Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 1/23/05 8:22 AM, "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote: > I does not look like exciting theatre, but clearly very moving and > important. Thanks for sharing > On 23/01/2005, at 10:01 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Approximately 102,000 Dutch Jews died in Auschwitz. As part of the >> commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the camp on >> 27th January, the Dutch Auschwitz committee has organized a reading of >> all the Dutch victims' names. The reading is done by volunteers, each >> of whom reads about 50-100 names and the age at which the person died. >> It started Friday evening and will continue until Thursday the 27th. >> The reading takes place at the Verzetmuseum in Amsterdam until Tuesday >> (I think) and moves on to Kamp Westerbork for the last couple of days. >> >> I went to Amsterdam early this morning to see a bit of the reading. It >> is quite an emotional experience, both for the readers and for the >> audience. The names are read in alphabetical order, they were doing >> the E's when I was there. With permission of the organizers, I took a >> few pictures: >> http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexauschwitz.html >> >> I would highly recommend to the Dutch LUGgers to make time and visit >> the reading. It goes on 24 hours a day, so it should be possible to >> find a few minutes... >> >> Nathan >> -- >> Nathan Wajsman >> Almere, The Netherlands >> >> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com >> Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >> Stock photography available at: >> http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Alastair > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Thanks for sharing. The images are chilling for what they represent in the placid calmness of the readers. It is a sad commentary that the human species seems to learn so slowly not to butcher its own. Roger Skully Grosse Pointe Park, MI USA