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Nothing could prepare me for the sheer horror of Auschwitz

JL;DR SUMMARY Reflecting on a harrowing visit to Auschwitz, the author grapples with the sheer scale and industrial nature of the Holocaust's horror, highlighting the systematic involvement of countless ordinary individuals in its execution. 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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HatredJewish HistoryAuschwitzHolocaustOctober 7PrejudiceRemembranceNever AgainMass Murder

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Auschwitz, Lesser Poland, Poland
"Nothing could prepare me for the sheer horror of what I have seen in this place."
Birkenau, Lesser Poland, Poland
"As I stood by the train tracks at Birkenau, looking across that cold, vast expanse, I felt a sickness, an air of desolation, as I tried to comprehend the enormity of this barbarous..."

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