Tag Archives: Holocaust Memorial

A Boy’s Life

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The video below is fiction but based on the very real experiences of millions of Jewish children during the 20th century.  Shown from the perspective of a teenage boy, Daniel, this animated short offers great insight into the insidious, gradual … Continue reading →

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Never Forget

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Brian D. Butler

A temporary holocaust monument titled Levenslicht (Lifelight)  created by artist Daan Roosegaarde lights up Rotterdam with 104,000 luminescent memorial stones that represent the 104,000 Dutch holocaust victims of the Nazis during WWII.  The monument, which recalls the Jewish custom of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be Like These Tourists (Warning: Intense Images)

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Many years ago, I chose to cut short my visit to the Terezín Concentration Camp in the Czech Republic due to the obnoxious behavior of groups of adolescents who laughed, joked, and generally clowned around with total disregard for the … Continue reading →

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