Survivor helps PHDS students understand Holocaust

On May 5, students in grades 6 through 8 at the Providence Hebrew Day School had the privilege of hearing Irving Schild, of Pawtucket, speak about his experiences during the Holocaust to commemorate Yom Ha-Shoah. 

Schild spoke about the miracles he, his parents, and his sister experienced as they journeyed from Brussels to France to Italy to Oswego, New York. The students learned about the Holocaust from the perspective of a survivor who, from age 9 to 13, lived a life on the run, including living with Italian partisans in the Alps and residing with other Jewish children in a Catholic seminary.

Schild used a map of Europe and other visual aids to clarify his remarks for the students. All the students left the assembly with a deeper appreciation for their current quality of life and a better understanding of the atrocities of the Holocaust.