yes it is necessary because seeing is believing just imagine if you were there and saw that or you were one of them my father helped liberate dachau and he was never the same since it was is horrible in these types of articles it is very necessary to provide photos to show the true horror that words cannot describe i know it's sickening but that's what it was and words alone cannot portray the pure horror of the holocaust have you ever been to the holocaust museum if not this is the best you'll get to understand i have been and the words my father told me while i was growing up did not register as much as seeing the images had when we went together and told me the stories again he witnessed it he experienced it the images help convey this horrible time in history than any words could not describe a picture is worth a thousand words so true isn't it yes it is sickening that's the point sorry about how you it made you feel as i understand there are some things i don't want to know or especially to see but reality is real ugh