Feedback of Participants of W.E. Projects

"Approaching systemised destruction and death, supported by the caring field of the group, I found the universal presence of love, life energy and beauty - even, or rather gerade at Auschwitz"

"Every time I remember our journey to Auschwitz I think about how difficult it was for me emotionally, even physically at times, and at the same time I think about how generous and good you four were with me. You took care of me with a lot of kindness, and you took really good care of me. I feel incredibly grateful for that and I have a lot of love for you. I don't know if I am repeating myself, but thank you so very much for what you are doing, and the way you cared for me."

"The set framework - several preparatory online meetings, peer-groups of at three people, morning and evening shared meditation time, during the day at the different locations - was perfect to allow for deep immersion in the theme".

"The group was essential."

"...the proximity of a former concentration camp to my home changes something in me; I realize that "it" is everywhere."

" ... there is this fear that the horror comes to the surface. The horror is still hidden beneath the surface. It should not be discovered."

" ... in connection with the people of that time in this place I encounter a deep abandonment until the end of space and time."

"An apparently "intact world" was played in Westerbork, but underneath lies the shadow."

" ...this experience went deeper than any encounter with the topic Holocaust ever before. I felt as if I had landed on the ground."

" This "work" cannot be done by everyone; I understand now why I cannot expect everyone to do it."

" It is important to relate to individuals, otherwise there is a large, gray mass that cannot be easily felt."

"The comprehensive net of horror over Germany and the neighboring countries became strongly noticeable for me:"

" Important for me is an approach in the inner attitude of humility and not wanting."

" " Only from a place of pure being there in the greatest possible lack of intention, I can be in this place and begin to bear witness."

" What I encounter has much to do with my own trauma."

"For moments, the horrible events of that time exist parallel to the now. It runs like a film inside me."

"A trip to Auschwitz would have been too big for me. Now, on W.E. Day, the place is only an hour away from home. Held in the group, I had the confidence to make myself available to witness."

"There are days in life that you never forget. This was one."

"After 38 years of teaching and many years of volunteer tours on this memorial site, I was able to leave my intellectual shield. It's a whole new way to approach that topic."

" The group is so important; before was much fear inside me; now there is confidence that this group will carry."

"...to find humanity in the encounter; to learn to witness and feel; this is for me the essence of this "work"..."