Miranda, Blog Post 5

Humanities 8A

Miranda Blog Post 5

10/21/2017

While we have been in this unit of the Holocaust it has been very emotional. While reading Night it had been very sad learning about his experiences. When I went to the Museum one thing that stuck with me was all of the shoes in the corridor. It was very sad because that was when I truly understood. I saw piles of shoes on both sides of me. I saw shoes of all sizes, adult, children and even the smallest toddlers. The shoes signify of all of whom had perished. On another floor there were diaries of this boy and some of his emotions and experiences. There were rooms that signified the noises he heard and what he had to endure and saw. One thing that I remember about this is that his father work had been shut down. There was a cross of wood planks across his store door and a sign that said NO JEWS ALLOWED and continued down the alley. I think that a lot of people come to this museum because they were affected or know someone who was affected by the Holocaust and one way that they can remember them is in the candle room which is intended on lighting a candle for the person you knew that died during that time. When I was in there there were a lot of candles in there and a lot were lit which showed how many people died. When I came down to the first floor the survivor was there and told us her story of how she survived and I will never forget what she said. She persuaded us to tell someone of bullying and not just be a bystander. I am glad that we have been taught about the Holocaust because now I know what happened. In Life Is Beautiful It was sad that the little boy was clueless of what was happening although I think it was good that he didn’t because then he won’t grow up with the memories for so long but will know what it was when the time comes. I don't think that the boy would have survived if he knew because he would be too scared. In Wiesel's speech I think it was very thoughtful and very powerful (like his book) because he accepted the award on behalf of the dead and of his kind, the Jews that survived and the Jews that were affected and the Jews in general.