Documentary Unit: Research into disrespect
Since we've been considering to do the Documentary on Young people and their opinion, I decided to research into some of the stories which we had been told about involving disrespect towards the Holocaust and things involving it. Auschwitz Sign theft (2014) In the infamous Death Camp Auschwitz, a sign reads "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work Sets you Free). This would be the first thing people see when they reach the camp, both for the prisoners at the time, and visitors today. In 2014 it was reported that the sign had been stolen from the camp. A group of men had gone to the camp and taken the sign from there in 3 pieces, cutting it and then sneaking it away. Police eventually found the sign on display in one of the thief's gardens. The men in connection with the vandalism and robbery were arrested and the article that told this story explains the the Holocaust memorial charity called this crime "an attack on the remembrance of the Holocaust" (The Guardian). ...
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