My grandmother survived 9 months in that hell, her parents and siblings were gassed upon arrival. Her nightmarish experience continues to shadow my family even after her passing. I usually avoid seeing pictures or watching videos of the camps; it's too raw and too close for comfort. My grandmother's tattoo and her shattered psyche were always a constant reminder of what we lost and what we cannot afford to lose. I don't know why I decided to watch this vlog but I'm glad I did; you did a good job (and despite all the haters the music wasn't bad).
У моего друга прадедушка служил в советской артиллерийской дивизии 1943 против немецких танков, но был захвачен в плен и умер в Освенциме, скорее от пыток. Это ад, это навсегда должно остаться в истории.
I'm Polish and been to Auschwitz 3 times. I was really worried when I saw this video as this is not something people usually put on the vlog.. but you really captured it in a respectful way, showing the overall atmosphere of the place but not going into the gruesome detail that I think is only appropriate to experience whilst you are actually there.
My Mother in Law grew up in the Netherlands and was a teenager during the war. They rarely talked about life in occupied Netherlands, but she did tell us after many years how she remembered the trains that were headed to the camps and seeing the fingers of hundreds of Jews and prisoners of war sticking out between the slats in the box cars as they slowed down when coming through her town in Haren. She will never forget it and she is now 90. It is so sickening to hear people say that it never happened.
Exactly. Just today some idiot replied to my comment on a UA-cam video of the holocaust by saying "99.99% of it is lies." I wonder what this idiot thought was the only .01% truth?
When I worked for a local bank in Maryland, I work in the Jewish neighborhood. A lot of my customers came in and saw him try to hide the numbers on their arms. Some did not. My heart always dropped when I saw that. Knowing that they have been through hell. I just met a lady in my community who’s mother was best friends with Anne Frank. It’s amazing you never know who you’re talking to. She told me where I could go to verify it and read all about it she said. I did!! Please except your neighbors especially if they are different from you. You never know you may learn something new!! I love meeting new people from different ethnic groups. The food is pretty good to!!
Wow. what part of MD? Is this in bethesda? I've never met any survivors, but would love to. That's amazing that someone who was best friends with anne frank is still living! and so close to home!
In 1975 a man started working with me. After a few weeks he told me and the other at work what he and his family have been through. He was a survivor of Auschwitz. He told how his whole family - grandparents, mother, father, siblings and cousins - about 15-20 people (don't remember exactly) were killed in the camp. He was rescued by the russians, but ended up in Sweden in 1949 or 1950 .... For me as a 17 year old, it was hard to believe everything he told me. But when I got older I really understood. Thank you for charing this moment with this vlog to all of us
@@KaraandNate after fifty 50 years on this earth i suddenly got what made hitler and the nazis the worst. Yes there have been wars and genocides. Even stalin had justifications in his own mind and fears but with hitler and the nazis its so emotionless and unfeeling As a human being i have been wrong and been mistaken and learned to try to improve. To kill people systematically just for being human beings.😥😥😥😥
I watched this video and started cry about 5 mins in. My great grandfather fought in the war to save people from that horrible place. He survived the war and came home with bullet holes in his back. Although he survived its hard to imagine what he would’ve experienced. Watching his fellow soldiers die before him. He has been passed for about 10 years now but we still tell his story and how he almost gave his life for our country’s freedom❤️
Hello Kara and Nate. It's Uncle Dave. Your dad told me to find and view this video. I think you were respectful and aware of exactly where you were. Thanks for sharing. Love you guys.
Stop being rude with the “Okay boomer” slang, I know it’s a joke, but it’s rude, I wouldn’t dream of talking to someone like that. People these days are so disrespectful.
In sixth grade I was lucky enough to meet a survivor that went through 13 concentration camps. She was super kind, and if I would have been in that circumstance I would be really cold and rude. It is not fare that innocent people were killed, and still are due to sexual preference, race, looks or even religion.
Kendall N. You would have been to scared to say anything it’s not like if you are told off in school or anything by like strict teachers these are murderers
I hope I will meet someone bcs I’m in sixth grade, but these days we saw a film about two women named Andra and Tatiana, they survived this hell as well, and it was so sad how they had to leave their mum when they were around 10-11 yrs old :(
Looking at this in 2020 and comparing to your current videos, I'll offer just this: You two have grown a lot over the years. I think your travels have given you perspective and maturity that many Americans don't have.
This video has rendered me almost breathless. And devastated. And heartbroken. You know the history, you hear of the horrors, but to see it like this... raw and real... to walk on the same soil, amidst the spirits of those who endured the unimaginable pain of the worst of humanity. Unbelievable. Someday, I would love to travel to this place, to pay my respect to all those who suffered so the world would learn a lessen no one should have had to learn, so as to never repeat an atrocity such as this. Thank you for this one, Kara & Nate. ❤
That is so nice that Kara and Nate inspired you to go. I hope they understand how much of a positive impact they can have throughout their journey (on either side of their lens) and continue to be positively motivated!
Love to go there after watching Auschwitz 2011 movie, but everyone is saying it’s to early yet and I understand; I’m not strong enough yet anyway so my options would be to wait another year
The shot with the Israeli flag was powerful to me. Survivors and descendants going back triumphantly even though it is such a horrific thing. I think I would be too sad to see it. I’m glad it’s free though and people are not banking anything from this suffering and still make it available to view so that the atrocities are not forgotten.
I read people complaining about the background music. Gets on my nerves how people now a days will look for any reason to get offended. If you even heard the music, you missed the point of the whole video
Well said, having recently seen Schindler's list I was holding back tears tbh and I wasn't even thinking "a somber piano number would be better". A song isn't going to change much.. Don't worry about the haters Kara and Nate. Thanks for sharing.
Just because we don't feel the music was appropriate, doesn't mean we're haters! What a lame, incorrect term to always fall back on. Opinions, ya know? We all have them.
The people you saw in the second camp in the white shirts and the Israeli flags were probably 12th grade students, I am from Israel and when I get to the 12th grade were flying with our school to Poland to see those camps, the 12th graders at my school are at Poland right now and I am going to be there next year. It's sad but so important.
That's so cool that your school allows you to go on trips like that. I wish my school would allow us to travel to different museums (etc) but all the money we het foes to the board and what they want
You guys did a really good job of respectfully capturing this experience. There's no perfect way of doing it, but this vlog really communicated some amount of the true tragedy, which reading about it just doesn't do justice to. Definitely a place to visit just to appreciate how dark humanity can be if good people stand idly by. I'm glad they've preserved it so well.
I met a survivor when I was in high school (10 years ago) and she was still in so much pain even after all these years. It’s so sad. I can’t imagine what they saw and went through ☹️😔
No wonder things like this tend to reoccur as a good portion of people were so focused on background music that they apparently were not aware of the serious nature of the video and the respectful manner it was presented. If you want to be offended by something so badly that it completely distracts you from onw of the most significant atrocities in recent history I ahve little hope that something of this nature is not imminent. If you need so badly to be offended how about taking offence to the millions of people who died at the hands of a radical group that still exists to this day? If you have to have some somber Hollywood music to cue you in that the subject is somber or if you allow something as trivial as a little music played occasionally in a low volume to completely distract you I doubt you would or have even seen the signs of a resurgence of this exact mentality that caused this place to exist in the first place.
wow okay so a couple thoughts: 1. if you played that music alone, no video, what mood does it evoke? if that mood is anything other than the extreme palpable sadness that is present walking around auschwitz, then it’s wrong. 2. the music is patently distracting. if it didn’t distract you, then kudos. it distracted so many people so much to the point of commenting. 3. your mental gymnastics tirade of trying to paint everyone as stupid, ignorant, snowflakes is hilarious. 4. it’s not a low volume.
