what would it mean to you if you were stripped of your identity what would be
stripped of your identity what would be
stripped of your identity what would be left you’ve lost your home your
left you’ve lost your home your
left you’ve lost your home your possessions your shoes your clothes your
possessions your shoes your clothes your
possessions your shoes your clothes your name who are you now less than 24 hours
name who are you now less than 24 hours
name who are you now less than 24 hours ago we were in Auschwitz the most
ago we were in Auschwitz the most
ago we were in Auschwitz the most infamous of Nazi concentration camps
infamous of Nazi concentration camps
infamous of Nazi concentration camps camps with the sole intention of
camps with the sole intention of
camps with the sole intention of dehumanization and ultimately
dehumanization and ultimately
dehumanization and ultimately extermination the process started with
extermination the process started with
extermination the process started with the separation of labourers from those
the separation of labourers from those
the separation of labourers from those deemed no use to the Nazis anyone under
deemed no use to the Nazis anyone under
deemed no use to the Nazis anyone under the age of 15 elderly disabled or
the age of 15 elderly disabled or
the age of 15 elderly disabled or pregnant wouldn’t survive more than two
pregnant wouldn’t survive more than two
pregnant wouldn’t survive more than two days before entering the gas chamber any
days before entering the gas chamber any
days before entering the gas chamber any belongings the prisoners brought with
belongings the prisoners brought with
belongings the prisoners brought with them were taken and utilized by the
them were taken and utilized by the
them were taken and utilized by the Nazis seeing these objects that were
Nazis seeing these objects that were
Nazis seeing these objects that were salvaged during the liberation was the
salvaged during the liberation was the
salvaged during the liberation was the most intense almost uncomfortable moment
most intense almost uncomfortable moment
most intense almost uncomfortable moment of the day for me every object was part
of the day for me every object was part
of the day for me every object was part of someone’s identity but due to the
of someone’s identity but due to the
of someone’s identity but due to the tensions between sameness and
tensions between sameness and
tensions between sameness and individuality amongst the collection
individuality amongst the collection
individuality amongst the collection it’s still impossible to tell whose
it’s still impossible to tell whose
it’s still impossible to tell whose identity they were part of though it was
identity they were part of though it was
identity they were part of though it was the intentions of the Nazis to strip the
the intentions of the Nazis to strip the
the intentions of the Nazis to strip the prisoners of their identity in many
prisoners of their identity in many
prisoners of their identity in many occasions it was your fundamental skills
occasions it was your fundamental skills
occasions it was your fundamental skills from your previous life that led to your
from your previous life that led to your
from your previous life that led to your survival walking through the barracks we
survival walking through the barracks we
survival walking through the barracks we saw mug shots highlighting the prisoners
saw mug shots highlighting the prisoners
saw mug shots highlighting the prisoners occupations jobs range from carpenters
occupations jobs range from carpenters
occupations jobs range from carpenters to farmers hairdressers to musicians
to farmers hairdressers to musicians
to farmers hairdressers to musicians these were seen as more viable based on
these were seen as more viable based on
these were seen as more viable based on the to the extent in which the Nazis
the to the extent in which the Nazis
the to the extent in which the Nazis could exploit them resulting them and
could exploit them resulting them and
could exploit them resulting them and being able to live just that bit longer
being able to live just that bit longer
being able to live just that bit longer 1.1 million people died in Auschwitz can
1.1 million people died in Auschwitz can
1.1 million people died in Auschwitz can you name two of them what about Jane
you name two of them what about Jane
you name two of them what about Jane hailing a Scottish missionary age who
hailing a Scottish missionary age who
hailing a Scottish missionary age who was arrested when trying to protect
was arrested when trying to protect
was arrested when trying to protect Jewish schoolgirls
Jewish schoolgirls
Jewish schoolgirls most of whom were orphans she died in
most of whom were orphans she died in
most of whom were orphans she died in Auschwitz or how about Maximilian Kolbe
Auschwitz or how about Maximilian Kolbe
Auschwitz or how about Maximilian Kolbe he was arrested whilst working in a
he was arrested whilst working in a
he was arrested whilst working in a monastery near Warsaw ultimately
monastery near Warsaw ultimately
monastery near Warsaw ultimately residing in Auschwitz
residing in Auschwitz
residing in Auschwitz after three prisoners successfully
after three prisoners successfully
after three prisoners successfully escaped 10 were taken to be starved as
escaped 10 were taken to be starved as
escaped 10 were taken to be starved as deterrence to other potential escapees
deterrence to other potential escapees
deterrence to other potential escapees is one man was taken he cried my wife my
is one man was taken he cried my wife my
is one man was taken he cried my wife my children call be hearing this
children call be hearing this
children call be hearing this volunteered to take his place he too
volunteered to take his place he too
volunteered to take his place he too died in Auschwitz but moving now from
died in Auschwitz but moving now from
died in Auschwitz but moving now from the past to the future
the past to the future
the past to the future we’re imploring you to remember these
we’re imploring you to remember these
we’re imploring you to remember these victims
victims
victims as individuals the name the shoes the
as individuals the name the shoes the
as individuals the name the shoes the clothes that made up their identity also
clothes that made up their identity also
clothes that made up their identity also make up yours there were people like you
make up yours there were people like you
make up yours there were people like you equally they should remember as people
equally they should remember as people
equally they should remember as people like your neighbor your friend leaving
like your neighbor your friend leaving
like your neighbor your friend leaving your mother or your father there are
your mother or your father there are
your mother or your father there are millions in the world at the moment in
millions in the world at the moment in
millions in the world at the moment in danger of being forgotten stripped of
danger of being forgotten stripped of
danger of being forgotten stripped of their identity and at risk of becoming
their identity and at risk of becoming
their identity and at risk of becoming just another faceless statistic either
just another faceless statistic either
just another faceless statistic either in the refugee camps of Europe or the
in the refugee camps of Europe or the
in the refugee camps of Europe or the battlegrounds of the Middle East only
battlegrounds of the Middle East only
battlegrounds of the Middle East only once our way of remembering has changed
once our way of remembering has changed
once our way of remembering has changed can we truly learn from humanity’s
can we truly learn from humanity’s
can we truly learn from humanity’s mistakes of the past thank you
mistakes of the past thank you
mistakes of the past thank you [Applause]
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