NAZI BULLIES

“As freedom-loving people across the globe hope for an end to tyranny, we will never forget the enormous suffering of the Holocaust.” Bob Beauprez.

The Holocaust was a major role in our world history, and the students at our school were fortunate enough to have Eva Olsson (Holocaust Survivor) speak to us about her miraculous life experiences.

The part that impacted me the most was that how cruel the Nazi bullies were to people with a different religion, even more that they did no crime. They just lived their lives like anyone else and then get shipped away in box carts to a factory. What struck in my mind also were the bystanders. They just watched as these poor innocent people boarded the train that would lead most of them to their death.

When Eva spoke about losing her mother, I was almost in tears. Her and her mother and sisters were in a line up and some people went to the right and some went to the left. Eva’s mom went one way and Eva went the other way. I can’t imagine how hard that must have been for her dealing with that at such a young age and also having to try and stay alive to take care of her younger sister. From that I have learned that my family will always know that I love them.

I honestly couldn’t think of any questions to ask her. For me, her presentation told it all, she explained everything in such detail and it all made perfect sense. I would think of a question nearer to the start, but it would always get answered later in her presentation.

There are so many ways that I could use what she said in her presentation in my daily life. Some examples are never saying hate, don’t be a bystander, and to persevere and to stay confident. Eva did each and every one of these things when she was a prisoner to the concentration camp. These examples are so simple and easy to follow and it would life a happier and safer place to be.

The most important lesson that I learned in her presentation was not to be a bystander. I think this because being a bystander is just as bad as being the bully. If you are a bystander, you must leave that behind and stand up to what you think is right and what you believe in. The hardest lesson for me to learn will be to never say hate. Most of the time, I don’t even realize when I say hate, that’s because I’ve never thought of that as a bad word. After Eva’s presentation, I understand why it isn’t the nicest way to say about someone or something.

Overall, I would, love to go and read Eva’s books and it would be awesome if I could go and she her speech at another location. Her story really motivated me to do what is right and stand up for things that are wrong.