70 years after the horrors of the Holocaust, survivors and the decedents of survivors are struggling with how best to keep the memory of what happened alive. With approximately 200,000 survivors left, there is great fear that understanding of man's cruelty to man will die with them.
According to Eli Sagir "All my generation knows nothing about the Holocaust..." Sagir, whose grandmother survived the death camp at Auschwitz, fears that even in his native Israel, knowledge of the Holocaust is declining. It has become part of high school school curriculum for Israeli Jews to visit the camps in Germany and Poland, but Sagir claims that it is not enough. Sagir, along with family members of other survivors, have decided the best way to commemorate what the Nazi regime did is to tattoo themselves with the same numbers the Nazis put on their family members... they will be living memorials to the strength and perseverance of all those who experienced the d
Nicole Morales Period 6
10/1/2012 09:56:47 pm
Tattoo themselves!? That is rediculous. I think that keeping the memory alive by studying what had happened in and out of school is enough. Having a constant reminder embedded in your skin is not necessary and a little extreme. Will it be mandatory to get a tattoo? Education videos and field trips to the camps should be enough. Tattoos are permanantly marking the body, and this is basically just like having that part of the Holocaust all over again (with the labeling with numbers). This shouldn't be the case. Holocaust survivors and the Holocaust itself will be remembered.
Dylan Pontes Period 6
10/2/2012 05:27:44 am
I think this is actually a pretty good idea. They say history repeats itself, and they say you can learn a lot from your mistakes and the mistakes of others. So if people forget the mistakes that were made than history could repeat itself and there could be another holocaust (You never know). If survivors tattoo their bodies the memory can live on and history will not repeat itself.
Daniel Peladeau
10/2/2012 06:04:19 am
I believe that this should be an optional way to remember the Holocaust and what the Germans did to them. More sensible ways of remembering the Holocaust would be to have extended field trips to Concentration Camps so that students could really experience what happened to Jewish people in the camps. Or they could just continue learning about it in school or in after school programs. It is a little to extreme to get a tattoo to commemorate the people that were killed but maybe they could figure out something smaller like some kind of memorial or shrine in each town that wants to remember the Holocaust.
Daniel Peladeau
10/2/2012 06:05:12 am
Wow I forgot again, I am in Period 6 just to tell everyone! 10/2/2012 07:51:23 am
Sagir is right. As generations have gone on, the understanding of the Holocaust is decreasing. By tattooing their ancestors camp numbers on themselves, it serves as a reminder to them and the people around them of the horrors their family members and many others went through.
Sam Eleuterio
10/2/2012 07:58:16 am
First off nobody said that the tattoos would be required. Second off i think this is a great idea. Personally I like tattoos and they should all have some meaning.The Holocaust was a terrible tragedy and frankly it surprises me that anybody could forget it.
Ethan Schneider period 1
10/2/2012 09:43:43 am
It means a lot honoring victims of the Holocaust. Some tattoos are meaningless but this would actually mean something and stand for something witch is always a positive. Plus if you have a tattoo you'll tell people what it means and the Holocaust will always be remembered.
Meaghan W period 1
10/2/2012 11:09:47 am
This is an amazing thing to do in remembrance of the people who suffered and those few who survived the Holocaust. What happened back then was a terrible thing and should never happen again. Like we remember 9/11, its always good to remember those who have died and suffered in these traumatic events.
Gabrielle Demers Pr.4
10/2/2012 12:43:07 pm
This is a very brave thing for these family members to do and i can only imagine how blessed their family members must feel that they would do such a thing in honer of them! I do agree with the fact that the knowledge of the event is failing. I know personally this is a topic that i love to learn about but is never really talked about!
Alexia M period 6
10/3/2012 07:49:40 am
I think that the survivors especially should be proud and happy that they made it out of their alive. Even their children or grandchildren should be proud. Tatooing themselves is a good way of remembering their past or their grandparent's past. The Holocaust was a dangerous and horrible time and the surviviors must still feel scared, I know I would. I think that the fact that some Jewish students are mandatory to go to the fort. I think that seeing what the camps were really like and what the people had to experience is a wonderful thing because they will learn to appriciate the freedom and safty they have. The Holocaust was an awful thing but people have to regonize it and start talking about it more. It was part of our history and it shouldn't be forgotten.
