tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post8279607289579046590..comments2024-03-28T18:45:45.374-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: A Moment of Silence.Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66532080628555777882013-12-27T11:39:06.563-05:002013-12-27T11:39:06.563-05:00Thank you for posting this, Bonnie. For those of u...Thank you for posting this, Bonnie. For those of us who have no personal experience, it is powerful. The words you typed that hit me the hardest, though, were:<br /><br />"We have not learned. We have not stopped it.<br /><br /> This could happen to any of us."<br /><br />My husband is first-generation American, and his family is from Japan. They were interred in the US during WWII, both his mother's and father's families, when his parents were teenagers. Due to our very own country's fear and ignorance. My husband's grandmother lost her life in the camp, due to lack of healthcare. <br /><br />We all need to remember, and study history, so that we can prevent these things from happening again. Peace.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691444842459793384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-5295362133638177622013-12-15T18:27:43.568-05:002013-12-15T18:27:43.568-05:00"It has been said that for evil men to accomp..."It has been said that for evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing."<br /><br />Charles Fredrick Aked 1916<br /><br />How true that is. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335110379650086739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-86332426237752222412013-12-14T19:53:53.596-05:002013-12-14T19:53:53.596-05:00and it was millions, not thousandsand it was millions, not thousandssusan718https://www.blogger.com/profile/10281745184225186748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-31103124655792318792013-12-14T14:50:34.917-05:002013-12-14T14:50:34.917-05:00I just finished reading 'The Book Thief" ...I just finished reading 'The Book Thief" last night, would remind you of where you are in these pics...Dachau was mentioned meany times as they marched the Jewish people through the small German town. A sad period in our history, by the way a fabulous read.<br />Art by Rhoda Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344536110987658212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-68074095402786995292013-12-14T13:35:20.003-05:002013-12-14T13:35:20.003-05:00My father was in Japan, but said horrors there wer...My father was in Japan, but said horrors there were just as bad. I have such true respect for the men who served to fight for freedom. Sadly, these horrors need to be remembered in order to prevent their happening again. Nana's Quilt Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03761371514582845251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-2777195090119762692013-12-14T05:36:13.544-05:002013-12-14T05:36:13.544-05:00These camps all seem to have the same eerie feelin...These camps all seem to have the same eerie feeling on visiting. I have been to Buchenwald both in the winter and in the summer and what is so noticeable in both seasons is the deathful quiet. Yes, no birds ever do sing in the area, even when the trees are in full leaf in summer. These are dreadful places and the sadness I felt for all the innocent people put to death and the few who survived the horrendous happenings made me really humble. Thank you for posting this section. I really feel that it is something we should never forget.<br />Linda.Linda Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020917896016648626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-73188528901988006432013-12-14T05:26:01.756-05:002013-12-14T05:26:01.756-05:00I toured one of these camps over 30 years ago and ...I toured one of these camps over 30 years ago and still remember the horrific feeling. It makes me angry when I hear someone say that the Holocaust didn't happen. Thanks for the beautiful tribute in photos.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02610078566703525606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-51751372786618636102013-12-14T05:23:51.444-05:002013-12-14T05:23:51.444-05:00Thank you for this, Bonnie. I hope to visit one d...Thank you for this, Bonnie. I hope to visit one day not because I want to, but out of respect for all those victims. The sculptures are incredible; they speak volumes.Alicearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923591236184130548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-22689722560547062252013-12-14T03:50:07.035-05:002013-12-14T03:50:07.035-05:00Very sobering. My dad and uncles were in the Big O...Very sobering. My dad and uncles were in the Big One as they put it. All first or second generation German. My Uncle Art was a POW in a concentration camp. When they were liberated he wouldn't let them tell the family he had been found because of his fear that he would not live he was so emaciated. It took a long time for him to recover but he finally got to go home. All this time no one at home knew he was alive. My mom said that Grandma nearly died of fright and happiness at the same time when he walked up to the door of the house. There are millions of stories.