I meant that finding the sign is portrayed as some kind of happy end/closure to the story, and it's not exactly like that. To me, the issue isn't the sign being there or not being there, it's that it was stolen to begin with. I agree that the gate itself has a lot of symbolism, but I also can't really picture myself going there and thinking, "Man, too bad the sign isn't here so I can experience the visit to the camp better". I'm far more happy that they found the sign so that the thieves can be punished than I am relieved at having the sign back in its place, if that makes sense. Obviously YMMV, this is a very personal issue and everyone relates to both the Holocaust and the physical relics differently.
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