Holocaust books provide window to past
Mary Kate Luft and Martha Schick, A&E Editor and Multimedia Chief
February 26, 2013
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Books and Video Games, Featured A&E
Every year seniors travel to the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., listen to Holocaust survivors speak, and read "Night" by Elie Wiesel, a memoir about Wiesel's experience at death camps during the Holocaust. Learning about the Holocaust helps to educate students about the horrors that can come... Read more »
Holocaust survivor film to be screened at JC
Mary Kate Luft, A&E Editor
October 11, 2012
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Featured A&E, In the Community
The car is crowded and the people in it are cold and hungry. As the train rattles along, two young men strain to remove the bars that are covering the one small window and keeping them trapped inside. After eight hours of arduous work the bars come loose. Just as the train reaches the German border,... Read more »
Senior reflects on family struggles during Holocaust
Megan Foard, Multimedia Editor
March 16, 2012
Filed under In the Community, Lifestyles
Many people can trace their ancestry to someone famous like George Washington or royalty in other countries. My story is different. My family lost many lives and other families were destroyed in the worst genocide in the history of human kind: the Holocaust. Recently, JC took the senior class to the... Read more »
Brain Droppings: Holocaust education presents essential life lessons
Scott Novak, Opinion Editor
March 15, 2012
Filed under Brain Droppings
Learning about the Holocaust this year stands as one of the most important parts of my education here at JC. Before, I had certainly heard about the Holocaust, but had failed to comprehend what it actually was. If I’m honest with myself, the statistics never really moved me beyond the point of thinking... Read more »
JC News Update: Holocaust speakers and Cinderella play premiere
Megan Battaglia and Megan Foard, Multimedia Editors
March 2, 2012
Filed under Dan's Veracious Volumn, News, Video
“The Patriot” brings you the JC News Update with Megan Foard and Megan Battaglia. Each week Foard and Battaglia discuss recent events happening around JC. This week the seniors had the chance to talk with Holocaust survivors when they came to JC. The Cinderella premiere is this weekend.
Holocaust survivor passes away
Grace Kim, Online Chief
November 15, 2011
Filed under Lifestyles
Georges Selzer lived to the legendary age of 100. Selzer was one of the Holocaust speakers who first visited JC in the 1970’s to speak about his experiences. The last time he visited was five years ago at the age of 95. Selzer, though he came to speak at JC, was not a part of the Baltimore... Read more »
Holocaust survivors share stories with seniors
Meg Kirchner, Reporter
March 16, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories
Sitting in front of seniors in the library, Holocaust survivor Rachel Bodner holds back tears as she recalls escaping Belgium and hiding in a French convent. On Tuesday March 17, 13 survivors from the Holocaust came to speak to seniors. These events are a longstanding tradition as organized by Senior... Read more »
News Snapshots 12/15 – 12/21
Collin Hoofnagle, News Editor
December 21, 2009
Filed under News Snapshots
Every week, “The Patriot” scours the web to bring you headlines from around the world. Please note that no original reporting is involved. Feel free to discuss these stories at the bottom of the page. Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who has a history of making anti-American... Read more »