|
 The
participants of March of
Remembrance and Hope
from the United States
and Canada conducted the
closing Memorial
Ceremony at the end of
our tour of the camp.
Some participants sang
songs, while there were
also readings from other
faiths such as
Christian, Jewish, 1st
Nations, and Muslim. The
main message I got from
these messages was that
we have to love our
neighbor and treat
everyone with respect.
Then, some of the
Holocaust survivors said
Kaddish and dedicate it
to their family members
who died during the
Holocaust. At this
time, the dark clouds
were forming and there
was a drizzle. It
looked like we would
have to leave soon or
face the storm….as we
all walked back toward
the main entrance,
towards our tour bus;
the sun suddenly
appeared and shone
through the dark
clouds. It was almost
like the sunshine wanted
to penetrate out of the
clouds and say “goodbye”
to us before we left.
It was very beautiful!!
The scenery was
amazing…..and at that
moment, I felt as though
it was a sign. It was
very symbolic, it seemed
like during the darkest
hour (dark clouds
forming), there were
tears (drizzling rain
drops), there were still
some peace (through
songs and music), and to
the survivors, there was
still light at the end
of their dark tunnel –
as shown in the photos I
took that the clouds
indeed had a silver
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