I hope you get this letter. I haven't seen you in forever and I hope your okay, and how are my little sisters. They germans keep moving us to different towns. We finally made it out of the camps. It was the worst thing ever. I seen so many bad things and had so many bad things happen. Dad got sick and didn't make it, I'm so sorry mom I tried to help him, but he didn't want help. They burned us and killed us if we were too weak or tried to escape. I never had anything like this happen in my hole life, I was scared and sad,but I fought through it and tried to make everything better. I wonder where you are and how you have been. The camps are terrible, they burn you and kill, and beat you up. I hoped they didn't do anything like that to you.…
Today, Jewish partisan Charles Bedzow celebrated his 92nd birthday. In honor of his incredible life, here is his story.…
On 11/10/2015 SO EMT Perez was MG-T16 regaurding a sudden onset of altered mental status. SO EMT Perez knocked and announced his presence at the door and was greeted by the residents son who stated that Herbert Margolis had a sudden onset of altered mental status and wanted him to be evaluated. Herbert Margolis aparently started to slur his words and acting erratic later in the night which promptly corrected itself. Herbert Margolis then walked to the fridge to get a glass of water and walked back to his bedside reportedly with no issue. SO EMT Perez completed and assesment on Herbert Margolis which revealed the following; Blood Pressure 180/100, Pulse 65, Herbert Margolis was able to state his name but was not able to remember the year and…
Fritz Scholder was a professor for the Institute of American Indian Arts. At the time, Scholder vowed to never paint a Native American Indian; however, things changed when he thought his students could not get the honest truth in the representation of these indigenous people. On that day, Fritz broke his promise to himself and began the works that will define his career.…
Edward Irving Wortis, also known as Avi a name his twin sister called him that stuck, was born December 23, 1937 in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a doctor, mother a social worker and he came from a family of musicians, writers and artists. His older brother was considered a genius and his twin sister was very smart too but Avi struggled in school. He was determined to be a writer even after being diagnosed with a learning disability called dysgraphia, which caused him to reverse or misspell words. Avi eventually became a renowned writer despite his disability. He started as a playwright, and then he began writing for young people after his first son was born. Avi enjoys visiting schools and brings copyedited…
David Berkowitz is an American serial killer who created mass amounts terror and panic in the residence of New York City in the mid 1970 's. He committed six murders within a years’ time. His killing spree began on July 29, 1976 and ended on July 31, 1977. His arrest came by chance due to a parking ticket that was given on the day of the crime. A little over a year from the first killing on August 10, 1977 he was arrested and then sentence to 375 years in prison (6, 25 year sentences).…
"Great leaders don't set out to be a leader... They set out to make a difference. It's never about the role - always about the goal." This quote is by Lisa Haisha, a lady identified as one of Hollywood’s famous head counselors and humanitarians. The aspects of a leader varies by opinion, but one could compare the virtues of confidence, charisma, determination, and inspiration to be used as bases.…
Experience excitement and fun for the whole family when you visit Carowinds, Charlotte's very own amusement park. Whether you want to ride the world-class roller coasters, cool down at Boomerang Bay, or watch live entertainment, Carowinds has everything you need for a day of adventure and fun. Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel is a short 15 minute drive from…
Recently, I have completed reading your autobiographical novel, Night in Religion class. I had a wonderful time reading your book in defiance that you encountered many unfortunate events. I know I can never understand what you underwent; however, I do possess a great deal of sympathy for you and hope that you have had a wonderful life after the Holocaust. Your life in the concentration camp, expressed through your book has exceptionally inspired myself and my classmates. You are a major inspiration and leader for people going through difficult times in their life. I am very thankful that you wrote your book and I was given the opportunity to read it. I will never forget the intense moments in your book as they are tremendously impactful.…
The Dred Scott Decision of 1857 ruled that African-Americans, even ones who were not enslaved, were not protected under The Constitution and could never be citizens. This brings up questions that will be answered in this paper. Should slaves be American citizens? Is it morally correct for one to own another human? Does the Dred Scott decision contradict The Declaration of Independence which states that every man is created equal?…
Heinrich Himmler was the Reich Leader of the SS and Gestapo of the Nazi Party from 1929 up until 1945. Himmler was essentially Adolf Hitler’s right hand man throughout World War II and was the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany. He was the man that was in charge of the Holocaust, and the man who over saw the mass killing of the Jews (Heinrich Himmler). Although Adolf Hitler is credited with the full responsibility of exterminating six-million Jews, it is a little known fact that Heinrich Himmler was the mastermind behind the Holocaust who essentially carried out the executions and created the plans of the mass killing of six-million Jews; known as the Final Solution.…
German troops started entering Lidice by the hundreds, we had never seen this before. The Gestapo started ransacking our house and looking for anything suspicious. Then they just left, nobody said anything. everyone was confused, Why would they just leave like that? If only i had known that they didn't leave they were only waiting. (after the funeral of Heindrich Hitler ordered Karl Frank that the small community lidice would be wiped out as punishment) On June 9th we were all sleeping in our bedrooms when we were woken up by the sound of trucks driving in, german soldiers broke into the house and ordered us to go to the village square. My youngest Bazil was crying and i knew something was terribly wrong. They told me to go to one side of the square while my children and my wife had to go to the other side, i was reluctant and screaming, they couldn't do this! My oldest daughter was screaming “dad, dad” but i couldn't do anything, they were pushing me farther away and i lost sight of them. They locked us into Horak farm. I knew it was over the second they broke me away from my family. My fingers were clenching and i was so angry i felt helpless. I knew i was going to be the first to die because i am jewish. I tried to hide it as best as i could when the soldiers always came into town but i knew they would find out somehow. When the more german soldiers started to watch us i saw some of the men whispering to each other. I stared at one of the…
All But My Life is a memoir about a young Jewish girl, Gerda Weissmann, who was able to endure the hardships of World War II and the Holocaust. Gerda went through and saw more horrific things in the matter of a few years than any of us will ever have to face in our lifetimes. The fact that a girl this young and hopeless can withstand so much pain but yet contain so much strength should be an inspiration to all. Reading this book really opened my eyes to what the world can bring. After reading Gerda’s journey, I will never again complain of times being tough or depressing in my life. This book really meant a lot to me for that very reason. It is amazing that no matter what Gerda had to face in those years she would constantly be looking forward. Regardless of the circumstances she pushed forward and longed for the time that it would all be over.…
We were sent into the ghettos and people were arguing whether he ghettos were good as they were at least safe, but it could still be better. A few days after the Nazis started running into the ghettos and killing people, almost every one was sent to work camps. I was able to hide and get away by running into the sewers but i had to leave my beloved behind. When I went back to try to convince her to come with me but by the time I was there she was gone. When I went back on the streets to escape I saw a group of nazi soldiers i started to move all the luggage and bags in the street aside. I said that I was ordered to do this so they wouldn't trip they laughed at me and continued to march along.…
By mid-October 1940 the mêlée of the Blitz was coming to its end, but the bombs kept on dropping in Balham. As a retired bus driver my age, almost 67, all I wanted was to be in my home with my children safe and sound. But this was not the case, day-in-day-out I heard abysmal news about how people had died during the blitz. I was really worried for the safety of my family, even when I knew there was nothing I could do about it because my 2 older sons were on the battlefield. On the 14th of October 1940, I was shopping with my wife and youngest child as usual. The skies but everything was very noisy because of the waves of planes and anti-aircraft fire flying over our heads trying to keep the British airspace secure, but they didn’t succeed on that fateful day.…