Thursday, May 22, 2008

Holocaust Article

The article "A Protestant Town's 'Conspiracy of Good' in Vichy France" discussed the importance of sharing stories of the Holocaust, especially the rescue stories, with school children. It told the story of people in the town on Chambon, France, who hid over 4,000 Jews, saving them from the concentration camps. The article claimed that this would be a great story to teach children in school. A great movie that also portrays a rescuer of the Jews from the Holocaust is Schindler's List, which tells the story of a man who saves hundreds of Jews by putting them to work in his factory.
I agree that children should be taught about the Holocaust and the people who put their lives on the line to save them. The Holocaust was one of the most horrific events in history, and the only way to prevent it from happening again is to educate people about it. If enough people learn about the horrors of the Holocaust and how some people stood up to it, then maybe if something like it ever started happening again, more people would stand up against it and quickly put an end to it.