The Museum Of Tolerance

The Museum of tolerance was an excellent experience that really broadened my knowledge and appreciation of the holocaust, and the main people involved. When we first arrived, after the long bus ride, we looked up at the large, red building. The architecture of the building caught my eye, it was abstract with lots of large squares stacked on top of each other. When we first walked into the building, all the walls around us were white, with a large ramp spiraling down the middle. The place had a clean smell and good vibes. After a few minutes of talking, we walked down into the Holocaust part of the museum.

We were greeted by a series of artifacts, before finally entering the main exhibit. The main part of the exhibit contained a collection of mini-exhibits, each of which told a different story and part of the Holocaust. This went all the way from the origins, and the reasoning, to the gas chamber, and the appreciations. The downstairs exhibit had an eery, dark feel, but really gave me a new understanding of the Holocaust. This was a really moving experience and I am very lucky to have seen this hands on.

After going through all the exhibits and listening to the speech from the Holocaust survivor, our tour guide Walter had one last message. What he said to us was that now that we have been to this museum and seen all of this, we are now a witness. I think that my job as a witness is to fight for what is right, and to not be a bystander, but an upstander. This means we shouldn't just watch something that is wrong and not do anything about it. Instead, we should stand up  and make things right.