Kate Belanger maybe people actually take/sense things differently and they thought it was appropriate and there isn’t a right way to play background music? Because many people seemed to not mind it so you think they’re wrong for still feeling somber with the music presented? Being so upset that you need to get your opinion across when people are trying extremely hard to be respectful is rude in itself
@@courtvisions2 In what way is it appropriate though? If you heard the music without watching the video, you'd think they were going for a walk in the park or a day at the beach, not going to a mass grave. People are allowed to be upset that the background music is jarringly out of place.
The music was terrible. It's not respectful at all. If profanity-laced gangsta rap were chosen as the background music, would you say "relax, the music doesn't matter"? Of course you wouldn't. Finally, perhaps you should follow your own advice: don't be so offended by the comments.
The clip of all the striped uniforms made me feel sick. I remember my 6th grade teacher reading the Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which is by no means the most historically accurate, but was age appropriate, to us. She read it well, and she tried her very best to get a bunch of 12 year olds from western Pennsylvania to understand that liberation, at that time, was only 75 years ago. We absolutely didn’t get it.
I am so glad that you as young people are using your platform to familiarize your followers of this sad part of history. In 2002 I brought 5 friends and family from America to this place. My daughter was a school teacher who met a camp survivor whose story inspired us to make the trip. Loved Krakow.
I feel like the lo-fi background music is trying to "aestheticize" a place where horrific and devastating things happened, which I find to be quite inappropriate.
I know I am watching this 5 years late, but I appreciate how you handled this vlog. I have only visited the Dachau camp in Germany, but your videos brought tears to my eyes, remembering the heaviness I felt during my visit. I appreciate you documenting your visit so those who can't get a small glimpse into Auschwitz.
I knew a few survivors growing up. It didn't seem special or unusual at the time. Now I realize the history and pain they carried and how terrible it was to just take their presence for granted. What strong people they were.
I would recommend having the guided tour of those two places because it gets even more real and you get the whole picture when you have someone explaining everything as you go. The guide has a microphone on him and you will get headphones so you can hear him perfectly fine even if it's a big group. Kind regards from Sweden.
Oh my goodness, I wanted to cry. You two are wonderful, you went in those camps and showed us how horrifying it all was. The look on Kara’s face said it all.❤️
Agree music is weird here but keep in mind ,this is not a movie production with sound engineers and big budget to make the perfect audio. It's pretty obvious they took this place seriously regardless.
Extremely sad,my grandparents came from Poland Krackow my dad was born in Germany they escaped and made it too Australia with much luck,living a very sombre lucky life,watching this brought tears too my eyes,I always been very proud off my heritage,but seeing this truly shows how sad it is those poor people i can only imagine what they went through,So very gratefull for my life,thankyou Kara and Nate,
Im polish and only decided to go and visit Aushwitz 2 years ago at the age of 32. I cried when I walked past the (unshown in the VLOG) piles of shoes, suitcases, hair combs, etc. Its just so ... incomprehensible. How, why? I was angry, sad, mad, gutted. I went with a friend and she was trying to chat me up while walking through the said exposition and i just shoved her off and grawled "Dont touch me". Its hard to describe...
y'all are awesome and its so important to go to these places no matter how sad or uncomfortable because it is our duty as humans to learn about our history and how to never repeat it. i hope i can make it here one day to pay my respects, but for now i am thankful for you guys for showing this and being incredibly respectful. i am a proud german/american but i am ashamed that this has stained our history. thank you for your insight
I went to Dachau camp in 2000. Such a very somber experience. Everybody should visit one of these camps at least once to understand the incredible wrongs that were performed by humans upon humans. This should never be allowed to happen ever again. Thank you for such a careful production of imagery in this video. We must remember these atrocities to avoid allowing them to be repeated. Nie Wieder ... NEVER AGAIN!!
To everyone complaining about the music, if that's what bothered you about this video and not about the content then you have some serious problems. Nate and Kara we're really respectful in this video for all the victims.
As an Israeli,that’s such a strong and emotional video! Thank you for doing it!❤️ Seeing all the Hebrew letters there and some Israeli flags was just a proof that we won. Also,today,8/4,is the memory of Holocaust day(hope I wrote right)here in Israel.so I just wanted to stop and say thank you even though it’s an old video ❤️🇮🇱
For those complaining about the music would clearly rather have depressing music 😶 the more calming music provides more of a passing era of such torture in my opinion
I am from Germany and we actually went there with my school. The people in my class where always loud and laughing on the way there but as soon as we stepped on this ground they all went quite. Literally nobody said a word. We were all so shocked by how it feels to be there. And as Germans all of us kind of felt like it was our fault. It was such an insane experience to go there.
@dpjb2930 Jp This German probably wouldnt even know what you mean.. Some 250,000? boiled to a crisp and I believe Germanys official jewified number being 25,000 .
Your travelling has really impacted on your accents lol I’m going through and rewatching from the beginning (again) and I just noticed Nate’s accent and how different he sounds now. Oh and I just finished the vlog where you bought your new cameras in Turkey and comparing the current style to this... you guys have come such a long way from 2016. Keep up the great work.
As a Jew with family that was killed here, as well as someone who personally visited these 2 camps (as well as 3 others in the late 90s), you did a phenomenal job with the video. With so many people not believing I sincerely thank you for not only visiting, but sharing your experience. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to go back (more so mentally), but it’s so important that we never forget!
My Great Grandad was a little kid ( who was also Jewish) in Poland at the time of the invasion. Luckily he escaped here to the UK and never went back before passing away last year . sorry if this story depressed anyone 😕
I agree with the other commenters: You all presented this video in a very respectful tone; and your honest, human reactions to encountering such a somber, tragic site really come through. My family and I will be visiting Krakow in early September-like you all, also with the main intention of visiting Auschwitz. So I appreciate seeing in advance a bit of what to expect. (We have already made our reservations, and we’re scheduled to accompany a tour.)
I appreciate this video, think you were both incredibly sensitive, and do not think the music was upbeat at all. As someone who has also traveled to 40+ countries, I can tell you that those who are criticizing have clearly never seen “inappropriate” and “disrespectful”. I think the survivors would be honored to be remembered. Further, I believe travelers appreciate having someone document their honest firsthand experience as well as recommendations for ease of travel. Many hugs as always.
Agreed. I tried watching this but I had enough after a couple of minutes. Unfollowed. I can't support a channel that takes this subject lightly in any way.
