The New Memorial at Belzec

laufer · 09-12-2004, 10:35 AM

The new memorial, opened in june and sponsored by the American Jewish Committee and the Polish government, is meant to give dignity and greater prominence to the memory of Belzec's victims after the site was neglected for decades under communism.

http://www.diapozytyw.pl/en/site/szoach/belzec

http://polish-jewish-heritage.org/Eng/june...orial_Opens.htm

http://polish-jewish-heritage.org/Eng/June...l_at_Belzec.htm

webbhead · 09-12-2004, 04:12 PM

Thanks for passing this along--great news. I remember in Lanzmann's Shoah scenes of Belzec with hardly anything there. Hopefully the memorial will encourage others to visit the site.

Kiwiwriter · 09-12-2004, 04:48 PM

Yes, Belzec, because of its name's similarity to Belsen, is not as well-known in the West as places like Auschwitz and Sobibor.

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laufer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lublin Posts: 197	The new memorial, opened in june and sponsored by the American Jewish Committee and the Polish government, is meant to give dignity and greater prominence to the memory of Belzec's victims after the site was neglected for decades under communism. http://www.diapozytyw.pl/en/site/szoach/belzec http://polish-jewish-heritage.org/Eng/june...orial_Opens.htm http://polish-jewish-heritage.org/Eng/June...l_at_Belzec.htm __________________ "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it." Robert E. Lee "I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept my faith" 2 Timothy 4:7

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Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newark, NJ, and Christchurch, NZ Posts: 2,443	Yes, Belzec, because of its name's similarity to Belsen, is not as well-known in the West as places like Auschwitz and Sobibor. __________________ "My intensity is intense." -- Roger Clemens "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -- Winston Churchill. "I am not a hero. The heroes are all dead. I am a survivor." -- Sgt. William Guarnere, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Check out my little contributions to World War II history at my web pages: World War II Plus 55 or http://davidhlippman.wildbillguarnere.com

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webbhead Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 46	Thanks for passing this along--great news. I remember in Lanzmann's Shoah scenes of Belzec with hardly anything there. Hopefully the memorial will encourage others to visit the site.

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