Tell us about your local Holocaust commemoration. How will you remember?
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NameCharlie Herbek2009-04-20 01:38 PM |
LocationFredericksburgMessageI will keep faith with and support our armed forces as they battle this very day, in the mountains of Afghanistan. the same intolerance and medieval brutality seen during the Holocaust. The degree and systemic machinery of death may not be the same, However the same insidious underpinnings of hate, intolerance, and failure of the world to fully appreciate the true nature of the Taliban, Al Queda, and other all extremists is reminiscent of the mid 1930's when the world had evidence to act and failed to act to prevent the widespread destruction of human life that would follow shortly.Be vigilant and take assertive action as an individual, nation or world. The enemy remains the same and we ignore him at our peril. |
NameChristi2009-04-20 09:48 AM |
LocationBay City, MichiganMessageI am fortunate to have had the opportunity to take a class specifically about the Holocaust this semester, at Saginaw Valley State University. It has given me the opportunity to discuss and argue about a wide variety of issues regarding the Holocaust, the perpetrators, the motivations of the perpetrators and many more topics.It is important that we remember everyday, not just this week, what happened in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. If we forget, we risk allowing such atrocities to continue to happen. I am pleased that people in the spotlight and people who are important in society, such as President Obama, are choosing to remind the general public about the Holocaust. I will watch the President's keynote address and continue to discuss the events that transpired during the Holocaust. Everyone should do the same. Sadly, genocides like the ones in Rwanda and Darfur have happened and continue to happen in our life times. The more educated we become, the less likely we are to tolerate such behavior in society. |
NameLarissa2009-04-20 08:29 AM |
LocationMcDowell Co, NCMessageAs a teacher, I plan on educating my students on what the Holocaust was and how it still affects us. I want them to understand their responsibility as human beings; to respect and accept everyone no matter their race or religion. I want them to ascertain the importance of learning about this history and be able to determine how significant it is to stand up for what is right and what is wrong.When we turn our backs away from those in need, we have forgotten our humanity. |
NameTim Reger2009-04-19 11:40 AM |
LocationBroadway, VirginiaMessageI teach ninth grade English at a public high school, and each year we read Elie Wiesel's Night. I really wanted my students to understand the tragic events of the Holocaust on a personal level. The first stage of this project was to have them keep a diary of events in a journal which paralleled the struggles of Elie. We simulated the train ride to Auschwitz/Birkenau and the process of selection by excluding a certain group during class. In addition students had to comment on the loss of family and friends during their time in a concentration camp. I really feel that students gained a greater understanding of the terrible and horrific events of the Holocaust.As a follow-up to the reading of the novel, the students were assigned a research project which is based on discovering more about the Holocaust and modern genocide. Each student is creating four projects which will be displayed in our school library during the Remembrance Week to raise awareness and remember all of those who have suffered at the hands of genocide. Our projects range from letters about concentration camps, letters from Anne Frank, biographies of survivors/victims, displays outlining details of more current genocides (Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur), creation of memorials for the victims, and others. My hope is that our student body is moved by the exhibit and are motivate to take action. I believe some of my students' eyes have been opened and they further understand the effects of intolerance in our world. |
NameAbby Aderholt2009-04-17 08:49 PM |
LocationPinson, ALMessageRecently, a 76 year old holocaust survivor visited my school. Her name was Marion Blumenthal Lazon. She spoke to me and my fellow classmates in so many ways. The struggle that she had to overcome was amazing. She had so much hope, and courage. We take so many things for granet these days, and she showed me to look deeper than just looks and thoughts. She showed me to have hope. I am so glad i got to hear one of the few surviving holocaust survivors speak at my school. I will pass on the events of the holocaust, bacause as Marion said, people have to be aware. |
NameSherri Lapp2009-04-16 08:53 PM |
LocationPaMessageFor years I have read books and done research on the Holocaust. The more I read my heart aches over the hatred and torture that all these people were subjected to. We are are precious in Gods eyes, never will there be a superior race. God bless those who have survived and hold close to his heart those who have not. I still cannot understand why and how such a horrid event happened to Gods chosen, But that is not for me to know. I pray that the events of the Holocaust will forever be handed down throughout the generations and be an example of what hatred and pride can become. The day of remembrance is a good way for all of us to show our respect and honor the survivors and their families. God bless you all. |
Namemaura de bernart2009-04-16 09:16 AM |
LocationUniversity of Bologna, Forli, ItalyMessageWe remembered in University here (University of Bologna, Forlì) on February 26, 2009, with a conference by G.Bensoussan on "Anti-Enlightment and Mass Violence. The XX Century turn", much on Shoah and genocide and Europe, but much also on Rwanda and Darfur and... The students were posing a lot of important questions and for me, having lost half of my family in Auschwitz and in Lwov, this was really light piercing into the darkness. Into the darkness of yesterday but also into today's persistent one... Studying and learning and teaching and acting, never to forget and never to repeat, this makes sense. As it makes sense what I learned from my friends of St.Egidio Community in Rwanda, who remembered the 15 years since all together, with no ethnic barriers any longer, working for the present refugees in Kivu. Shalom, Maura |
NameRhiannon2009-04-16 07:44 AM |
LocationNYMessageI am a high school teacher, and I teach US History Regents to 11th grade students. On April 15 through April 17, I transform my classroom into a Holocaust Museum. As it is a US course, I try to focus students on what the US knew, found out and did about the Holocaust. I provide videos, readings and lots of interactive opportunities. I was inspired by the Holocaust Museum in Washington and wanted to inspire my students to be better, know more and do more than generations before them. Although it is sometimes difficult for students to bear witness, I believe it is essential if we as a society have any chance of ending hate. It is so rewarding for my students and truly is a turning point in the year. We are off next week, and they have an assignment to complete that is meant for reflection. When they return to school, we will debrief and reflect as a class. Every year, I am amazed at my students' thoughtfulness. I am also always a little more hopeful after the activity. |
Namehorst cahn2009-04-16 02:31 AM |
Locationcardiff canMessagei was 3 years in Auschwitz -Buna orMonowitz. I lost my parents in Auschwitz, and my sister in Lodz[Litzmannstadt. I do give lectures about the Hitler Time since i was born in Germany and did expierience it all while i was growing up. I do now talk about that in schools ,Organisation e.tc.and think it is important that we Survivors let the world know what happened. I hope to be able to tell how bad HATE and discrimination is. |
NameSherrill Livingston2009-04-15 11:42 PM |
LocationBoise, IdahoMessageThis is the 28th year of Idaho's commemmoration of the Holocaust. The ceremony was begun by members of Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel, the oldest synagogue in continuing use, west of the Mississippi. In 1982, Governor Evans signed the proclamation making Holocaust Remembrance Day a state observance. Today, we light eleven candles remembering the six million, plus the millions of gypsies, homosexuals, disabled and others who were murdered. Various clergy read an invocation at the beginning and a benediction at the end. We have dramatic readings, a history of the holocaust and songs by the Master Chorale, including Ani Maamin. |