Holocaust Survivor Visits Upper Campus

Mrs. Judith Altman, a native of Czechoslovakia, shared her experiences during the Holocaust with the 8th grade classes. At the age of 17, Mrs. Altman was taken to Auschwitz, where she remained for two years. She also spent time in Bergen-Belsen, a notorious killing center attached to Auschwitz. Mrs. Altman lost 24 members of her family; her niece and her brother were the only ones, apart from her, who survived.

Mrs. Altman's message was one of hope, rather than of hatred. She urged the students to understand what had happened, so that the world never faces something like that again.