Lofty church buildings are rare in Rende District. Ask people about the Taiwan Holocaust Museum(臺灣Holocaust和平紀念館) and they might not know, but mention Che Chu Chien Church (車路墘教會)and many will know where it is. The museum is Taiwan’s only museum with a collection made up of Jewish cultural relics. “Holocaust” refers, of course, to the murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazis in World War II. Holocaust museums were set up all over the world after the war to comfort the Jews and remind people of the concept of world peace, Che Chu Chien Church has one such museum. The displays tell the story of the Holocaust from peaceful life in small town Europe to the rise of Hitler and then the persecution of the Jews. Exhibits include old photographs and original objects from the collection. The museum is rare in Taiwan, and is well worth a visit to learn about this chapter of history.
