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 August
29, this year (2006)
will mark the 62nd
anniversary of the last
transport of Jews that
left Radegast (Radogoszcz)
train station for
Auschwitz in 1944.
Radegast was the old
train station where many
people were deported to
concentration camps
during World War II.
Today, this station is a
memorial to remember
those who had perished.
The memorial was made up
of a huge tunnel and the
train station. As you
walk inside the tunnel
which was lit by spot
lights, you will see
glass notice boards with
displays of names
listed, postcards,
cards, marble, and any
thing left by the
prisoners either on the
train or on the tracks.
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Here I was able to climb
onto the remaining rusting
train car and here I was,
trying to imagine what we’ve
read and we’ve watched
(Schindler’s List), being
inside the train car with
little space for standing,
and sometimes traveling up
to four-five hours without
food, water or a place to
relieve oneself. Many older
people and children died
even before they reach the
camps.
Above:
View of the world from
inside the train car. |
