31 Jul 2024
Our driver and guide Jacob was outstanding. Thoughtful, kind, and knowledgeable, he was very accommodating. The experience at Auschwitz- Birkenau was personal and emotional for me as I lost many of my father’s family there and had two survivors. Jacob drove us to a quiet part of Birkenau where two railroad cars that took Jews to certain death are still standing on the tracks. Jacob left me alone with the cars so that I could make some form of peace with the horrors that happened there. In retrospect, an Auschwitz visit can be transformative and reminds us of what should never happen again.