Comments on: Vrba’s and Wetzler’s Escape Path

By: Thomas J Bragen, Bayonne NJ

Thomas J Bragen, Bayonne NJ — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:15:43 +0000

having visited Auschwitz 4 years ago, i can testify to the smell of
hiuman flesh that still permeates the walls . you come away with tears
in your eyes and disbelief that another human being could be so
depraved. the tour guide was a beautiful, young Polish resident of the
town near by , and her most fervent wish is for what happened here
to never be forgotten or denied. her presentation was presented with
utmost dignity and such respect for another human being that I had to
thank her for her sincerity. it was then that she told me why she
was doing what she did. Thomas J Bragen Bayonne, New jersey

By: kATHLEEN

kATHLEEN — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:29:47 +0000

This event in History was and still is the the most horrid not to mention the discuss I have for the people who were absent of a heart and soul.For those of us whom have doubts that these acts of murder ,torture and complete,disreguard for humanity you are not worth the dirt on the sole of my shoe.I will pray this sadistic this brainless intorable action will never be relived.I relize there even in this current day and age their are acts being commited against ordinary people for no other reason but POLITICS or they have beliefs which are different than their own.We could only pray for such sadistic cruelty shall not be weaved into body of our humanity.

By: Janis

Janis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:01:21 +0000

And to Kathryn, the writer above…with all respect, to compare what is happening in the Middle East to the death factory at Auschwitz is borderline insulting. I’m sure you meant well, but if you were to read a little more about what happened back then you would maybe get your head around the idea of a crematoriam that can burn 10,000 bodies IN ONE DAY.

By: Janis

Janis — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:56:05 +0000

I read Mr. Vrba’s book “I Escaped from Auschwitz.” He is an excellent and scholarly writer and I could not put it down. At times the tears ran down my cheeks, it was so painful to read the living nightmare that innocent men, women and children were forced to endure for years, the humiliation, murder and torture on a such a scale that the average mind simply cannot comprehend. The depth of the calculated and sadistic cruelty of the Nazis boggles the mind. I pray to God that nothing like this ever happens again, as well as for the souls of the millions who were lost in a puff of smoke.

By: Fay

Fay — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:37:57 +0000

Why is it so difficult for us to realize that horrible things have happened to people. No one believed these young men until they coud name the names of the Slovaks who they witnesessed being murdered.

By: SHEILA WILLILAMS

SHEILA WILLILAMS — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:26:36 +0000

I CANNOT BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW INFORMATIVE THIS WAS TO ME… I ONLY WANT TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF THE CAMP. SHOAH WAS PERFECT WAY TO LEARN AND THIS ONLY ADDS TO IT.

By: kathryn

kathryn — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:33:43 +0000

although sometimes my situation seems hopeless, i am inspired by these two, and their plight and desire to help others despite their own personal danger has given me the hope to continue on my own life. thank you pbs for this program. it is, of course, very appalling for me to see the images of these camps. in fact, i find that we in this country would be better off if we saw the photographs of what our own military is doing right now in the middle east instead of the endless diet programs and celebrity babies and drug problems that pervade our magazine racks.