Freshmen NSU Holocaust Field Trip

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Students had the opportunity to virtually meet a Holocaust survivor. They were given sheets with 200 sample questions to ask the virtual survivors through a microphone, and the survivor would respond from the screen. Through this activity, the museum is able to preserve the testimonies and reflections of Holocaust survivors. (Photo/Zoe Horwitz)
Students observe Mr. Craig Weiner as he gives a lesson on Holocaust artifacts. These two rooms contain over 250 pieces from the Jewish ghettos and concentration camps. (Photos/Zoe Horwitz)
Students admire some of the Holocaust artifacts from Jewish concentration camps and what remains of the victims. (Photo/Zoe Horwitz)
Freshmen Jake Sheitelman (right), Defne Pisan (middle) and Sophia Kreimerman (left) look at photos from concentration camps. “[I enjoyed seeing and learning about artifacts from the Holocaust] because it helped me acknowledge the extremities of what the jews went through,” freshman Defne Pisan said. (Photos/Zoe Horwitz)
The NSU Holocaust Reflection and Resource Center has various Holocaust artifacts in its collection, which includes photos, an original brick from Warsaw Ghetto Wall and an original portion of a Torah scroll that was written in Eastern Europe before World War II. (Photos/Zoe Horwitz)
According to the NSU Holocaust Reflection and Resource Center, “Upon arrival in the camps, women and men were forced to undress and all of their personal belongings were taken away. Prisoners selected for forced labor received a uniform like this one.” The uniform on the right belonged to a female named Johanna (Janina) Krawczyk, a policewoman born in 1897. (Photos/Zoe Horwitz)
Students enjoyed food from NSU’s various dining services.(Photo/Zoe Horwitz)
To finish off the day, students attended a Holocaust history lecture given by a former teacher from Cypress Bay High School. The lecture included a video of a man who helped smuggle kids out of ghettos, and then was able to reunite with them many years later. (Photos/Zoe Horwitz)

Zoe Horwitz, a junior at American Heritage, returns to the Patriot Post for her third year as the Sports Editor and Assistant Editor-In-Chief. Besides reading and writing, she spends her time playing with her dog or tutoring younger students through Learn with Peers, a non-profit organization she helped found in 2020. During her freshman year, she co-founded FALIA (Food Allergy/Intolerance Awareness) at school, a club that advocates for those with food allergies. Zoe also plays lacrosse, as she plays for a club team and American Heritage girls varsity lacrosse team. Zoe is very excited to be contributing to the Patriot Post.