The Holocaust created an event that is impossible to witness because it both physically and psychologically exterminated all of the witnesses. The Nazi's plan was to exterminate all the Jews and leave no evidence of the Holocaust. T

We can refer to the Holocaust as a unicum that created an impossibility and ethical necessity to witness. Laub asserts that the Holocaust is an event that is impossible to witness because of the extermination of both the physical and the psychological evidence. This evidence can be regained through a witness of a witness. By telling the story of what happened, the victim can bring some conclusion to the event.

The Holocaust is an event that eliminates its own witnesses and that, therefore, makes witnessing "impossible." Although it is impossible to witness the Holocaust correctly, we still have an ethical necessity to witness. We must witness in order to keep the Holocaust as a unicum, to keep it from happening again. Never have so many people been killed in such a short period of time. The story behind the Holocaust must be told so that people can understand the evil crimes that were bestowed upon the victims. Many survivors of the Holocaust have made their stories public. It seems as though they want to tell their stories, but the truth is "the survivors did not only need to survive to

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