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.<\/p>\n
The group found the event both interesting and moving and have written some short responses to it here:<\/p>\n
\u2018The talk was about Tom Palmer\u2019s book After the War<\/em> and also about someone (Mala Tribich) who had survived the Holocaust, asking questions about her experience.\u2019<\/p>\n Lewis<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018It 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.\u2019<\/p>\n Max<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Mala 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.\u2019<\/p>\n Matthew<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018I 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\u2019s story and how cruel the Germans were.\u2019<\/p>\n Miriam<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018I found Mala\u2019s 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.\u2019<\/p>\n Caitlin<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n After the webinar, our school librarian Mrs Baird shared some of her own family\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Many thanks to all the pupils involved and a special thanks to Mrs Baird and Miss Ramsay for their help in organising this event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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<\/p>\n