<br /><br />Now Belgium is going to allow the euthanasia of handicapped children. It's actually already going on, their law is just trying to catch up. That was the same slippery slope that Hitler stood on when he first started his extermination campaign. <br /><br />The article is half way down this page. <br /><br />http://www.catholic.org/hf/faith/story.php?id=53544<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335110379650086739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-89377353443910213972013-12-14T03:23:56.126-05:002013-12-14T03:23:56.126-05:00I have just finished reading Jodi Picoult's bo...I have just finished reading Jodi Picoult's book The Storyteller which is about this time in history. I could not put the book down. Highly recommend in light of Bonnie's visit to Dachau.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040234341537416910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-52621085906238600432013-12-14T02:49:01.654-05:002013-12-14T02:49:01.654-05:00I´m from Germany. I visited the concentration camp...I´m from Germany. I visited the concentration camp Buchenwald as a 15 year old girl in 1978. And the pictures are still in my mind. 5 years later I talked to a survivor. It was so sad and I cried nearly the whole time of her speech. I will never forget this.<br />Thank you Bonnie for sharing the pictures.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797214278373236259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-88538827502369586252013-12-14T02:45:00.063-05:002013-12-14T02:45:00.063-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797214278373236259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-27360559168288098472013-12-14T02:02:23.855-05:002013-12-14T02:02:23.855-05:00Thank you Bonnie Thank you Bonnie Yolande95https://www.blogger.com/profile/02111306812276098057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63019944524143011792013-12-14T01:01:32.476-05:002013-12-14T01:01:32.476-05:00Bonnie, referring to Helen's comment, my Dad w...Bonnie, referring to Helen's comment, my Dad was on the Kokoda Trail. He would not talk about it until he was in his late 70's. Some of the things he saw were heartbreaking!! I thank God he was never taken a prisoner as his memorizes would have been horrific if he had survived those atrocities. Also my Mother's boyfriend at the time (they were planning to marry after the war) was blown up on one of the ships in Pearl Harbour. It is the evil harboured in some peoples hearts that makes them do such horrible things to their fellow man.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651538891968788034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-53753873185660875172013-12-14T00:05:33.873-05:002013-12-14T00:05:33.873-05:00Oh Bonnie, we toured Dachau also. What a harrowin...Oh Bonnie, we toured Dachau also. What a harrowing experience.<br /><br />In South Florida as I was growing up, there were many people who had survived "the camps" with tattoos on their arms. It still sends chills down my spine to even think of that time.<br /><br />The very fact the people of Bavaria have opened this place, and told about it as they have, is mind boggling. They have 'owned up". And yes, we ALL should never forget, lest it happen again.<br /><br />JulieinTNAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622397925157647174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-14471214759332340572013-12-13T23:42:15.608-05:002013-12-13T23:42:15.608-05:00The pictures you share are haunting.....something ...The pictures you share are haunting.....something no one should ever, ever forget! Sad to say I know a few people who "survived" these horrors. It's even sadder to see someone's arm with numbers tattooed on it. I shuddered inside the first time I saw that. The survivors are an amazing bunch of people. Not too many left.<br />Thank you for sharing this bit of history. <br />Safe travels, KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765742952574029334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-67681201479625903172013-12-13T23:39:51.619-05:002013-12-13T23:39:51.619-05:00Thank you, Bonnie. Especially at this time of year...Thank you, Bonnie. Especially at this time of year, we tend to lay aside the sad memories of our world. This photo walk through Dachau serves to remind us that all in our world is not evergreen trees, candles, and twinkling lights. Although in 1945 the world pledged to remember, many have forgotten, and some even deny the holocaust ever happened. Trips like yours are important reminders that the blind hatred and senseless slaughter were very real, and the same emotions and actions still exist today. Brave acts such as yours will always help us remember and belatedly mourn for those who were lost. Thank