On October 5, students of the second, third and fifth years of our high school went on a foreign trip to Auschwitz and Krakow in Poland. After a six-hour bus journey, we arrived at the museum of the Auschwitz concentration camp, through which the guide took us.
These places became a sad memento of the crimes that were committed during the Second World War, during which countless numbers of people died.
The excursion had a total length of three hours, during which we visited not only Auschwitz I, but also Auschwitz II - Birkenau, where we saw preserved buildings and authentic artifacts from eighty years ago.
One must not forget one's history. One can only hope that society has already learned its lesson from these horrific crimes against humanity that trampled on the most basic universal human rights such as the right to life, personal liberty and security, and nothing like this will ever happen again.
The excursion to Auschwitz will be an experience that will be etched in our memories forever.