@@staypositive4358 I mean there always a possibility that they where trying to keep some type of good vibe in the video but yes not the best music choice
I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......praise God for those of us who truly belong to Christ we will never be alone!!!!!!! just like Daniel we see that God is always there for will come through for us and we never have to suffer any afflictions on our own!!!!! he is a friend who sticks closer than a brother!!!!!!! his presence is always near!!!!!! though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death we fear no evil because his rod and staff comforts us!!!!!! we may be thrown into fiery furnaces lions dens prisons or like in this video be taken to concentration camps or even have our heads cut off but God will never leave nor forsake us!!!!!!! to God Be All The Glory!!!!!! Great things he hath done!!!!!! and all hail king Jesus!!!!! the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!!! however folks if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! Folks you are not promised tomorrow! If you want to know how to be saved from this horrible reality then please by all means don’t hesitate to comment right back so I can lead you to the savior! 2 Corinthians 6:2 clearly states “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation!” And Hebrews 3:15 clearly states, “Today if you hear his voice don’t harden your hearts! It is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!
I visited this place about 9 years ago and have to say of all the places I visited around Europe ( I live in Ireland ) there were a few notable places that left me feeling a whole range of emotions from anger to sadness, pity and resentment. This was one of them. I've been to several concentration camps and swore after Dachau that I would never set foot in one again. Well I did eventually return to one and it was here. I was overcome with an enormous feeling of sorrow and empathy for the people that not only died here but the ones that survived after enduring so much horror. There are several spots in the second larger camp that seem innocuous but u soon realise that on every inch of this place something horrible occurred. As u enter the camp and go past the car that was left there as a memorial, u go down a lane way that ran between the women and children's camps. All what u see is obvious so u know what you're looking at. But when u get to the bottom and off to the left there is a small wood. Here amongst the trees u first notice how quiet it is. Then u notice how few if any birds there are anywhere near the camp. Amongst these trees was where the women and children were forced to strip and wait their turn to enter the buildings that lead to the chambers. Many of them were shot on the spot right there so to stand there was eeire to say the least. Then once u come out the other end this is where u see the pool shown in the video at 8:25. As I approached it, it seemed like a normal small pool of water until that is I spotted the memorial plaque. In the water there are the ashes of hundreds of thousands of men women and children. Just dumped there. This one tiny place. That really struck me hard at the absolute callousness of the men who ran the camp. The undignified cruel treatment of fellow human beings was manifested here in this small body of water right at the back of the camp. I came away from this place feeling empty and sad like I'd bever felt before. It's so important we never forget what human beings were capable of in the 20th century.
Kind of strange of you... most of the land all over the world was conquered by someone at some point and there was probably a lot of bloodshed. It's not a sacred land it's just a shitty place where shitty things happened. You aren't responsible for their suffering so there's no need for the sentimentality.
Great respect for showing that on a travel blog. Very important to keep the worldwide awareness up about the horrors that happened during the Nazi government in Germany. This hopefully will never happen again, nowhere on the planet. So thanks a lot for using your popularity to spread this message, from a German.
Guys, i'm so shocked right now. 5 years ago i was in 3rd grade in a school that's right next to the church shown at 1:54, in 3rd grade, i remember a bus driving pass by our school. I'm such a fan of Kara and Nate, and i can't believe that Kara and Nate have experienced so much, been in the US; my dream, so many other beautiful places and exciting flights, and they've been right next to me.
It’s one of those places the true enormity hits you when you get the wooden huts at camp 2. You can look 2km in any direction and you compare it on a map to the size and it’s a tiny square. The guided tours give a insight into the devastation of it. Our guide leader had an Aunt who was murdered here and she felt it was her duty to keep her legacy going as an example for the future human race not to follow.
I went there by my lonesome some 20yrs ago. I had been up all night on a train from Budapest to Krakow (trying to keep the gypsies from bothering me) and then just found a hotel - showered and ate breakfast. I took a taxi to Auschwitz and joined an English speaking tour group. There were 4 of us and unfortunately half (2 of them) were English skinheads who were there to get off on the experience. It really hit home that this kind of hatred was still alive. Besides that there was snow, sleet, and all round bad weather the day I went. A big life changing experience and one that I hope all people will go and see. Never forget!
I remember going to the Sydney Jewish museum and meeting Eddie he was a survivor and being really young I didn't really know what the severity of what he had gone through. He took me and my older sister to a bench in the museum and started telling us about his story. He has now unfortunately he has now passed but he has written a book, one that I have not gotten around to reading yet but I will always remember him and a kind soul.
I visited here in the late 1980s. What struck me most was the foresight to just not destroy the camp after it was liberated but also when we were approaching the camp, I was shocked that it was right out in the open, not hidden in a forest somewhere.... 😢 I'm glad y'all were able to experience it. And
I dont have a personal connection with this location other than a curiosity of history. I have stated in the past that I would not be able to visit this site. I appreciate the respectful way you showed your audience the horrors of Auschwitz. Thank you, truly.
Thank you guys so much for sharing this with us. I got chills watching. I can’t imagine what it would be like to walk through in person. Thank you so much for being so respectful. I commend you guys❤️
Everyone is getting mad about the music, if you were listening to the music and paying such close attention to that, then you didn't pay enough attention to the story and sadness of this place. Some people find every reason to criticize other people, and I'm over it :(
Hey everyone, I’m from Germany and I really wanted to tell u something. I don’t want u to think that all Germans are grumpy and narcissistic. I am definitely not proud of what they did, I feel very bad for every victim and I just wanted to let u know. A lot of people still think that every German is a racist and that is definitely not true. Kara and Nate: I really like ur videos! Love from Germany ❤️
4:21 "Those Who Do Not Remember The Past Are Condemned To Repeat It" My american people wake up please... History Has and will repeat itself ☠🤦♂️ #TimesAreLookingScary
Showed this to my mom. She went to that area in 2017 or 2018 and pointed out all the places she went to (and didn’t want to go to). She said she felt like she was being watched by ghosts, which is the most creeped out I’ve ever seen her feel.
I appreciate the level of respect and somberness with which this video was made. Not a lot of talking, you let the images speak for themselves. Thank you for making this video. It was beautifully done.
Thank you for keeping the video and talking at the memorial to an absolute minimum and for using quiet, respectful tones. When I’ve gone to the death real way and seeing people taking selfie’s with the peace sign at hellfire pass or the bridge with absolutely no reference or respect for what the place is it really upsets me. Thank you for showing respect and being so informative and helpful and yet tactful and appropriate with this video. Really a very good job. Cheers to you both
I knew a survivor who lost her entire family here when she was just 16 shortly after they arrived, I have to get the courage to go here as I want to honor her memory and all of the Jewish community I've known 💔😭
My dads side is all Jewish and my great grandma and her family managed to pay to get out using diamonds. You presented this so well and respectfully ❤️
I went to Auschwitz a long time ago and it is a sobering experience. It is one thing to read about it but to actually walk the grounds where so much pain, fear, anxiety and unfounded hatred took place is completely different not to mention seeing the displays of personal items left behind. Despite all this it is worth the trip...
I appreciated the pics of some of the signage. I was able to pause and read for myself. I am happy that the souls lost here are being respectfully remembered.
