2023 Germany and Czech Republic: Day 3

The Memory Void, Jewish Museum, Berlin, Germany
The Memory Void*,
Jewish Museum Berlin.

Today in Berlin, we continued our deep dive into the Holocaust and Jewish life in Germany. We asked ourselves thought-provoking and difficult questions through our visits to the Topography of Terror and the Jewish Museum. What does true accountability and justice look like for a massacre of this scale? What’s the “right” way, if there even is one, to memorialize such a tragic and immense genocide? How do we hold ourselves accountable and actively keep our promise of “Never Again?” As we continue to search for these answers in Dresden, Prague, and then Munich, we’ll be sure to uncover new layers of complexity in the Holocaust that can’t be found anywhere else except where the devastating events actually occurred. We’re excited to take you along the way in this already rewarding journey. 

Although a lot of our trip consists of dark yet important themes, we’re having a blast with other fun activities. We ended the day today by attending a Bavarian cooking class! We divided into stations and worked together to produce a beautiful meal for our amazing chaperones. We prepared a 3-course meal: meatloaf sandwiches with handmade bread, ravioli with handmade pasta, and a delightful black forest cake as the finale. I hope you’ve enjoyed day 3 of the Germany trip as much as we have and gained a taste of everything we’ve been learning.

Tschüss (bye),

- Nathan C. ‘24

Video of the Memory Void*

*The Memory Void, one of the symbolic spaces on the ground level of the Libeskind building, includes the installation Shalekhet (Fallen Leaves) by Menashe Kadishman. More than 10,000 faces with open mouths, cut from heavy round iron plates, cover the concrete floor throughout the entire building. Its only light emanates from a small slit at the top of the space. The faces symbolize those lost during the Holocaust as well as the victims of war and violence.

Enjoy today's photos (click on any image to enlarge and view a slideshow)!

















Location: Berlin, Germany

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