Vice President J.D. Vance visited Dachau concentration camp with survivor Abba Naor, who recounted his harrowing journey from Kaunas, Lithuania, to Dachau in 1944. Naor described his separation from family, their tragic fate, and the brutal conditions that led to the deaths of over 40,000 out of the 200,000 inmates at Dachau. The visit emphasized the importance of remembering this dark chapter in history and the personal stories behind the statistics of the Holocaust.
In the first room of the memorial's main exhibition building, a large map displayed the network of Nazi concentration camps that existed at the height of World War II, illustrating the extensive reach of Nazi terror across Europe.
Gesturing to the map, Naor showed Vance his hometown of Kaunas, Lithuania, and described the route by which he arrived at Dachau in 1944, underscoring the brutal journey many endured.
At Auschwitz and other death camps, 6 million Jews were killed, representing two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population, highlighting the horrific scale of the Holocaust.
The subcamps, this was our problem, Naor tells TIME the day after his visit with Vance. The people couldn't stay long alive, emphasizing the severe conditions faced by inmates.
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