This is a powerful and heart-breaking tribute.
Iron shoes are pictured on the bank of the Danube on January 27, 2012, marking the Holocaust in Hungary. Hundreds of Hungarian Jews had to leave their shoes on the bank before they were shot into the river by Hungarian militaimen during the World War II. The United Nations declared in 2005 the Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27 to commemorate the 6 million Jews and other victims murdered by the Nazis. (Getty Images)
I remember, in 7th grade (when we learned about the Holocaust) our teachers would end every exam, essay, presentation, video… with the question “Why is it important for us to learn about this?”
And we’d always answer so obviously, “So we never forget, so that it never ever happens again.”
I would always wonder why they asked such an obvious question…but as I’ve gotten older, I get it. Because I haven’t forgotten. And I always remember being asked that question every time I see the cover of Night in the bookstore or someone’s photos of Anne Frank’s house on Facebook, or my friend Michelle singing in Hebrew to her grandfather in the hospital, himself a survivor.
Never forget.
See? Intern Cece can barely handle the anticipation.
