Komentarze do wpisu: „Denkmal für ermordeten Juden Europas” - bezbronność przeszłości / defencelessness of the past http://historiaimedia.org/2007/06/23/%e2%80%9edenkmal-fur-ermordeten-juden-europas%e2%80%9d-bezbronnosc-przeszlosci-defencelessness-of-the-past/ digital history, digital humanities, historia obecna w mediach Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:14:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Przez: Mark Stoneman http://historiaimedia.org/2007/06/23/%e2%80%9edenkmal-fur-ermordeten-juden-europas%e2%80%9d-bezbronnosc-przeszlosci-defencelessness-of-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Mark Stoneman Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:18:51 +0000 http://historiaimedia.org/2007/06/23/%e2%80%9edenkmal-fur-ermordeten-juden-europas%e2%80%9d-bezbronnosc-przeszlosci-defencelessness-of-the-past/#comment-4 I haven't been to Berlin since they built it, so I'll have to see the thing with my own eyes before forming an opinion. I do know from my experience in Washington, DC that all the memorials have a way of becoming places for people to enjoy the outdoors. Perhaps it is good that our Holocaust Memorial Museum forces people to go inside and see uncomfortable images. It also has a place for people to sit and be quiet and reflect. The other thing I've noticed is that memorials tend to fade into the background for many people who live here, but tourists will come and seek them out and learn about their meaning. So will school children here. I haven’t been to Berlin since they built it, so I’ll have to see the thing with my own eyes before forming an opinion. I do know from my experience in Washington, DC that all the memorials have a way of becoming places for people to enjoy the outdoors. Perhaps it is good that our Holocaust Memorial Museum forces people to go inside and see uncomfortable images. It also has a place for people to sit and be quiet and reflect.

The other thing I’ve noticed is that memorials tend to fade into the background for many people who live here, but tourists will come and seek them out and learn about their meaning. So will school children here.

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