On Friday when our class participated in an Article of the Week gallery walk, I learned a lot of really cool things relating to the Holocaust, and I also provided my peers with information on that topic as well. One of the coolest realizations that I came to was the fact that information, discoveries, and events pertaining to the Holocaust are still being encountered to this day! For example, one of my classmates was displaying an article about how Holocaust survivors could possibly have a greater chance of developing Schizophrenia which is a brain disorder), than average people. My article also is connected to our modern day world, and it is about President Barack Obama's recent acknowledgments to some of the heroic actions that occured during World War Two, and he recognizes one of the great men in particular who did something amazing to save up to 200 lives. (You can find this article by clicking on the link below)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/world/middleeast/obama-honor-americans-effort-to-save-jews-the-holocaust.html?_r=0
There were also several other interesting stories about current events relating to the Holocaust. One of which was an article on 14 Holocaust survivors who are suing Hungary in the US court. The country of Hungary is being sued for three different reasons. Their collaboration with the Nazis, their compliance and agreeing to deporting over 500,000 Jews, and their indifferent attitude towards the huge amounts of unfair confiscated belongings. This is also the first time Hungary has been taken to court for their affiliation with the Nazis during the Holocaust.
After completing the gallery walk, I am now really grateful for the opportunity to learn not only about one article, but a whole class full. I look forward to becoming involved in more events such as the gallery walk or events similar to it in the future.
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