Woman called out after posing for photos on Auschwitz train tracks

This is just shocking.

A woman has been hit with major backlash after posing for photos on the train tracks at Auschwitz. The Auschwitz Museum has since reminded visitors that they should be respectful when visiting the former Nazi execution camp where an estimated 1.1 million people were killed. In an image shared on Twitter by Maria Murphy, the anonymous woman is seen sitting on the railway tracks that transported millions of people into the camp. Maria said her visit to Auschwitz was “one of the most harrowing experiences” of her life, but added that it “didn’t seem everyone there found it quite so poignant.”

Today I had one of the most harrowing experiences of my life. Regrettably it didn’t seem everyone there found it quite so poignant. pic.twitter.com/3OdWavqC4P

— Maria ?? (@MariaRMGBNews) April 15, 2023

In a later tweet, she added: “We were asked repeatedly to be mindful and respectful. “You would think this sort of thing wouldn’t need to be specified as a no-go for that criteria.” The woman posing in the picture was roundly condemned, and the post got a response from the Auschwitz Museum account. It said: “Pictures can hold immense emotional & documentation value for visitors. Images help us remember. “When coming to @AuschwitzMuseum visitors should bear in mind that they enter the authentic site of the former camp where over 1 million people were murdered. “Respect their memory."