1) If you went to the Holocaust survivor talk today and would like to receive extra credit, post a response (here) in which you discuss what you learned at the talk and what impacted you. Length: two well-developed paragraphs
Due: by the END OF THIS WEEK
2) I just checked the list and there are TWO WORKSHOPS LEFT at the Writing Center. Whether or not you need the extra credit, I would HIGHLY recommend attending because the topics are ones that would benefit all of you:
--> Thursday, April 23, 3-5PM MLA Documentation and Citation (Doug Eisner) [yes! we allneed a refresher!]
--> Saturday, May 2, 2-4PM Pump Up Your Essays (Sandy Rohr) [this has to do with expanding your essays when they're not long enough!]
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In the 20 minutes that I was there, I myself could not believe what this man face thru. He faced horrible experiences in the concentration camp with his mother. I myself could not stand the sight of my mother suffering. He was fortunate enough to survive thru this unimaginable time. Managing to get onto Schindler's list even though they had crossed him out he managed to get in Schindler’s company. He talked about how he worked twelve hour shifts during the night. He joked about his height how he had to use a box as a stool. He was too short to reach the machines.
ReplyDeleteFortunate events are what played a major role in his nightmare. He was lucky. He thanked the fortunate events that saved his life. How from a list of 35 people him and his mother where in it. Even though they scratch him out to keep him at the camp, he managed to get into the group again. It made me realize that luck is out there. It helped him survive as well as Pi. I compared the stories together and learned that the fortunate events played a major role between these two people. They faced different obstacles but manage to overcome them, but most importantly to survive to share their story.
The jewish holocaust survivor that presented in the theatre yesterday made me think twice about my life. It made me realize the wonderfull life that exist in front of my eyes, and it makes me appreciate every moment. The way he described "the Ghetto", when he was a young boy, and the way he described the everyday gun shots, screams, and deaths made his story worth while. The way that he described the way in which the germans treated the jewish people connected to the way that the white people used to treat slaves; all the silly rules and prohitions were cruel.
ReplyDeleteHe described Mr. Schinler as god. It seemed as if the survivor and his family either treated mr. schinler well, or they just had exceptionally tremendous luck. The way that his family was all taken care of, the way that mr. schinler took initiation torwards the survivors survival, and the extra food that mr. schinler gave to the survivor in Crocile. The survivor, who reminded me of Joe Paterno (the Penn St. Football Head Coach), seemed to be a really humble and respectfull person. So, karma could have been the reason that he and his family were able to survive.
The opportunity to sit and listen to a surviver of one of the most baneful and damnable events the modern world has ever seen is something I will remember for the rest of my life. I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to hear an account of the holocaust delivered by one of, what I would think would be, the few remaining living survivors.
ReplyDeleteWhat I really found interesting was that he presented the development of the changes that took place in Poland, as the Nazi's invaded and took control, through the eyes of an innocent child. He was young, and had little concern for the goings on in the adult world. The Nazis said that Jews could no longer sit on the benches in the parks; he thought that was dumb, so he sat there anyway. The Nazis forced all Jews to wear an arm patch depicting the star of David, in order to dehumanize the Jewish people further; he thought that was dumb, so he didn't.
But then he grew older. His home town was decimated by Nazis with special instructions to kill all Jews. He and his family was forced to work camps. But as luck would have it, his father was hired by Schindler.
I was impressed by how heart warming his story was. Although the circumstances were anything but pleasant, he gave an account of a great hero; he gave an account of Schindler. A man who came to Poland to make profit on the confiscated possessions of a people who were to be subjected to genocide became a savior. Because of this mans integrity, humanity, and respect for human life, he and most of his immediate family survived the holocaust.
I am convinced that not matter how much evil there is in the world, there will always be enough good to overcome it.
When I initially went to the lecture I was not planning on staying the whole time because I was sick. However, I could not bring myself to leave because this man's story was so amazing! I had previously seen Schindler's list and it was incredible how much the two stories coincided. I learned what it was like to live in the "ghetto's" and just how bad it was being a Jew during the holocaust. I had heard stories about how the Jews were treated, but I had no idea of the actual ridiculous the were.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing I was amazed at was the role Schindler played in his life. From watching Schindler's List I knew that Schindler was an amazing man, but this man's story makes him heroic. How Schindler singled him and his family was incredible. When he was talking about his reunion with Schindler 20 years after and Schindler remembered him by name, I was brought to tears. It was an incredible lecture! I don't think anyone walked away untouched.