4th Week of Thoughts

This week in class we read our two chosen letters from the Holocaust. We got both the letters from these people, and some background information about them. Both of my letters ended in a tragedy and both of them having deep and sad stories. One of them was written by a pair of sisters who were separated from their father. They sent him a post card that just stated “Dear father, were are well. Goodbye.” Later that week the two girls and their mother were murdered. The shock was intense. The reading was short and had a sharp turn at the end that sat with me as I rad my next letter. It was a man who wrote to his daughter and wife telling them to have the most in depth detail about their life. He went missing before he could hear back from them. It was crazy to read about these, especially comparing them to the letters we read last week. Again seeing how kids handled rough situations like this. Due to how short the letter is, we can assume it was under some sort of constraint. Either from time or being too scared to reveal information. Still, the kids tried to take a positive look onto what was happening. Saying that they were well, instead of talking about the bad parts. I also wanted to say how often we as students learn and hear about the Holocaust. It has almost been a normalized event to talk about due to how often we speak about it. These letters made it so real. They made the horrific event what it was, horrific. Just continues to show letter writing gives people a more in depth and insightful view on the happenings of events.