Holocaust Museum

Last Thursday, our went on a field trip to the Holocaust museum. I've been there before but it was only to listen to someone talk. When we went on the tour it was dark and depressing but it had to be depressing. The walls of the museum were very symbolic of how it was for the Jews. The museum included models of the freight trains used in the Holocaust and they were very similar to the one described in Daniels Story. We learned about a lot of information about the Holocaust including the altruistic people who saved the Jews. One thing I learned from the museum is that they kicked everyone out who was living where they wanted to build a ghetto for the Jews. I learned a lot from the museum and I think everyone did too.

Diary Entry Blog

Mar 7, 2016

Dear Diary,

         I finally arrived at the Arena after a long 40 minute drive. I could not wait to play the Fury which was the first place team in the division. I go straight to the locker room and started changing. Our whole team knew that if we lost this game we wouldn't go to the semi-finals. Our coach gave us a inspirational speech that I can't remember. This team is very aggressive and they get a lot of penalties but we out skated them for the win. After the game we were watching Rangers play the Chiefs and  if they lose we would probably not make it to the semi-finals. They are a better team than the chiefs so they were leading 2-1. The Chiefs scored and made it 2-2. At the very near end the Chiefs scored again and won the game. We were shocked that the Rangers lost because they were playing so good against the other teams. Later on we found out we didn't make it to the semi-finals and the team we beat did.

Daniel's Story Erika quote

This quote reminds me of my aunt which died from cancer not to long ago. My aunt was very young when she died from cancer and it was very sad. When she told us that she had cancer it was already stage four cancer because she was hiding it from us for a while. She was in chemotherapy for a very long time and we thought she was getting better. Later on she made a wish to take a trip to Europe with her sisters. They were worried about that because they would have to take her out of her chemotherapy. They still fulfilled her wish and they went to Europe with her. When she got back she was very joyful. But after a month or two she died from cancer right after my mom visited her. She died the same day my cousin's grandma also died from cancer. We were devastated but we were glad that she went to Europe before she died.

“We must live, and when this is all over, we must work to make the world a better place.  And if we die, we will die knowing that it was not our fault, that we did our best, and we can go to our deaths in dignity… I want you both to live…And to remember...You must choose love.  Always choose love.”  

(from Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas, page 70)