“Escape was not our goal since it was so unrealistic. What we wanted was to survive, to live long enough to tell the world what had happened in Buchenwald” (Jack Werber). The Holocaust was a massive genocide in which Hitler and his followers killed Jews. It is important for schools to let students to learn about the Holocaust due to how important it is to remember such horrific events and so that we can learn on how to improve for the next time something like this happens. Even after the many years that have past, we must never forget the tragic events from the Holocaust. “And I tell him that I have tried. That I have tried to keep memory alive, that I have tried to fight those who would forget. Because if we forget, we are guilty,we are accomplices” (Elie Wiesel). Forgetting about what events occurred during the Holocaust would…show more content… “When they had all gone Little Rabbit crept into the middle of the empty clearing. I should have tried to help the other rabbits, he thought. If only we creatures had stuck together, it could have been different” (Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust). Little Rabbit learned that he made the mistake of not helping others and the consequences of not doing so. After this, he should have learned that he shouldn’t keep silent and to do the best you can to help. ”It is in his name that I speak to you and that I express to you my deepest gratitude as one who has emerged from the Kingdom of Night. We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them” (Elie Wiesel). After Elie’s experience, he has learned how valuable every second of life is and how it is important to share them with others. It is only natural to learn from our past mistakes and our small mistakes are very important to
