“I wanted to share some of the students’ comments with you. As I walked in this morning, I was met by a student who was absent yesterday. Right away, he said that he was so angry that he had missed school! His friend had texted him to say what a wonderful day he had. Several students commented on your father’s lack of anger and his amount of forgiveness. One of the social studies teachers hugged me afterwards and said, no textbook or research could possibly come close to affecting the students the way you did. We cannot thank you enough for spending your day with us.” - Mary Curran, Assistant Principal, Rocco Laurie Intermediate School 72
“I must say your presentation was awesome. I really learned something that day from you and your father. I am amazed what your father taught you. Although I have no idea about how he must have felt thinking he was one of the last remaining Jews in the whole entire world, he didn’t give up his hope of surviving. That, I believe, was a very courageous thing to do.” “I was very honored to even get to see a child of a survivor of the Holocaust in real life and to have the chance to see your fantastic presentation.” - A student at Rocco Laurie Intermediate School 72
“Your father is my hero.” - A student at Rocco Laurie Intermediate School 72
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