Among those murdered in the Holocaust were 20,000 Hungarian Jews, shot on the banks of the Danube, having been forced to remove their shoes. The shoes were deemed to hold value. Sculptor Gyula Pauer’s monument is composed of 60 pairs of shoes in iron. #HolocaustMemorialDay 
@claremulley I’ve seen those shoes - it’s very poignant 😰
@claremulley Few remember that during WWII Hungary joined nazis and was part of the Axis. After WWII nazi Hungarian leader Ferenc Szálasi was publicly hanged.
https://www.ctinsider.com/entertainment/article/Thirty-two-frightening-snapshots-of-a-hanging-12568866.php
Thirty-two frightening snapshots of a hanging. And no one knew who the victims were - until now.

The 32 black-and-white snapshots were like frames from a disturbing home movie - four men...

Washington Post
@claremulley sadly my great uncle was murdered there though his music lives on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_Vig?wprov=sfti1
Miklós Vig - Wikipedia

@bor I’m so sorry. What a legacy he left, far stronger and greater than their hatred.

@claremulley

Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay but for my family it is every day
As a daughter of Holocaust Survivors
(May their memories be a blessing)
our family is ever mindful of our duty to ensure #NeverAgain means just that-
For everyone!
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/6/29/1676433/-This-Radio-Saved-Over-750-Lives-The-Critical-Importance-of-FreedomOfThePress

@claremulley haunting and terrible, it also looks like a tripping hazard tho
@claremulley Haunting work. It immediately tells the story.
@claremulley what a heart-wrenching memorial. We must never forget the terrible price Jews and ppl who were different have paid. We’re in a dangerous time with the unbelievable rise in antisemitism in the world, with the proliferation of Fascism.
@claremulley I had seen photos of the shoes but did not understand the story behind them. Thank you.
@claremulley Haunting image! We must never forget!