Today, the best day in the world (Sonya’s birthday), we went to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. We split up into groups of ten and had personal tours through the museum. I was especially fortunate to have the opportunity to have a tour guide who spent his teenage years in a concentration camp.
The museum was very sad; it was terrible to see artifacts and hear the stories of the terrible things that happened to innocent people. The thing from the museum that had the most influence on me was the hair. There were pounds and pounds of human hair; seeing the hair made the pain the people murdered in the Holocaust felt more powerful.
After touring the museum, we ate lunch and spoke to Louise Lawrence-Isreals. She was a child during the Holocaust, and actually spent the first three years of her life hiding in an attic. We then processed outside and shared our feelings.
After processing, we spoke speakers who worked with STAND and fighting genocide. It was great talking with them. Many of us realized we did not know as much about genocide as we thought we did. Many of us also realized we wanted to do more in our community by spreading the word about modern day genocide.
We then got to do a little sight-seeing in Washington D.C. We saw the Washington, Lincoln, and Vietnam Memorial. We also had a delicious meal at Heidi’s Deli. Everyone is doing well and loving the trip. We will keep you posted.
Xoxo CL Class 6
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