The museum is located in Battery Park and the grounds are beautiful with water features and colorful flowers. Outside is a train car similar to those used to transport prisoners to the death camps.
Inside the exhibit featured two floors of grim testimony of Auschwitz, the most infamous camp. Photos, maps, items and many movies took you through arrival, daily life and death in the camp.
Movie of a Nazi Rally.
Professional photos of the prisoners when admitted. Few of these photos survived.
A huge cauldron to prepare thin soup.
Exhibit about Anne Frank and Jews in hiding during the war.
Large model of the camp
A poignant reminder - a young boy's shoe with the sock tenderly
tucked in. He had hoped to wear these again.
tucked in. He had hoped to wear these again.
We know the story and this grim reminder is frightening and important. Never Again!
Back at the convention just after lunch, I sat in on an Anti-Semitism session. I am the Region VP for Advocacy and interested in moving Hadassah's platforms forward. In the large ballroom I sat through the afternoon speakers including Hadassah's International President Rob Dorfman from Hong Kong. Our newest hospital is in Moscow.
Mission Possible continued with the HMO Director General Prof. Zeev Rotstein talking about the nuts and bolts like staff, patients and finances. Another session featured the refurbishment of the "Round" building at Ein Kerem. This original hospital need modernization and is the focus this year.
Our group walked to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. Food was great and service, not so much. Back at the hotel we had evening entertainment by an a cappella group Six13. Six young men sang great and had wonderful personalities. They use popular songs and write Jewish themed words to go with the music.
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