Sam Period 1
10/3/2012 08:46:22 am
The survivor's family tattooing the number of their grandparent is a very good way to honor and show that their grandparent was a survivor of the Holocaust. And it could help prevent the event like the Holocaust from happening again
Jacob McNamara P.1
10/3/2012 09:05:26 am
I think it is cool that ansestors of survivors of the Holocoust are carrying the remembranse of how bad the Holocoust was with them still 70 years later
Gabriel Diplan Period 4
10/3/2012 09:41:13 am
I think it should be an option to some Jew's if they want to remember what had happened. Maybe so don't want to remember what civilization had done to them and learned to forget about it. I also many people are still aware of the Holocaust.
nathanh hoyer period 4
10/3/2012 09:52:06 am
I think it is a good idea but they should be able to choose if thats what they want.
Nicole Langlois Period 4
10/3/2012 10:06:22 am
I think that this man, Eli Sagir is right that the knowledge of the Holocaust is declining which is not good.The tattoo was a great way to show remembrance and to honor his loved ones.
Arden period 6
10/3/2012 11:29:33 am
Personally, if I survived the Holocaust, I would try to inform as many people as I could and try to keep the memory alive. I wouldn't do that by tattooing myself! I would rather write a book on it or teach a history class.
Madeline Choquette period 1
10/3/2012 11:51:41 am
For the survivors who are tattooing themselves to represent their families, i think that is courgeous and honorable. This is a great way for the people to remember the family members in the holocaust. They should however, be able to decide whether or not they should get a tattoo.
Erica period 3
10/3/2012 02:18:52 pm
I don't think that people are forgetting about how horrific the events of the Holocaust were, I think many people realize it. However I do feel that much like many other holidays, it would be cool if we had a holiday resembling the end of the Holocaust many years ago. This way there will be one day each year that people can reflect and show respect to those who were holocaust survivors or survivors descendants. And I think that the tattooing idea is a really neat idea, that's what I love about tattoos of meaning, they really tell something about a person and the struggles they have faced and/or overcome to get to where/who they are today.
Marrina Yeomans period 3
10/3/2012 09:31:22 pm
Tattoo themselves? To relive the memory of what had happend that year? To even brand upon themselves the numbers of death is extremely risky and triggers. Someone could see that and be triggered from the trauma causing an outcry. Something else should be in place for that.
Cara Periond 3
10/4/2012 12:59:46 am
I think it may be agreat idea to tattoo themselves for a memeory but only for certaine people. Some people may think that they do not want to be remined of the horrible events they had to go through. I also think it is a great idea making it more nationally known what happened because it it a huge part of history so why throw that away?
Mikaela period 1
10/4/2012 06:28:36 am
I think that this is a good idea. It is a good idea because it helps keep good memory and sometimes can be emotional to some. But to me it helps the lives that you have lost stay with you forever and ever.
Danika Wayss
10/4/2012 07:17:32 am
I can see why people would fear that the memory to how cruel man can be to man is fading. They fear that if we forget a tragady as big as the holocaust it may very well happen again. If the group who tattooed themselves feels this is the way to keep people from forgetting I understand why they did it. However, I feel that this only keeps themselves from forgetting, not the rest of the world. In eighth grade I went to the Holocaust meusem in Washington DC. Now that was an affective way of getting people to remember the Holocaust! As much as the meusem scared me and upset me I know I will never forget it.
Kaitlyn Period 1
10/4/2012 07:40:51 am
The tattoos seem like a really good idea actually! If your ancestors survived the holocaust, it would be extremely honorable to tattoo their pinn numbers on yourself. I know that if i knew any decendants that survived the holocaust or that was in it, i would deffinitely want their numbers tattooed on my arm. I feel as though the tattooing is a defiitive way of permanently etching the rememrbance and tragedies into you and others' brains. i really think that the Holocaust should be one of the most notified events in history.
