We are a world of selfie takers and they have invaded every part of life. But is there ever a time when they shouldn’t be taken?

At a Holocaust memorial, for example.

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That’s the view of Israeli satirist and author Shahak Shapira who has created a website to show why such selfies are so distasteful.

He’s taken people’s selfies from instagram, Tinder, Grindr and Facebook and used them to create a blend to show how ridiculous the selfies would look if taken in the aftermath of the death camps.


Writing on Yolocaust, he said: ‘About 10,000 people visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe every day. Many of them take goofy pictures, jump, skate or bike on the 2,711 concrete slabs of the 19,000 m² large structure.



‘The exact meaning and role of the Holocaust Memorial are controversial. To many, the grey stelae symbolize gravestones for the 6 Million Jews that were murdered and buried in mass graves, or the grey ash to which they were burned to in the death camps.’

He also provides an email address to have pictures removed – undouche.me@yolocaust.de

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