Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Daniel's son certainly made good use of the little Olympus. I have never visited Auschwitz, but it is a place that looms in our family, since the parents and two sisters of my French uncle died there. I have just spent 2 weeks in western Poland (pictures to come), a place where the memories of the war are very much alive. My impression is that in places like Poland and Germany the war is far from being forgotten. But you are right that we live in a critical time, when the last of the people who were there are now in their 70s and older, and it is important to preserve the memories. It is being done through various projects, and on a personal level by having older family members write down their stories and tell them to the grandchildren. Nathan "Greg J. Lorenzo" wrote: > > Hi Daniel, > > Thank you for posting these shots, even though every time I see a photo > of one of the W.W.II German death camps or other such Axis camps cannot > help but wonder how many people humanity lost with all their potential > to ethnic and religious hatred and stupidity. > > Unfortunately, in just a few generations that horrible lesson is being > forgotten. Every parent, not just schools, should make an all out effort > to make sure that the next generation hears what happened between 1933 > and 1945 in Europe and the far east. It is uncomfortable but absolutely > necessary. > > Regards, > > Greg > > Daniel Ridings wrote in part: > > >There's a story here. > > > >Every year the county sponsors a trip to Auschwitz. Each school in the > >county sends two students. The students take part in a competition. They > >write essays on why they would like to go and get chosen on the basis of > >that. My son was one of them. > > > >I gave him the Olympus and a few rolls of Tri-X. He forgot the Olympus in > >a hotel in Krakow. He felt really terrible when he got back and told us. > >We called the hotel. Yes, they had it. We asked if they would hold on to > >it for a couple of weeks. We had other friends going down that way. "No > >problem." > > > >We got the camera back and here are a couple of shots. Not bad for a 15 > >year old kid who refuses to take advice. > > > >http://folk.uio.no/danielr/images/04v02-0001.jpg > >http://folk.uio.no/danielr/images/04v02-0002.jpg > > > >Daniel > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html