Anthony period 4
10/4/2012 11:43:52 am
I think its a good idea for the people who survived to get a tattoo. Now everyone who has a tattoo will be looked at with respect.
Claudia Period 6
10/8/2012 12:43:50 am
I think it's definitely important to remember the Holocaust and do our best to make sure something like it never happens again. Still, tattoos of the numbers branded on them by the Nazis? Aren't their memories horrifying enough?
Molly per 1
10/8/2012 10:08:03 am
I think this is a great way to honor victims and relatives in the holocaust. I also think that you shouldn't have to, but if you want to it is 100% your choice. The memory and teachings of the holocaust
Still Molly
10/8/2012 10:11:59 am
Have declined and it is a great way to remember and teach. I also think though, the memories are not great, and to tattoo yourself with such horrifying and sad memories, it is a odd thing to do. For the remembrance of the geat people who lived and died for there religion, I think that relatives have the choice of the tattooing.
Jesse per3
10/8/2012 10:45:44 pm
I think the holocaust is pretty common knowledge. I learn it in school and on TV and movies. On the military channel at least half of the time there is a WW2 show on and they usually mention the holocaust. I think if anything its talked about too much. Its good to remember but I'd just like everyone to know that I know about it so I hope not to have to learn about it eight more times when I go to college.
Mackenzie Egan
10/9/2012 05:29:21 am
I thought a lot of our generation did know a lot of the Holocaust, but i guess i was wrong. I do agree that it is right to remember and to know about the past, that Holocaust isn't juts something we can drop. But, i do not agree, however, on tattooing people with a number their family had. That is definitely going to far. I know they wan't us to know what happened, but tattooing people will not make anything better, it will just remind them what their family wen't through, which is not a good feeling to have. Instead of tattooing, why don't we just keep it the way it is by teachers teaching about it, because for me, it seams to be working really well.
Mackenzie egan
10/9/2012 05:38:26 am
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Christian Gamez Period 5
10/9/2012 07:56:39 am
In my opinion I agree with the fact that the Holocaust is just being seen as a part of a high school curriculum. This crucial part of history should studied with more depth and analysis unlike we have been taught just using facts and basic knowledge of the Holocaust. Regarding the tattoo idea , if they feel that it is a way to memorialize their family members who have survived than let them do it. They are not suggesting this to be a requirement but more of a living memorial for those who decide to do so.
Jessica Pope Period 3
10/10/2012 09:35:57 am
I understand what these people are trying to do by tattooing themselves with the same numbers as their relatives who survived the holocaust but I think this is a little extreme. I think it is important to remember the holocaust and all the horrible things that happened. But I think having a constant reminder on your arm of all the terrible things that happened in the holocaust is a bit much.
Oanh Nguyen period 5
10/11/2012 12:06:17 am
getting a tattoo to remember the event is a little too much in my opinion. I think it is good enough to learn about it in school. The memories are also very horrifying so getting a tattoo will remind you of what happened forever.
Devon per 6
10/14/2012 09:36:36 am
I think its awful how little my generation knows about the holocaust, and I say let the survivors get tattooed. If that's what it takes to get people to never forget what horrific thing the Nazis did to everyone back in WWII
Tiana Dickenson Period 4
10/16/2012 09:27:18 pm
Tatooing themselves really doesn't help. because when they die the tatoo goes with them so whats the point? I think just going to the camps and studing it helps keep the memory alive. however people who weren't alive during the holocaust wont ever fully understand what happened but learning about will still help us all to know about the devistating time.
Daniel Pietrantonio Period 6
10/17/2012 01:41:11 am
I think that tattooing themselves is a strange idea because if people see a number on them they probably are not going to know that the numbers are supposed to represent that. Instead they should just teach people more about the Holocaust in school.
Melissa Abels Period 5
10/17/2012 12:14:49 pm
I think that no one will ever trully forget the Holocaust, but at the same time, anyone that was not a part of it will never be able to understand how it was. I think it is good how schools are teaching about it, and i think a good way to keep some of the memories alive would be to have some of the Holocaust survivors come to schools and talk to the students. I think that the tattoos are a cool idea. Comments are closed.
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