DAVIE, Fla. — Ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day, hundreds of Broward County students are visiting the David Posnack Jewish Community Center to learn about the Holocaust and its historical lessons.
Students from eight schools toured the center, learning through historical data, survivor stories and art-based experiences designed to bring history to life.
“I was surprised when they put it in retrospect how many children were killed during the holocaust,” said Megan Morrina, a junior at West Broward High School. “About 1.5 million.”
The program includes performances by Living Voices and artwork by local artist Lori Arbel, whose bracelets and masks represent children killed during the Holocaust.
“A lot of people don’t understand how violent a bystander can be, you’re just stepping by and you’re not saying anything,” said Ali Shrago-Spechler, director of the George Gottlieb Institute at the JCC. “It seems safe. But it’s actually passive persecution. We want kids to leave knowing they can be upstanders in their community.”
Despite the topic, students say the experience was impactful.
“I almost cried,” said Forest Lipscomb, a senior at West Broward High School. “It was very moving.”
The JCC offers Holocaust education year-round, with a focus on remembrance and reflection leading up to Jan. 27, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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