Volunteering at the Holocaust Museum instead of military service

Four young men from Austria had no desire for military service and decided to come to the Holocaust Museum in Melbourne with the Austrian Service Abroad instead. We talked to them about why they wanted to spend their community service Down Under and how the experiences and encounters in the museum have changed them.

Julian Gabriel, Tim Kainz, Gregor Czepl and Ellis Otte (from left to right) had some lasting encounters while doing their community service at the Holocaust Museum in Melbourne. Source: SBS / Julia Grewe

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