On February 26th «Youth FOR…! Youth AGAINST …!» seminar
has been conducted in Dnepropetrovsk. The seminar organizers have divided 30
participants into 2 groups to discuss different aspects of life during
Holocaust.
How can people be
tolerant and human in times of inhuman regimes – such a question tried to
answer participants of 9th and 10th grades taking part in
the activities which enabled them to perceive themselves in position of people
who lived during Holocaust.
The second group –
students of 10th and 11th grade – has been encouraged to
discuss why Nazi ideas and their people-hating concepts appear and which legal
system should exist to prevent their development. An acute discussion has
developed.
“I’ve felt that
people’s attitude to the various horrible events which happen in the world may
be absolutely different. There are people who not only assist and commit
violence but in such a way foster their children – their own future!!!” –
shared her impression Yevgenia Korneliuk, student of Ecological-Economical
Specialized School #67
To express all
their emotions and attitudes young people has drawn posters under the slogan
“Youth for…! Youth against…!” Summing up the seminar both groups have united to
present their posters and share thoughts. It sounded slogans against war, Nazism,
fascism and attempts to renew them, young people called for tolerant
relationships developing, life and peace preserving.
“I was
impressed that there was love during those horrible events. It proves that love
is more powerful than anything else. I enjoyed the seminar and made many
conclusions”, - Oleksandra Omelchuk, 10th grade student of
School #15.
“Holocaust
shouldn’t happen again. I think there was great amount of useful information
not only for me but for all people during the seminar. Such seminars should be
conducted more often!”, - Anastasiya Valenkina, 9th grade
student of Jewish School #144
“I was struck that
even now so many people suffer from people-hating ideas and today in some
places of Palestine, for instance, children are trained to be violent”, -
Alina Opriatnaya, 10th grade student of School #67.