I am half Jewish and I have done my best to learn about what happened to my family and to people that have been hurt. I have always wanted to see things like that so I could understand more but this is a very heavy topic but they showed it very well and I would love to go my self.
@Simple Life who said I'm a Jew? And why do you think ALL jews try stealing Palestinians' lands? How about you get some life and actually think and read before you accuse ppl?
Just came across this video for anyone in the comments that sees this and someone they know or them selfs im so so sorry i know all about this now we started learning about this in school
There was a brief glimpse of a quote ‘Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ I feel there’s a lot of that going on at present. People have forgotten the lessons learned after counties worked together to counter Nazi Germany. Basically, they worked together to counter hate. People embraced refugees, and those refugees have descendants who are proud of the country they now live in. I’m really worried about the ‘anti’ rhetoric you come across so much nowadays. Edit: Just realised you gave the correct quote at the end of the vlog. I really appreciated how you reacted to going around that museum. Not an easy museum visit.
Why do they use upbeat music in a concentrationcamp? So Kara and Nate, use your brains a bit more. The music in the background is NOT the choice when you are in a place that more than a million people got killed
its so insane to me. i have done lots of projects at school both in history and english on world war 2, and have seen photos of those gates at both camps. i cant imagine what it would be like to go there, knowing how just photos make me feel. thank you for being respectful. it was a really interesting video to watch
I am from Russia and was there last Spring. Essentially, this place changed for good my understanding of what really happened in 2nd Would War. This place is hell and it is impossible to imagine it was real, but it was and everybody should remember what people could do to each other so that such tragedy will never happen again!!!! And also, this place changed my attitude to all German people, I believe every German person should be sorry for this for a very long long time.
Watching this again now that I have a wonderful partner who is Jewish and lost family to this is sobering. I had watched it before and felt moved, but it’s so much more now.
My grandmother survived 9 months in that hell, her parents and siblings were gassed upon arrival. Her nightmarish experience continues to shadow my family even after her passing. I usually avoid seeing pictures or watching videos of the camps; it's too raw and too close for comfort. My grandmother's tattoo and her shattered psyche were always a constant reminder of what we lost and what we cannot afford to lose. I don't know why I decided to watch this vlog but I'm glad I did; you did a good job (and despite all the haters the music wasn't bad).
עם ישראל חי!
Im sorry for all your family and other families went through
Согласен, это ужасно.
У моего друга прадедушка служил в советской артиллерийской дивизии 1943 против немецких танков, но был захвачен в плен и умер в Освенциме, скорее от пыток. Это ад, это навсегда должно остаться в истории.
@Mick Mick thats extremely rude of you. Have some sense of respect
It’s funny how kara and nate’s accent used to be so strong when they first started travelling and now they’ve lost it quite a bit
what accent?
I literally came to the comments to find this comment
Same
I know lmao
Mackenzie Siwa southern
I'm Polish and been to Auschwitz 3 times. I was really worried when I saw this video as this is not something people usually put on the vlog.. but you really captured it in a respectful way, showing the overall atmosphere of the place but not going into the gruesome detail that I think is only appropriate to experience whilst you are actually there.
scarletnijinsky did you see the swimming pool inside the there?
blue angel well you willing to see the swimming pool?
scarletnijinsky same
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My Mother in Law grew up in the Netherlands and was a teenager during the war. They rarely talked about life in occupied Netherlands, but she did tell us after many years how she remembered the trains that were headed to the camps and seeing the fingers of hundreds of Jews and prisoners of war sticking out between the slats in the box cars as they slowed down when coming through her town in Haren. She will never forget it and she is now 90. It is so sickening to hear people say that it never happened.
Exactly. Just today some idiot replied to my comment on a UA-cam video of the holocaust by saying "99.99% of it is lies." I wonder what this idiot thought was the only .01% truth?
Honestly..the background music didn't fit for this blog...
Who cares
Limitless XP I care, got it
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Extremely too cheery for such a horribly devastating location to film. It would even just have been better with nothing at all
i was also thinking of that
When I worked for a local bank in Maryland, I work in the Jewish neighborhood. A lot of my customers came in and saw him try to hide the numbers on their arms. Some did not. My heart always dropped when I saw that. Knowing that they have been through hell. I just met a lady in my community who’s mother was best friends with Anne Frank. It’s amazing you never know who you’re talking to. She told me where I could go to verify it and read all about it she said. I did!! Please except your neighbors especially if they are different from you. You never know you may learn something new!! I love meeting new people from different ethnic groups. The food is pretty good to!!
Wow. what part of MD? Is this in bethesda? I've never met any survivors, but would love to. That's amazing that someone who was best friends with anne frank is still living! and so close to home!
In 1975 a man started working with me. After a few weeks he told me and the other at work what he and his family have been through.
He was a survivor of Auschwitz.
He told how his whole family - grandparents, mother, father, siblings and cousins - about 15-20 people (don't remember exactly) were killed in the camp. He was rescued by the russians, but ended up in Sweden in 1949 or 1950 ....
For me as a 17 year old, it was hard to believe everything he told me. But when I got older I really understood.
Thank you for charing this moment with this vlog to all of us
I cannot imagine meeting someone who went through this! Thank you for sharing his story
HaShem love Jewish People all 5780 years, we are the oldest people on our planet!
@@KaraandNate very respectful vid
@@KaraandNate after fifty 50 years on this earth i suddenly got what made hitler and the nazis the worst. Yes there have been wars and genocides. Even stalin had justifications in his own mind and fears but with hitler and the nazis its so emotionless and unfeeling
As a human being i have been wrong and been mistaken and learned to try to improve. To kill people systematically just for being human beings.😥😥😥😥
Kara and Nate
I was planning to go this year but London was enough
I watched this video and started cry about 5 mins in. My great grandfather fought in the war to save people from that horrible place. He survived the war and came home with bullet holes in his back. Although he survived its hard to imagine what he would’ve experienced. Watching his fellow soldiers die before him. He has been passed for about 10 years now but we still tell his story and how he almost gave his life for our country’s freedom❤️
Hello Kara and Nate. It's Uncle Dave. Your dad told me to find and view this video. I think you were respectful and aware of exactly where you were. Thanks for sharing. Love you guys.
Ok boomer
Green Gecko this is their family member...
David Ok normie
Stop being rude with the “Okay boomer” slang, I know it’s a joke, but it’s rude, I wouldn’t dream of talking to someone like that. People these days are so disrespectful.
Morgan Cashman ok boomer
4:02
That's from the prisoners scratching to be free. Truly heart breaking 💔
Emma Clark horrific truly horrific
Suzie From the block
Really stressful
when i went last year i was told you should not film or take photos in there but idk
In sixth grade I was lucky enough to meet a survivor that went through 13 concentration camps. She was super kind, and if I would have been in that circumstance I would be really cold and rude. It is not fare that innocent people were killed, and still are due to sexual preference, race, looks or even religion.
Kendall Nichols
Me as well 💕🙏🏼
I met one as well and it was so sad when she hugged me I was trying not to shake from how real it all was she was the sweetest old thing.
