National Literacy Trust- Tom Palmer Holocaust Memorial Day Webinar
To help mark Holocaust Memorial Day this Thursday, a group of S3 pupils yesterday took part in a webinar run by the National Literacy Trust where author Tom Palmer interviewed Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich.
The group found the event both interesting and moving and have written some short responses to it here:
‘The talk was about Tom Palmer’s book After the War and also about someone (Mala Tribich) who had survived the Holocaust, asking questions about her experience.’
Lewis
‘It was especially fascinating to find out about the concentration camps. I found out that the Jews in the concentration camps were too scared to leave the camp when the Americans (or British) came to save them.’
Max
‘Mala told us that when the concentration camp she was in was liberated she saw a lot of people running and she wondered how they had the energy because of all the endless hours of labour and the conditions.’
Matthew
‘I found that the lady (Mala Tribich) had hope all the way through (her ordeal) and that she gave up sometimes but got back up again. Overall, I found everything really interesting and it hit me hard to hear things about the Holocaust and the lady’s story and how cruel the Germans were.’
Miriam
‘I found Mala’s story most interesting because she told us that she was truning 9 years old when she was taken to the ghetto (her town was the first town in Europe to have a ghetto) and she was libterated at 14 years old. Her cousin was sent off somewhere away from her family and at the end of the war she never came back.’
Caitlin
After the webinar, our school librarian Mrs Baird shared some of her own family’s experiences during World War 2 and also showcased the large range of Holocaust and World War 2 themed books that are available to pupils from the school library.
Many thanks to all the pupils involved and a special thanks to Mrs Baird and Miss Ramsay for their help in organising this event.
