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Auschwitz visits must continue



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Published Date: 04 October 2008
SINCE 2005, under a programme run by the Holocaust Education Trust, Scottish school pupils have been taken on visits to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland, where at least 1.1 million Jews were exterminated. These visits are vitally important, not just from the point of view of creating a living memory about this dark period in human history. The sheer scale of the Auschwitz complex – a vast series of factories designed to exterminate a whole race of people –– has to be seen at first ha
Unfortunately, this year's school trips look like being the last, because of a funding row between the Scottish Government and the local authorities. Each side claims the other is responsible for funding the trips – which cost £214,000 to take around...



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  • Last Updated: 03 October 2008 8:43 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Holocaust
 
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Richardinho,

04/10/2008 08:47:58
I don't see the need for these visits.
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Mrs Thomson,

Edinburgh 06/10/2008 21:41:33
The above comment "I don't see the need for these visits" - is the exact reason for the need for these visits to continue. It is not until someone faces Auschwitz for themselves that they understand the atrocities that took place under a regime who tried to justify their hatred for "lesser peoples". Each young person who took part came away with a deeper understanding of the Holocaust. All now realise the importance of treating each person you come across with respect. In a society where racism and prejudice are common place I believe the message of tolerance and understanding is worth £249 per pupil and the money needs to be given by the Scottish Government.

 

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