Everyone feels a shock of familiarity when they encounter the front gate of the Memorial of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. Our tour guide, Toby, was a fantastic resource as he navigated us through the grounds of Sachsenhausen and its history. In the Camp's interior, in the same structure that holds the remains of the gas chamber and crematoria is another very affective memorial:
(We were there a few days after a delegation from Israel and the wreaths they brought were still there.)
We ended our visit with a beautiful (K')El Male Rakhamin sung by our group cantor Luke Hawley, kaddish and oseh shalom.
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