The Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe

All 3 articles discuss the Berlin Monument, but give completely different points of view on the subject. Press cool on Berlin memorial, a piece done by the BBC, gives an inside look as to how German newspapers perceive the new monument. Comments range from approval to disapproval of the point conveyed by the slabs, and whether there should be a memorial at all because it plays on German guilty, even 60 years after the Holocaust. These, I believe are very valid points. Although it is never too late to commemorate such atrocious acts, the design was chosen for a reason. The abstract and simple shape of the memorial is mean to be interpreted by the viewer, which I believe is a brilliant design. Blatantly pointing out what is being commemorated has been done many times before, and a new generation of Germans should feel moved to never again do such an act again, not feel ashamed for what a past generation has done.

Berlin opens Holocaust memorial

Bleak Debate in Berlin on a Holocaust Memorial