Y5 Holocaust visit

On Thursday 13th February, Year 5 visited the National Holocaust Centre as part of their topic on World War II. It was an informative and moving day. The day started with the children watching a recording of a Holocaust survivor telling his story. He had lived in Germany but found safety in Britain through the Kindertransport and unlike many children like him, his parents joined him a few months later. Finding out about the events leading up to the Holocaust was also particularly interesting. The children learnt how anti-Jewish messages were spread through the community and that children suddenly stopped playing with Jewish friends because they were forbidden to. Particularly shocking was the replica of a street after Kristallnacht which was when Jewish shops and businesses were attacked and their windows were smashed. Year 5 enjoyed this trip and left feeling moved by what they had discovered.