Kendall N. You would have been to scared to say anything it’s not like if you are told off in school or anything by like strict teachers these are murderers
artificial silence
Aw, I met survivors in London on the 75th Anniversary and I couldn’t believe I saw them in real life rather than UA-cam
I hope I will meet someone bcs I’m in sixth grade, but these days we saw a film about two women named Andra and Tatiana, they survived this hell as well, and it was so sad how they had to leave their mum when they were around 10-11 yrs old :(
Looking at this in 2020 and comparing to your current videos, I'll offer just this: You two have grown a lot over the years. I think your travels have given you perspective and maturity that many Americans don't have.
This video has rendered me almost breathless. And devastated. And heartbroken. You know the history, you hear of the horrors, but to see it like this... raw and real... to walk on the same soil, amidst the spirits of those who endured the unimaginable pain of the worst of humanity. Unbelievable.
Someday, I would love to travel to this place, to pay my respect to all those who suffered so the world would learn a lessen no one should have had to learn, so as to never repeat an atrocity such as this. Thank you for this one, Kara & Nate. ❤
That is so nice that Kara and Nate inspired you to go. I hope they understand how much of a positive impact they can have throughout their journey (on either side of their lens) and continue to be positively motivated!
Love to go there after watching Auschwitz 2011 movie, but everyone is saying it’s to early yet and I understand; I’m not strong enough yet anyway so my options would be to wait another year
I hope you go one day . I have been ; see my post today 6 December 2020 x
The shot with the Israeli flag was powerful to me. Survivors and descendants going back triumphantly even though it is such a horrific thing. I think I would be too sad to see it. I’m glad it’s free though and people are not banking anything from this suffering and still make it available to view so that the atrocities are not forgotten.
Michaelito72 not sad, scarred/terrified of the memories
I read people complaining about the background music. Gets on my nerves how people now a days will look for any reason to get offended. If you even heard the music, you missed the point of the whole video
I agree
It wasn’t respectful in my opinion
Well said, having recently seen Schindler's list I was holding back tears tbh and I wasn't even thinking "a somber piano number would be better". A song isn't going to change much.. Don't worry about the haters Kara and Nate. Thanks for sharing.
Just because we don't feel the music was appropriate, doesn't mean we're haters! What a lame, incorrect term to always fall back on. Opinions, ya know? We all have them.
The light and airy music doesn't suit a video filmed at a concentration camp.
The people you saw in the second camp in the white shirts and the Israeli flags were probably 12th grade students, I am from Israel and when I get to the 12th grade were flying with our school to Poland to see those camps, the 12th graders at my school are at Poland right now and I am going to be there next year. It's sad but so important.
It Is May Here עם ישראל חי!!✡️🇮🇱
That's so cool that your school allows you to go on trips like that. I wish my school would allow us to travel to different museums (etc) but all the money we het foes to the board and what they want
Oif
I'm going next year with my 12th grade too. I really want to experience it. It's so important
Basya B
Hopefully going there in August 2020
You guys did a really good job of respectfully capturing this experience. There's no perfect way of doing it, but this vlog really communicated some amount of the true tragedy, which reading about it just doesn't do justice to. Definitely a place to visit just to appreciate how dark humanity can be if good people stand idly by. I'm glad they've preserved it so well.
Thank you
I am not stupid I am smart as M.ussolini
Anosh Sequeira By those good people you mean Americans and British ofcourse.
Kara and Nate
I bet it was really hard for you x
Kara and Nate
I’ll be stressing straight away
The claw marks on the walls brought immediate tears streaming down my face. This is history that must never be forgotten.
The book of names says it all. Wow, Just wow. Tragic, the weather seems fit the mood and your day.
Carolina Girl the weathers like that everyday
The weathers like that everyday
@@lpsmeow2217 the sun shines there as well😉
Love Trumps Hate
Carolina Girl more than one mil
I met a survivor when I was in high school (10 years ago) and she was still in so much pain even after all these years. It’s so sad. I can’t imagine what they saw and went through ☹️😔
No wonder things like this tend to reoccur as a good portion of people were so focused on background music that they apparently were not aware of the serious nature of the video and the respectful manner it was presented. If you want to be offended by something so badly that it completely distracts you from onw of the most significant atrocities in recent history I ahve little hope that something of this nature is not imminent. If you need so badly to be offended how about taking offence to the millions of people who died at the hands of a radical group that still exists to this day? If you have to have some somber Hollywood music to cue you in that the subject is somber or if you allow something as trivial as a little music played occasionally in a low volume to completely distract you I doubt you would or have even seen the signs of a resurgence of this exact mentality that caused this place to exist in the first place.
You cant be that stupid.
wow okay so a couple thoughts: 1. if you played that music alone, no video, what mood does it evoke? if that mood is anything other than the extreme palpable sadness that is present walking around auschwitz, then it’s wrong. 2. the music is patently distracting. if it didn’t distract you, then kudos. it distracted so many people so much to the point of commenting. 3. your mental gymnastics tirade of trying to paint everyone as stupid, ignorant, snowflakes is hilarious. 4. it’s not a low volume.
Kate Belanger maybe people actually take/sense things differently and they thought it was appropriate and there isn’t a right way to play background music? Because many people seemed to not mind it so you think they’re wrong for still feeling somber with the music presented? Being so upset that you need to get your opinion across when people are trying extremely hard to be respectful is rude in itself
@@courtvisions2 In what way is it appropriate though? If you heard the music without watching the video, you'd think they were going for a walk in the park or a day at the beach, not going to a mass grave. People are allowed to be upset that the background music is jarringly out of place.
The music was terrible. It's not respectful at all. If profanity-laced gangsta rap were chosen as the background music, would you say "relax, the music doesn't matter"? Of course you wouldn't. Finally, perhaps you should follow your own advice: don't be so offended by the comments.
I was there when I was 16 on a class trip. I found my family in the book of names. No words can describe that feeling.
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@@sadatt5056 👎👎👎👎
@@sadatt5056 Shame on you
@@sadatt5056You are a lunatic
The clip of all the striped uniforms made me feel sick. I remember my 6th grade teacher reading the Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which is by no means the most historically accurate, but was age appropriate, to us. She read it well, and she tried her very best to get a bunch of 12 year olds from western Pennsylvania to understand that liberation, at that time, was only 75 years ago. We absolutely didn’t get it.
Especially when most people were actors in that movie
I am so glad that you as young people are using your platform to familiarize your followers of this sad part of history. In 2002 I brought 5 friends and family from America to this place. My daughter was a school teacher who met a camp survivor whose story inspired us to make the trip. Loved Krakow.
I feel like the lo-fi background music is trying to "aestheticize" a place where horrific and devastating things happened, which I find to be quite inappropriate.
I think it’s a great video but yea the music really hits me wrong. Not music I would use to make a vlog about genocide...
Alt-F4 will mute the music for you.
Yeah, the music is really out of place. They were also very casual about the whole thing. A really disconnected couple imo.
yeah it rubbed me the wrong way as well.
I know I am watching this 5 years late, but I appreciate how you handled this vlog. I have only visited the Dachau camp in Germany, but your videos brought tears to my eyes, remembering the heaviness I felt during my visit. I appreciate you documenting your visit so those who can't get a small glimpse into Auschwitz.
