Wall of Tolerance to Explore Final Solution
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Aug 3, 2010, 0 Comments
Lesson Five to be an in-depth look into the methodical extermination
of six million Jews by the Nazis
Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
(Laredo, TX – August 2, 2010) The Laredo Public Library’s Wall of Tolerance Center & Museum continues to explore the topic of genocide in the 20th century; specifically, the Holocaust and the extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis. The fifth lesson will be the “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” and will take place on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at the Laredo Public Library, HEB Multi-Purpose Room, located at 1120 E. Calton Road.
The focus of this lesson will be to understand how Jews were murdered by the mobile killing squads and in the extermination camps and in mass shootings by Nazis and their collaborators. This lesson is also the story of Jews in the time of the Nazis. In this lesson, students learn about the extermination camps where most Jews were murdered. The vast majority of Jews who arrived in the Nazi extermination camps were murdered. Only a few were chosen to work of those, very few survived the harsh conditions, the beatings the lack of food, the cold and the forced labor. This is not to underrate the suffering of other groups and millions of individuals at the hands of the Nazis. The uniqueness of the Jewish fate is that the Nazis strived to murder all Jews and succeeded in murdering one-third.
Anyone wishing to participate in the Wall of Tolerance Center educational lessons is welcome to attend. The lessons are free and one only need to take an open mind and heart, and possibly, a tissue, to the classes. Students of all ages are welcome; however, because of the nature of the topic, parents should consider the maturity of the child before allowing them to attend. After the lesson, questions and topics for discussion will be posed and attendees will discuss. There are no tests or projects tied to the lessons, nor is attendance at every lesson required. However, these lesson are scheduled so that as many people can attend and participate. While most of the lessons will be conducted in English, accommodations will be made to those who speak Spanish and would like to participate, as well.
These lessons are also developed to spark conversations and dialogue in the Laredo community. The lessons are the first outreach of the Wall of Tolerance Center & Museum, which will house, for its first exhibit, artifacts and memorabilia related to the Holocaust.
For more information, please contact Pam Burrell at the Laredo Public Library at (956 0795-2400, x2268.
