Holocaust Museum
The Holocaust: Sacrifice by Fire.
The horrors began in 1933. By 1945, over 6 million men, women and children had been murdered. In the United States alone, there are over 100 Holocaust-related memorials which provide people with visual and factual information. For some people, certain historic events make a larger impact than others. For me, that event is the Holocaust. Since the moment I learned about it, it has never been far from my thoughts. Just the fact that the Germans surrendered and the war ended on my birthday, May 8, 1945, exactly forty-four years before I was born, makes me connect with it even more. Finally, after 9 years of looking up facts and watching documentaries, I visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Farmington Hills, Michigan. According to the Wall Street Journal, this museum in particular “may be the most provocative museum of them all” (“What They’re Saying,” par. 1). Just driving past the building makes a strong statement due to the museum’s exterior wall which resembles the barbed wire fences from a concentration camp. To this day, the Holocaust continues to be one of the most appalling events in world history, yet some still believe that the Holocaust never happened; this is just one museum that proves them wrong. Just off the museum’s lobby is the first exhibit entrance. This large room is filled with natural light which seeps through the skylight windows placed irregularly in the two-story celling. Aside from the sun’s brightness, the only other source of light comes from the small lamps that are built into the glass showcases. As visitors follow along, they are either introduced to or reunited with the Jewish heritage. Each artifact has its own description neatly engraved on metal plates that hang above. One of the largest objects in the room is a copy of the Torah. This large scroll of parchment is rolled to allow a glimpse of its Hebrew script. In the middle of the room are three floor-to-ceiling murals, one of a marketplace,
The horrors began in 1933. By 1945, over 6 million men, women and children had been murdered. In the United States alone, there are over 100 Holocaust-related memorials which provide people with visual and factual information. For some people, certain historic events make a larger impact than others. For me, that event is the Holocaust. Since the moment I learned about it, it has never been far from my thoughts. Just the fact that the Germans surrendered and the war ended on my birthday, May 8, 1945, exactly forty-four years before I was born, makes me connect with it even more. Finally, after 9 years of looking up facts and watching documentaries, I visited the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Farmington Hills, Michigan. According to the Wall Street Journal, this museum in particular “may be the most provocative museum of them all” (“What They’re Saying,” par. 1). Just driving past the building makes a strong statement due to the museum’s exterior wall which resembles the barbed wire fences from a concentration camp. To this day, the Holocaust continues to be one of the most appalling events in world history, yet some still believe that the Holocaust never happened; this is just one museum that proves them wrong. Just off the museum’s lobby is the first exhibit entrance. This large room is filled with natural light which seeps through the skylight windows placed irregularly in the two-story celling. Aside from the sun’s brightness, the only other source of light comes from the small lamps that are built into the glass showcases. As visitors follow along, they are either introduced to or reunited with the Jewish heritage. Each artifact has its own description neatly engraved on metal plates that hang above. One of the largest objects in the room is a copy of the Torah. This large scroll of parchment is rolled to allow a glimpse of its Hebrew script. In the middle of the room are three floor-to-ceiling murals, one of a marketplace,