Should Auschwitz be left to decay?

Where I live I am in close proximity to several civil war battlefields that have been preserved: Manassas/Bull Run, Gettysburg, Antietam/Sharpsburg, Monocacy/Frederick etc. While there are of course no survivors of these conflicts left to tell their tales, these grounds stand as largely unimproved stark reminders of the struggles that happened there.

I know there are major differences between battlefields and the death camps, but the reasons for preserving both are the same: To honor the brave and remember the dead, and perhaps most importantly to remind future generation as to how horrible these events were and how vast was the suffering of those who came before us so that hopefully the events will never be repeated.

There are already, just a generation or two removed from the Nazi atrocities, many who falsely claim that these crimes were not committed. The humans who witnessed and/or were victims of these tragic events will soon all be gone. IMHO these sites should be maintained for future generations, particularly the descendents of the survivors to gather and mourn if they wish, but more importantly for the vivid impact that standing on these sites gives, as does standing on the fileds where our greatest national crisis took place 80 years prior to the immense worldwide tragedy that occured at the hands of Hitler and his henchmen.

 

EU donates millions to preserve Auschwitz - Yahoo! News

The European Union will give euro4.2 million ($5.9 million) to help preserve Auschwitz, the former Nazi death camp which more than six decades after the World War II is in a state of serious disrepair.

Rafal Pioro, who heads Auschwitz's conservation department, said the EU recently promised 19 million zlotys (about euro4.2 million) to fund badly needed repairs on the camp's structures.

Museum officials and others are struggling to preserve Auschwitz, a vast complex of barbed wire, gas chambers, barracks and watchtowers, that stands as historical evidence and as a symbol of Nazi evil. The site gets about 1 million visitors per year.

 

I am horrified that anyone even suggests that Auschwitz be left to its fate. With people like Iran's President suggesting that the Holocaust did not happen, it is more important than ever to maintain that site.

EVERY person who is capable of going there, should.