A group of Peer Educators and sophomores from Sachem East visited the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Great Neck.
Students had the honor of meeting Mrs. Ruth Mermelstein, a Long Island resident and survivor of Auschwitz and death march to Bergin-Belsen, where she stayed until she was liberated by Allied forces.
Students described hearing her testimony of life before, during, and after the Holocaust as something they will never forget.
Mrs. Mermelstein charged students with the responsibility of carrying her story on to future generations.
Sachem East’s Mrs. Gearns encouraged students to also carry the stories of those who chose to stand-up and resist by helping Jewish individuals and other persecuted groups.