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A Proper Memorial to the Holocaust
By Alexander Wilgocki
Europe, specifically Central Europe,…
![The Shoes on The Danube memorial in Budapest, marks a spot where thousands of Jews were shot into the Danube river. This site is perhaps controversial for lacking descriptors, but it forces people to think about what had happened.](https://urbanlabsce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_0082-495x400.jpg)
Who Are Memorials For?
By Jay Skelton
As our group traveled around Europe, the most…
![A Visitor Takes a Selfie at Auschwitz-Birkenau](https://urbanlabsce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/A-Visitor-Takes-a-Selfie-at-Auschwitz-Birkenau-495x400.jpg)
Desecrated Graves: Tombstones and Selfies
By Aren Burnside
When examining history, there is often a…
![Bloc 11 in Auschwitz shows the images a photographer took of prisoners upon their arrival at the camp these images were used to identify prisoners if they were to escape.](https://urbanlabsce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Bloc-11-in-Auschwitz-shows-the-images-a-photographer-took-of-prisoners-upon-their-arrival-at-the-camp2c-these-images-were-used-to-identify-prisoners-if-they-were-to-escape.-1-495x400.jpg)
More than a Statistic: Memorializing Jewish Victims of the Holocaust as Individuals Rather than a Number
By Clare Toner
As I entered Auschwitz for the first time,…
![Anthony 1](https://urbanlabsce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Anthony-1-1-e1543319074207-495x400.jpg)
The Children of Atrocities
By Anthony Russo
Before coming to Europe and seeing all the…
![Auschwitz-Birkenau. Photo by Taylora Krzeminski](https://urbanlabsce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Taylora-Urban-Lab-3-495x400.jpg)
Rethinking Remembrance
By Rody Conway
The 20th century was a century of unprecedented…
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The Roma Are People Too
By Clare Toner
Part of what drew me to the Central Europe…
![Bela Kun Memorial](https://urbanlabsce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Bela-Kun-Memorial-e1542112592853-495x400.jpg)
Let History Speak for Itself
By Kyra McDermott
In every corner of the world, monuments…
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Overshadowing Holocaust Remembrance in Central Europe
By Taylor Krzeminski
In Central Europe, memorialization of…
![St. Stephens Cathedral](https://urbanlabsce.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/St.-Stephens-Cathedral-495x400.jpg)
Places of Worship Commercialized
By Anthony Russo
During all of our travels the one thing I was…