Auschwitz

@rushtheband #geddylee @AuschwitzMuseum @ZoneOfInterest

I decided to go to the movies yesterday. I like to be surprised at the movies so I tend to avoid any that I’ve seen a trailer for or have heard the plot in advance. Instead, I look at the IMDB ratings for the movies showing at my local theater and pick the one with the highest rating. Yesterday that turned out to be “The Zone of Interest”. Wow! What a powerful movie.

Along a similar note, I read Geddy Lee’s biography a couple of months ago.

“I clutch the wire fence
Until my fingers bleed
A wound that will not heal —
A heart that cannot feel —
Hoping that the horror will recede
Hoping that tomorrow —
We’ll all be freed”

Posted on March 20th, 2024 under Poland. Tags: Auschwitz Birkenau, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on The Zone of Interest

Birkenau, Poland

Today’s photo is a rather grim one. These are the ruins of the gas chamber and crematorium at the Birkenau Concentration Camp (Auschwitz II). They were demolished in January 1945 by Nazis before retreating. A guard tower can be seen in the distance. Over a million people were killed here; more than 90% were Jewish.

Posted on November 21st, 2023 under Poland. Tags: Auschwitz Birkenau, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Birkenau Crematorium Ruins

Shoes that belonged to people deported to Auschwitz for extermination

Posted on December 6th, 2022 under Poland. Tags: Auschwitz Birkenau, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Auschwitz Shoes