Kara turning the pages of the enormous book full of millions of names of people who were murdered there... *chills*
I knew a few survivors growing up. It didn't seem special or unusual at the time. Now I realize the history and pain they carried and how terrible it was to just take their presence for granted. What strong people they were.
Your final quote is perfect. The world is so close to going precisely there again. Peace & Love & Understanding to everyone here on this vlog X
We didn't learn who the problem was and now Europeankind is who's in trouble.
I would recommend having the guided tour of those two places because it gets even more real and you get the whole picture when you have someone explaining everything as you go.
The guide has a microphone on him and you will get headphones so you can hear him perfectly fine even if it's a big group.
Kind regards from Sweden.
Daniel Anderstedt
Meeting survivors again when I go there next year
Daniel Anderstedt
First met them in London 4 months
It breaks my heart knowing what these poor people went through.. :(
And going hot
Oh my goodness, I wanted to cry. You two are wonderful, you went in those camps and showed us how horrifying it all was. The look on Kara’s face said it all.❤️
Agree music is weird here but keep in mind ,this is not a movie production with sound engineers and big budget to make the perfect audio. It's pretty obvious they took this place seriously regardless.
Extremely sad,my grandparents came from Poland Krackow my dad was born in Germany they escaped and made it too Australia with much luck,living a very sombre lucky life,watching this brought tears too my eyes,I always been very proud off my heritage,but seeing this truly shows how sad it is those poor people i can only imagine what they went through,So very gratefull for my life,thankyou Kara and Nate,
Im polish and only decided to go and visit Aushwitz 2 years ago at the age of 32. I cried when I walked past the (unshown in the VLOG) piles of shoes, suitcases, hair combs, etc. Its just so ... incomprehensible. How, why? I was angry, sad, mad, gutted. I went with a friend and she was trying to chat me up while walking through the said exposition and i just shoved her off and grawled "Dont touch me". Its hard to describe...
y'all are awesome and its so important to go to these places no matter how sad or uncomfortable because it is our duty as humans to learn about our history and how to never repeat it. i hope i can make it here one day to pay my respects, but for now i am thankful for you guys for showing this and being incredibly respectful. i am a proud german/american but i am ashamed that this has stained our history. thank you for your insight
Beautiful vlog you two :') brb crying. I remember coming here in 2015 and my heart just felt so heavy walking around.
Thank you TJ!
I know the feeling because I’m hopefully going in 2021
I can imagine 😩
@@katrandoms
No I didn’t. I don’t think I’ll be going now until covid is over
I went to Dachau camp in 2000. Such a very somber experience. Everybody should visit one of these camps at least once to understand the incredible wrongs that were performed by humans upon humans. This should never be allowed to happen ever again. Thank you for such a careful production of imagery in this video. We must remember these atrocities to avoid allowing them to be repeated. Nie Wieder ... NEVER AGAIN!!
Kara and Nate’s voices have changed so much in the past 2 years.
Thank you for respecting the history, location, and those who suffered. Kara nailed it when she said it was a heavy day.
To everyone complaining about the music, if that's what bothered you about this video and not about the content then you have some serious problems. Nate and Kara we're really respectful in this video for all the victims.
As an Israeli,that’s such a strong and emotional video! Thank you for doing it!❤️
Seeing all the Hebrew letters there and some Israeli flags was just a proof that we won.
Also,today,8/4,is the memory of Holocaust day(hope I wrote right)here in Israel.so I just wanted to stop and say thank you even though it’s an old video ❤️🇮🇱
U are an Israeli who is doing similar things to Palestinians🇵🇸
For those complaining about the music would clearly rather have depressing music 😶 the more calming music provides more of a passing era of such torture in my opinion
I am from Germany and we actually went there with my school. The people in my class where always loud and laughing on the way there but as soon as we stepped on this ground they all went quite. Literally nobody said a word. We were all so shocked by how it feels to be there. And as Germans all of us kind of felt like it was our fault. It was such an insane experience to go there.
its too bad youre not taught what happened to ethnic Germans .. then youd really cry
@dpjb2930 Jp This German probably wouldnt even know what you mean.. Some 250,000? boiled to a crisp and I believe Germanys official jewified number being 25,000 .
Your travelling has really impacted on your accents lol I’m going through and rewatching from the beginning (again) and I just noticed Nate’s accent and how different he sounds now.
Oh and I just finished the vlog where you bought your new cameras in Turkey and comparing the current style to this... you guys have come such a long way from 2016.
Keep up the great work.
As a Jew with family that was killed here, as well as someone who personally visited these 2 camps (as well as 3 others in the late 90s), you did a phenomenal job with the video. With so many people not believing I sincerely thank you for not only visiting, but sharing your experience. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to go back (more so mentally), but it’s so important that we never forget!
Anyone who doesn't believe can likely hardly read or write either. Whoever doesn't believe isn't worth the effort to try to make believe.
I don’t blame you, i don’t think I’d be able to go because my strength isn’t great but according to survivors themselves said it was amazing in London
My Great Grandad was a little kid ( who was also Jewish) in Poland at the time of the invasion. Luckily he escaped here to the UK and never went back before passing away last year . sorry if this story depressed anyone 😕
I agree with the other commenters: You all presented this video in a very respectful tone; and your honest, human reactions to encountering such a somber, tragic site really come through. My family and I will be visiting Krakow in early September-like you all, also with the main intention of visiting Auschwitz. So I appreciate seeing in advance a bit of what to expect. (We have already made our reservations, and we’re scheduled to accompany a tour.)
I'mso glad you went to a place where millions were murderd and played cheerful music and vlogged.
I appreciate this video, think you were both incredibly sensitive, and do not think the music was upbeat at all. As someone who has also traveled to 40+ countries, I can tell you that those who are criticizing have clearly never seen “inappropriate” and “disrespectful”. I think the survivors would be honored to be remembered. Further, I believe travelers appreciate having someone document their honest firsthand experience as well as recommendations for ease of travel. Many hugs as always.
You too nice
The music though.... Probably not what my great grandmother was feeling...
Agreed. I tried watching this but I had enough after a couple of minutes. Unfollowed. I can't support a channel that takes this subject lightly in any way.
@@staypositive4358 I mean there always a possibility that they where trying to keep some type of good vibe in the video but yes not the best music choice
They put fucking porn music.
@@alexilaiho6441 ?
