On Friday 31st January 2020, our Y6 pupils travelled to Beth Shalom, the National Holocaust Museum, near Ollerton in Nottinghamshire. As part of a focus linked to their World War Two topic they were investigating what life was like for different groups of people in 1930’s Germany.
The visit also coincided with Holocaust Memorial Day and so was an opportunity to reflect.
The children followed the life of a boy called Leo, a Jew, who lived in Berlin and learned about some of the challenges that he faced along with his family and countless other Jews during these very difficult times.
Here is a short recount of the day by Hibah and Tyler:
When we arrived, we walked past a flower garden with roses that had plaques on them naming all the Jewish people who had died. During the morning, we went on a journey experiencing what it was like living as a Jew in the second world war. It was very interesting and upsetting learning about how people used to treat others.
In the afternoon, we listened to a speaker who survived the Holocaust. She was 91 years old. Her story was about how she had to escape from Austria because of the rules that Jewish people had to obey. The survivor’s story was sad but interesting and we got to learn a lot more about how Jewish people were treated.
This was a very reflective and interactive educational visit; allowing us to ask lots of questions and to reflect on the powerful and devastating events of this time.
