Ravensbrück used to be a concentration camp for women about an hour outside of Berlin. Upon arrival we saw a lot of houses that former SS soldiers used to live in and then Soviet soldiers lived in after they liberated the camp. Inside the main exhibit, it had a very personal and intimate feel: there were many descriptions of individual victims and survivors which made you feel more connected to them. The exhibit also had a lot of personal items that victims owned. There was one display of rosary beads that one woman made out of bread.
I thought this camp was interesting in particular because the women had a certain sense of solidarity in the camp. They would form friendships and help to care for each other's children. Also, they would essentially become each other's families in the camp since a lot of them could not have children if they survived the camp (due to the malnourishment).
Tomorrow we will be visiting Sachsen-Hausen so it will be interesting to be able to compare the two camps.