Memorial Plaza Test

Question

Now that you have explored this space, learned details about the death camps and listened to testimony from survivors, answer the following:

  • How do these tracks speak to how technological advancements (like the invention of the train or more recently, advances in mass communication) can be used to do harm?
  • Why are the train tracks important to preserving the memory of this tragic history?
  • How can artifacts from sites of mass atrocity like these train tracks benefit current and future generations?
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