has to wonder at the mindset of the official who planned and ordered this.
byronius
Sep 2015
#53
Hard to believe nobody would have recognized the symbolism while installing those.
Throd
Sep 2015
#55
The youths that did this are very far removed from the memories of their elders.
Rozlee
Sep 2015
#66