"The understanding we have gained through your personal account of your experience in Auschwitz will hopefully help to prevent such crimes against humanity from happening again.
Prejudice and hatred are at the root of many of the world's evils. I now realize the importance of standing up for the nights and freedom of all people. I will do my very best to fight against racism whenever and wherever I may come across it.

You are an inspiration to all for the dignity with which you have lived your life after surviving the Holocaust. Your story will not be forgotten as it is passed down through your family, and it will be remembered by those you have influenced through your presentations. I am one such person."

Grade 9 (2001),Claremont Secondary School, Victoria, BC, Canada
Writing after listening to survivors speak at Victoria Holocaust Symposium

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