never shall we forget…
every january, our 8th grade language arts department at my school teaches the memoir, Night by Elie Wiesel, with our students- which is a real life account about Elie’s time in a concentration camp during the Holocaust at the age of 15~ it’s usually a somber, emotional, and life changing month for several of our students.
as we wrap up this unit, i wanted to share some of the materials and synthesis projects that my students presented to their peers this past tuesday 2.5.13 … their creativity and effort on this project, never seems to amaze me. i was so proud of them… after their presentations, our class discussions were so powerful and moving. i pray and hope that they are walking away as better citizens after reading this exceptional memoir – and most of all, reminded about the evil acts of hatred that occurred; in hopes that it will never be repeated again.
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| black and white photos line my walls during january to create a strong and relevant visual |
Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.
Never shall I forget that smoke.
Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.
Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith for ever.
Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.
Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live
as long as God Himself.
Never.
Never Shall I Forget from Night by Elie Wiesel.
Copyright © 1958 by Les Editions de Minuit.
Translation copyright © 2006 by Marion Wiesel.
