Holocaust Memorial

After visiting the Pink Triangle Memorial, I made my way to Lincoln Park in San Francisco where I would be able to see the Holocaust Memorial. The memorial consisted of a paper mache sculpture done by the artist George Segal. The art piece shows a pile of dead bodies while there is holding onto the fence looking out of the camp. The man standing gave me the chills. I believe the way George Segal did a great job in capturing the cruelty the men and women endured while in concentration camps. The man is standing there looking out the camp, looking at freedom while there are dead bodies behind him. While I was there it began to rain which was a weird feeling. It reminded me of the closing scene of the movie The Boy In the Striped Pajamas where it shows men and women about to be killed in a gas chamber and it is pouring rain at the concentration camp. I could not even imagine myself in the same shoes, such cruelty that they suffered is unimaginable. This memorial is something I will definitely recommend to someone.

Pink Triangle Park

Tuesday morning I had the chance to visit the Pink Triangle Memorial in San Francisco. The Pink Triangle Park serves as a memorial for the gay, bisexual, transgender, and lesbian men and women who were killed in concentration camps during World War II by the Nazi's. The memorial consists of triangular pillars with a mini pink triangle at the top. Behind the pillars is a triangle on the floor filled with beautiful pink stones. The plaque that is placed next to the memorial shows a photo of some of the men who were sectioned into the homosexual group. The men had to wear a pink triangle as a symbol of their sexual orientation. Overall visiting the memorial was a great experience.