A very moving statue called "Trains to death" in Berlin that commemorates the children who were sent to their death by train during the second world war.
On the other end of the plinth is a statue depicting those children who were evacuated on the "trains to life".
Of all the things I saw in Berlin, this probably moved me the most, and still does.
Not a good photo techincally, but on ethat deserved a wider audience I think.
I love that they have this in Berlin. How moving indeed. Such a dreadful history we've had at times. We saw the Halocaust museum in Washington DC. Haunting.
Poignant and powerful
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Just the name of the statue evokes emotion in me. My brother lived in Stuttgart for a year, and his German coworkers said the holocaust is something they don't discuss, but obviously the address it somewhere.
How did I miss this? I lived one block from Friedrichstraße for nearly four months. What is the cross street of this memorial? Thanks for sharing the image and the story . . . something we need to know.
September 11th, 2013
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First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.