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by Vesper Stamper (Goodreads Author)

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What are your earliest memories of Holocaust studies in school in NYC? What were your thoughts?

Vesper Stamper I remember learning about the Holocaust for the first time in 7th grade. I don't remember much of what I learned in school beyond the basic facts: tha…moreI remember learning about the Holocaust for the first time in 7th grade. I don't remember much of what I learned in school beyond the basic facts: that 6 million died; that there was a place called Auschwitz; that people were gassed and burned. There was an added complication for me, though: having been born in Germany, several of my classmates pointed this out and began making fun of me for it, calling me a "Nazi." Obviously, being raised in a Jewish family, you can imagine this was pretty confusing to me. I remember feeling incredibly trapped, with no answers, and crying in the bathroom.(less)

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