HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATION CENTER, INC.

 

Student Awareness Days
2010– 2011
Students’ Reactions
and Reflections

 

“I learned that life is not meaningful unless you do something with it, that you aren’t living unless you stand up for what you believe it, and stick by your beliefs.”
-- Boca Raton High School – Grade 11

“I learned to enjoy and love every moment of my life and to realize that my life is nothing as hard as my survivor’s and others were during the Holocaust. What I learned will change the way I think of people who don’t look the same as me.”
-- Dwyer High School – Grade 9

“I learned that it’s not your skin, your religion, your culture, or anything else. It’s all about your inner self.”
-- Academy for Community Education – Grade 12

“I learned that if we don’t do anything or speak for what we believe in, we are just as bad as the people who cause evil.”
-- Cypress Bay High School – Grade 10

“The Holocaust was real; it was a horrible experience, yet these survivors were able to overcome it, learn from it, and share what they’ve learned from it with us…….so we can be educated and spread a word of non-violence.”
-- Ft Lauderdale High School – Grade 11

“I now have developed a deeper perspective on true events. Each survivor has a different story, and each story is special. I can use what I learned in everyday life in decisions I make.”
-- Nova High School – Grade 10

“From what I learned today, I know that I can become a better person and be a great leader for others to follow.”
-- McFatter High School – Grade 10

“Listening to all the people talking about being kind and not judging will help me make better decisions.”
-- Pembroke Pines Charter High – Grade 11

“I learned that hatred is more that ethnic slurs or jokes, it is standing by and not saying anything.”
-- Palm Beach Central High School – Grade 10