I am grateful to say that I am a born again Christian and have been since I was 19.......praise God for those of us who truly belong to Christ we will never be alone!!!!!!! just like Daniel we see that God is always there for will come through for us and we never have to suffer any afflictions on our own!!!!! he is a friend who sticks closer than a brother!!!!!!! his presence is always near!!!!!! though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death we fear no evil because his rod and staff comforts us!!!!!! we may be thrown into fiery furnaces lions dens prisons or like in this video be taken to concentration camps or even have our heads cut off but God will never leave nor forsake us!!!!!!! to God Be All The Glory!!!!!! Great things he hath done!!!!!! and all hail king Jesus!!!!! the king of kings and the lord of lords!!!!!!! however folks if you don’t know Christ as your savior then it burdens my soul to think that you are headed for a terrible place called Hell where the Bible says the fire is never quenched and the worm dies not! Folks you are not promised tomorrow! If you want to know how to be saved from this horrible reality then please by all means don’t hesitate to comment right back so I can lead you to the savior! 2 Corinthians 6:2 clearly states “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation!” And Hebrews 3:15 clearly states, “Today if you hear his voice don’t harden your hearts! It is not me but the Holy Spirit that I pray reveals to you the truth of his precious gospel......John 3:16 says for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes on him will not perish but have everlasting life! V 17 says then V 18 says whoever believes on the son is not condemned but whoever does not believe on the son is condemned already because he has not believed on the son whom God has sent! Also Acts 16:30-31 what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house I am not threatening anyone but just warning them what will happen if they reject this precious gift of eternal life! Christ died a horrible criminals death! He was beaten brutally mocked spit upon and endured countless hours of torture pain for all of our sins! Ppl go to hell because they reject that pardon for their sins! And Jesus is saying to them in Matthew 25:41 depart from me you cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels! Hell was only prepared for Satan and his angels! It is not God who threatens anyone it is the craziness of rejecting the free pardon of salvation! It’s like if you’re in court you’ve committed a crime say you murdered someone! Now if you say to that Judge hey I know I’ve done a terrible thing of murdering that person but I hear you’re a good judge and so I know you’ll be fair to me...... the judge is going to reply well yes you’re right about one thing I am a good judge and because I’m a good judge I’m going to see to it that you’re punished and that justice is served! Well then all of a sudden someone you don’t even know comes forward and says you know what I know he’s committed the crime he’s committed and he deserves to go to jail but I really don’t want to see him go to prison so I’ll just go to prison for him so he can go free! So if you accepted that offer you’d be free to leave the courtroom but if you didn’t well you’d be crazy and go to prison yourself! Well that’s exactly how it was 2,000 years ago! He is God in human flesh and he came to this earth lived a perfect sinless life and even though he knew that we had sinned and because of our sins deserved to die miserably but he said no I don’t want to see them suffer so I will go and take their punishment for them! Even though he did absolutely nothing wrong still he chose to take the punishment for our sins so we can be set free from the power bondages and consequences of our disobedience to God! Romans 5:8 says For God commends his love toward us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us! 1 John 2:2 says he was made to be the propitiation for our sins! And not just for our sins but the sins of the whole world! 2 Corinthians 5:21 He who knew no sin became Sin for us that we would be made his righteousness! The truth is if you had to get to Heaven by your own effort then you cannot do it! Because Romans 3:10 says there is not one that does good! No Not One! Romans 3:23 says For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God! Romans 6:23 says For the wages of sin is death! But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our lord! But the good news is Romans 10:9 If we confess with our mouth and believes in our hearts that Christ died for our sins then was raised from the dead we will be saved! V 10 For it’s with the heart we believe and it’s with the mouth confession is made unto salvation! God gave us 10 commandments to follow and we’ve broken every one of them! And because God is a good God he cannot allow our disobedience to him to go unpunished! Well then like I just mentioned above his son Jesus stepped forward and said no I don’t want to see them punished so I will take their punishment for them! And also like I said he died a terrible substitute criminal’s death for us on a cross so now all we have to do is accept that payment for our sins and we can escape the terrible wrath of God that is to fall on them who do not accept this atonement that was sacrificed for our sins! Praise the lord Romans 10:13 says Whoever calls on the name of the lord shall be saved! And 1 Peter 1:4 you’re an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you! Christ clearly said in John 14:6 I am the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the father but through me! Acts 4:12 clearly states that there is no other name given unto Heaven or earth by which we must be saved as there is salvation in no other! Jesus clearly states that there is clearly only one way to Salvation and it’s him that’s it! There is no other way! God Bless everyone who reads!
Out of all those millions of names, one just stands out for me... sweet darling girl Czeslawa Kwoka... the moment i saw her photo i got so emotional.
How old was she and why did she stand out the most?
I visited this place about 9 years ago and have to say of all the places I visited around Europe ( I live in Ireland ) there were a few notable places that left me feeling a whole range of emotions from anger to sadness, pity and resentment.
This was one of them.
I've been to several concentration camps and swore after Dachau that I would never set foot in one again.
Well I did eventually return to one and it was here.
I was overcome with an enormous feeling of sorrow and empathy for the people that not only died here but the ones that survived after enduring so much horror.
There are several spots in the second larger camp that seem innocuous but u soon realise that on every inch of this place something horrible occurred.
As u enter the camp and go past the car that was left there as a memorial, u go down a lane way that ran between the women and children's camps.
All what u see is obvious so u know what you're looking at.
But when u get to the bottom and off to the left there is a small wood.
Here amongst the trees u first notice how quiet it is.
Then u notice how few if any birds there are anywhere near the camp.
Amongst these trees was where the women and children were forced to strip and wait their turn to enter the buildings that lead to the chambers.
Many of them were shot on the spot right there so to stand there was eeire to say the least.
Then once u come out the other end this is where u see the pool shown in the video at 8:25.
As I approached it, it seemed like a normal small pool of water until that is I spotted the memorial plaque.
In the water there are the ashes of hundreds of thousands of men women and children.
Just dumped there.
This one tiny place.
That really struck me hard at the absolute callousness of the men who ran the camp.
The undignified cruel treatment of fellow human beings was manifested here in this small body of water right at the back of the camp.
I came away from this place feeling empty and sad like I'd bever felt before.
It's so important we never forget what human beings were capable of in the 20th century.
I don't think I would be able to eat or drink while there..just knowing how hungry the prisoners were...I couldn't do it
Kind of strange of you... most of the land all over the world was conquered by someone at some point and there was probably a lot of bloodshed. It's not a sacred land it's just a shitty place where shitty things happened. You aren't responsible for their suffering so there's no need for the sentimentality.
Great respect for showing that on a travel blog. Very important to keep the worldwide awareness up about the horrors that happened during the Nazi government in Germany. This hopefully will never happen again, nowhere on the planet. So thanks a lot for using your popularity to spread this message, from a German.
The stupid music makes this feel like a backwards episode of MTV's cribs
Guys, i'm so shocked right now. 5 years ago i was in 3rd grade in a school that's right next to the church shown at 1:54, in 3rd grade, i remember a bus driving pass by our school. I'm such a fan of Kara and Nate, and i can't believe that Kara and Nate have experienced so much, been in the US; my dream, so many other beautiful places and exciting flights, and they've been right next to me.
It’s one of those places the true enormity hits you when you get the wooden huts at camp 2. You can look 2km in any direction and you compare it on a map to the size and it’s a tiny square.
The guided tours give a insight into the devastation of it. Our guide leader had an Aunt who was murdered here and she felt it was her duty to keep her legacy going as an example for the future human race not to follow.
The thing is it is never sunny very cloudy
I went there by my lonesome some 20yrs ago. I had been up all night on a train from Budapest to Krakow (trying to keep the gypsies from bothering me) and then just found a hotel - showered and ate breakfast. I took a taxi to Auschwitz and joined an English speaking tour group. There were 4 of us and unfortunately half (2 of them) were English skinheads who were there to get off on the experience. It really hit home that this kind of hatred was still alive. Besides that there was snow, sleet, and all round bad weather the day I went. A big life changing experience and one that I hope all people will go and see. Never forget!
