It's a crucial reminder on why remembering that dark chapter is so important in today's world.
In this episode of ABC7's new series "FACEism," we explore an important story as we approach International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Eyewitness News visited Kaufering camp No. 7, a sub-camp of the Dachau concentration camp. During World War II, Kaufering camp, in, was one of the most horrible places on Earth. Jewish prisoners were forced into slave labor, leaving them starving and freezing. Then, they were crammed into earthen huts, without an inch to spare.
She has lived just blocks from this camp, yet never was taught what it was. Helga said they did learn about Dachau and Auschwitz in school, but only in terms of pre-World War II. The only way Helga and Manfred learned of this camp was from reading the English transcripts of the Dachau trials where Nazis and their shocking atrocities were exposed.It was then, Helga and her husband made a remarkable commitment. They bought the land to preserve the Kaufering camp so that they can tell the story.
They showed ABC7 photos of the infamous Death March when Hitler ordered the Jews to be marched away from the front lines so he could continue to use their slave labor.
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