survivors of the holocaust still live with the horrors. the holocaust remains one of the greatest crimes against humanity. in europe, nazis set out to kill as many jews as possible. they murdered all four of my grandparents and forced my parents into slave labor and external e external nation camps. ignorance fueled them. eight decades later, it s horrifying to see a rise in anti-semitism and holocaust denial around the world and here in this country. we want to take you on a tour of the united states holocaust memorial museum here in washington, d.c. more than 45 million people have visited this museum since it opened back in 1993. this institution serves as a reminder of what happens when society doesn t stand up to hate . would you please tell me your full name? david blitzer. that s my dad, david blitzer. he survived the holocaust, met my mother. he recorded his personal, very powerful survival story for future generations. i m from the name of the city of always
external nation plan into motion. they do it through a system of deporting jews across europe to stationary killing centers located in occupied poland. so dozens of people, anywhere from 1 to 3 days, no food, no water, no sanitation. many, of course, died along the way. but if they lived, their destination would be a killing center where most of them were gassed upon arrival. some had heard rumors. but, again, remember, it was just unbelievable. so what they understood and what they were told by the germans was they were being deported to the east for hard labor. people always want to think the best, especially in a horrible situation like this. so they wanted to believe that there might be something at the end. they couldn t imagine gas cha chambers. when the people got off these