My heart is broken these people that suffered didn’t have a great childhood 💔
I remember going to the Sydney Jewish museum and meeting Eddie he was a survivor and being really young I didn't really know what the severity of what he had gone through. He took me and my older sister to a bench in the museum and started telling us about his story. He has now unfortunately he has now passed but he has written a book, one that I have not gotten around to reading yet but I will always remember him and a kind soul.
I have relatives names in that book sadly
How what huh
Book of names 5:04
I visited here in the late 1980s. What struck me most was the foresight to just not destroy the camp after it was liberated but also when we were approaching the camp, I was shocked that it was right out in the open, not hidden in a forest somewhere.... 😢 I'm glad y'all were able to experience it. And
I dont have a personal connection with this location other than a curiosity of history. I have stated in the past that I would not be able to visit this site. I appreciate the respectful way you showed your audience the horrors of Auschwitz. Thank you, truly.
Thank you guys so much for sharing this with us. I got chills watching. I can’t imagine what it would be like to walk through in person. Thank you so much for being so respectful. I commend you guys❤️
Everyone is getting mad about the music, if you were listening to the music and paying such close attention to that, then you didn't pay enough attention to the story and sadness of this place. Some people find every reason to criticize other people, and I'm over it :(
Hey everyone, I’m from Germany and I really wanted to tell u something.
I don’t want u to think that all Germans are grumpy and narcissistic.
I am definitely not proud of what they did, I feel very bad for every victim and I just wanted to let u know.
A lot of people still think that every German is a racist and that is definitely not true.
Kara and Nate: I really like ur videos!
Love from Germany ❤️
There are museums and monuments dedicated to victims of nacism in Germany, but almost none dedicated to victims of communism in Russia etc.
4:21 "Those Who Do Not Remember The Past Are Condemned To Repeat It" My american people wake up please... History Has and will repeat itself ☠🤦♂️ #TimesAreLookingScary
Showed this to my mom. She went to that area in 2017 or 2018 and pointed out all the places she went to (and didn’t want to go to). She said she felt like she was being watched by ghosts, which is the most creeped out I’ve ever seen her feel.
Sorry but background is not good for this place.
I appreciate the level of respect and somberness with which this video was made. Not a lot of talking, you let the images speak for themselves. Thank you for making this video. It was beautifully done.
Great footage but the music doesn’t fit. It’s the saddest place.
Agree. Being there made me want to cry
I’d say there are sadder places. However this is definitely one of the saddest places.
Thank you for keeping the video and talking at the memorial to an absolute minimum and for using quiet, respectful tones. When I’ve gone to the death real way and seeing people taking selfie’s with the peace sign at hellfire pass or the bridge with absolutely no reference or respect for what the place is it really upsets me. Thank you for showing respect and being so informative and helpful and yet tactful and appropriate with this video. Really a very good job. Cheers to you both
My family was murdered there. I'm a fan of you guys, but the music was really inappropriate and disrespectful.
I’m so sorry for your losses of your family. It was awful what happened there ❤️
I knew a survivor who lost her entire family here when she was just 16 shortly after they arrived, I have to get the courage to go here as I want to honor her memory and all of the Jewish community I've known 💔😭
I think it would have been better if there was no music, but it was handled with respect. It was done with respect.
I was a Jew from Israel, I made the trip to Poland a month ago, it was really hard as a 16 year old girl to see what they went through there.
The music choice seems pretty damn inappropriate
There are living humans who went through this, survived it, and have a story of their own. Let that sink in... there are LIVING survivors.
My dads side is all Jewish and my great grandma and her family managed to pay to get out using diamonds. You presented this so well and respectfully ❤️
I went to Auschwitz a long time ago and it is a sobering experience. It is one thing to read about it but to actually walk the grounds where so much pain, fear, anxiety and unfounded hatred took place is completely different not to mention seeing the displays of personal items left behind. Despite all this it is worth the trip...
The cheerful music in the background is horrible
I appreciated the pics of some of the signage. I was able to pause and read for myself. I am happy that the souls lost here are being respectfully remembered.
Seriosuly, what the hell were you thinking when you decided to use this music for this video???
I am half Jewish and I have done my best to learn about what happened to my family and to people that have been hurt. I have always wanted to see things like that so I could understand more but this is a very heavy topic but they showed it very well and I would love to go my self.
Fred, don't take this the wrong way, but "half Jewish" is a nazi / european racist term, jewish mother, or conversion determines who is jewish....
2:36 I was so excited to see Hebrew in this place... I'm being honest here, I have been there and it's a hard experience...
@Simple Life who said I'm a Jew? And why do you think ALL jews try stealing Palestinians' lands?
How about you get some life and actually think and read before you accuse ppl?
Jessica
It will be for me I’ll be like shaking soon as I get there
@@nicolelawless3199 good luck.... it's REALLY hard
Jessica
Thank you so much, hope to get round to it, I’ve been stressed out with it before
Jessica
Horrible experience for me x
Just came across this video for anyone in the comments that sees this and someone they know or them selfs im so so sorry i know all about this now we started learning about this in school
Thats a tough video to make, props to you guys!
There was a brief glimpse of a quote ‘Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ I feel there’s a lot of that going on at present. People have forgotten the lessons learned after counties worked together to counter Nazi Germany. Basically, they worked together to counter hate. People embraced refugees, and those refugees have descendants who are proud of the country they now live in. I’m really worried about the ‘anti’ rhetoric you come across so much nowadays.
Edit: Just realised you gave the correct quote at the end of the vlog. I really appreciated how you reacted to going around that museum. Not an easy museum visit.
Why do they use upbeat music in a concentrationcamp? So Kara and Nate, use your brains a bit more. The music in the background is NOT the choice when you are in a place that more than a million people got killed
its so insane to me. i have done lots of projects at school both in history and english on world war 2, and have seen photos of those gates at both camps. i cant imagine what it would be like to go there, knowing how just photos make me feel. thank you for being respectful. it was a really interesting video to watch
Strange choice of music
I am from Russia and was there last Spring. Essentially, this place changed for good my understanding of what really happened in 2nd Would War. This place is hell and it is impossible to imagine it was real, but it was and everybody should remember what people could do to each other so that such tragedy will never happen again!!!! And also, this place changed my attitude to all German people, I believe every German person should be sorry for this for a very long long time.
It's weird, I've watched this so long ago and I just found your channel like three days ago and I just realized that you were the ones that made this.
As a Jew this makes me cry, knowing if I had been living there during this time I would have been murdered. It breaks my heart.
My grandma survived world war 2 she said to me she always protected her siblings i am proud she is ny grandma couldnt live with out her
Thank you for doing this vlog with such dignity and reverence and get allowing your followers to glimpse into what was a harrowing past.
I watched a video in 8th grade and it may me cry so much. If I went there I would probably be balling my eyes out
Watching this again now that I have a wonderful partner who is Jewish and lost family to this is sobering. I had watched it before and felt moved, but it’s so much more now.