Holocaust Survivor Visits Heron Hall!
Over 400 students heard Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh, 91, speak about his horrific experiences in Auschwitz today.
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the World War II genocide of the European Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews, around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population.
Arek gave a harrowing but very important testimony.
Students were able to ask him lots of questions and learn more about the mass murder of the Jews.
Arek came all the way from Leeds to be with us.
We hope all our students learnt a lot from his experiences.