For many years, people have been questioning if they should preserve concentration camps or leave them to rot. The Holocaust was a terrible time in human history. A time when the Nazis tortured, starved and dehumanized people based on religion and beliefs, targeting mostly the Jewish community. As the survivors continue to grow more scarce, it is up to this generation to decide what should become of concentration camps and the history surrounding them. Concentration camps should be preserved for future generations to fully understand this part of history.
Concentration camps should be left up as a place to honor the victims of the Holocaust. It is very important to remember what happened to these people. It was awful how the Nazis treated
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It is extremely important that all generations know what the Holocaust was and what happened during this time to make sure it never happens again. Elie Wiesel’s purpose for writing his memoir, Night, was to inform readers and provide them with knowledge of the Holocaust and his experiences. In the article, “Save Auschwitz or Leave it to Rot?”, Bogoslav Sicinska said, “ ‘I believe this place should be handed down from generation to generation, so that in the future no nation-I would stress, no nation-should ever repeat this’ ” (Gizbert). Also in the article, “Preserving the Ghastly Inventory of Auschwitz”, it states, “ ‘We are doing something against the initial idea of the Nazis who built this camp…They didn’t want it to last. We’re making it last’ ” (Donadio). This quote is important because it indicates that survivors ultimately had some feeling of victory. For the amount of suffering they went through and the horrific acts that happened, it is important that the Holocaust never happens again in the future. Concentration camps educate people of the horrible past, and it is important to learn from them, however, some people feel that concentration camps should be