you.Quiltgypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13549518377045013936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63274977289114283422013-12-13T23:24:57.207-05:002013-12-13T23:24:57.207-05:00I am paraphrasing: All that's needed for evil...I am paraphrasing: All that's needed for evil to flourish, is for good people to do nothing. And........first they came for those others and I did nothing............." In their honor, let's vow to stop hatred in our own space and like a ripple in a pond, it will spread. Let goodness and mercy radiate from each of us....and the world will change. We have the power! Thank you Bonnie for this reminder. <br />Hugs, DebDeb Johnson, Quiltbeemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09950712292404678343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-76498731477338463832013-12-13T23:15:34.760-05:002013-12-13T23:15:34.760-05:00I went to Germany in 2007 for one of our internati...I went to Germany in 2007 for one of our international family reunions, our travel itinerary took us all over Bavaria and it was quite a nice trip. We had some spare time on the last day and some of the American cousins decided to visit Dachau and I considered it, wanting to pay my respects, but in the end I decided not to. Thank you for sharing these, I felt I could trust what you selected to post.<br /><br />I loved visiting the old castles, such historyCathyQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179692688604953170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-25819645057769524342013-12-13T22:51:58.449-05:002013-12-13T22:51:58.449-05:00I lived in Frankfurt in 1970-71 and we visited dac...I lived in Frankfurt in 1970-71 and we visited dachau along with other Bavarian towns. it seems that the village has gotten closer by the pics your are showing and that more memorials have been built and buildings restored. it is still in my memory very much and I miss the people I knew there some with tattooed numbers. humanity at it's most horrible. deelish10https://www.blogger.com/profile/08199363585441728434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-17578092392355849722013-12-13T22:50:26.980-05:002013-12-13T22:50:26.980-05:00My dad was in an armored tank division during WWII...My dad was in an armored tank division during WWII. He was actively involved in breaking up several concentration camps and freeing the prisoners. He said it was the most awful thing in the world to go in and see the condition the people who were imprisoned there were in. Even to his death in 2007, he said that when he thought of it, he could still smell the stink of death. He wouldn't talk about some of the things he saw, said it was too terrible to relive, although he wished he could have gone back over there to see things again during peace time. I am so proud to know that he was part of the campaign that freed these camps. He was and will always be my hero. Thank you for sharing!Donna Hollowaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-33939913819559733882013-12-13T22:36:20.335-05:002013-12-13T22:36:20.335-05:00Thank you for sharing your photos with us, Bonnie....Thank you for sharing your photos with us, Bonnie. I agree with you...the atrocities that happened there were horrid. And yes, unfortunately, it still goes on in parts of the world. Lord, save us from ourselves!! Thank you for sharing your trip with us! My roots are in Ireland. I will never go there, but it is always nice to take a trip vicariously through others! thefatquarterladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08055812056361016485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-30330700564504743322013-12-13T22:17:08.472-05:002013-12-13T22:17:08.472-05:00I have been to Dachu twice, the first time there w...I have been to Dachu twice, the first time there was snow on the ground & bitter winds. Such a sad place. Have you seen the "touchstones" in any towns you have visited. They are small brass markers in the sidewalk in front of homes where people from the Holocaust lived before they were taken to the concentration camps. The markers say the people's names, birth date, what camp & death date. Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636700337367513731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-85935947360254427412013-12-13T22:16:10.915-05:002013-12-13T22:16:10.915-05:00Makes a person stop and think and wonder how someo...Makes a person stop and think and wonder how someone could do that to another living being. And there are people in the world who say it never happened...then what are all these places.Thanks for showing us all of your trip ...the good and not so good.Deanna Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154397869601261568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-78068496793767589182013-12-13T22:12:33.890-05:002013-12-13T22:12:33.890-05:00Thank you for sharing your feelings and the photos...Thank you for sharing your feelings and the photos. We must never forget...and we must learn to speak up against hate. Bless you!Ann in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09069487088270019142noreply@blogger.com