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A Bittersweet Holocaust Memorial in Berlin

JL;DR SUMMARY The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, visited by Michelle Obama and her children, serves as a poignant and evolving site of reflection on the Holocaust. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MuseumHolocaust MemorialHolocaust EducationReflectionControversyBerlinCommemorationJewish MemoryMichelle ObamaAbstraction

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Berlin, Germany
"While President Obama attended meetings in Berlin prior to his grand address at the Brandenburg Gate, First Lady Michelle Obama and their children, Malia and Sasha, visited the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe."
Washington D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Located beneath the acres of stones, the museum is comprised of only a few rooms, presenting details of the Shoah sparely in a way that is not purposefully designed to overwhelm as Yad Vashem or (Im told) the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. can do."

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