We Are Their Voice : Young People Respond to the Holocaust

That's the question that prompted a writing project across North America, Italy and Australia asking young people to write about this time in history. Students wrote short stories. Some read novels and wrote about the messages that they understood from these books. Several interviewed survivors and recorded their impressions. Many talked about this history and how they have tried to make sense of it in the world in which they now live. Children wrote from their hearts with sensitivity, thoughtfulness and great insight. Their teachers saw this opportunity as a gift. Young people can make a meaningful connection to the Holocaust. And perhaps, with that in mind, they will be able to create a more peaceful future. Read their stories. Listen to their perceptions and observations. We have so much to learn from them.

Kathy Kacer travels widely talking about the importance of remembering our history. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, she has written many award-winning books including To Hope arid Back: The Journey of the St. Louis and The Secret of Gabi's Dresser Kathy created this project with educators Karen Krasny, Alan Gotlib, Susan Gordin, and Shawntelle Nesbitt in order to demonstrate that young people cab feel a meaningful connection to the Holocaust.