holocaust assembly 2011 draft 2

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Martina Jodie/Sinthuja Hayley Zoë Elkie Kirsten Good morning. This assembly is to remember the Holoaust !hih took " lae during the Seond #o rld #a r in !hih Hitler and the $a%is brutally murdered millions o& Je!s' homose(uals' gy"sies and "eo"le !ho o""osed the $a%i rule in onentration am"s and death am"s. )irstly' !e*d like to thank Katja &or "laying the theme &rom Shindler*s +ist so beauti&ully. ,sually this ty"e o& assembly onentrates "urely on those !ho died in the Holoaust and other terrible genoides around the !orld. The !ords u" on the sreen say -#e !ill remember*. This is true !e !ill remember !e make a "oint o& doing so eery year. 0ut this year the to"i o& our assembly !ill be slightly di&&erent and !e ho"e that you !ill be able to take something a!ay &rom to day and learn somethin g &rom it. This year !e !ill be talking about the "eo"le !ho died' yes' but !e !ill also be talking about the "eo"le !ho tried to hel" them. Many o& us hae rea d 1nn e )rank*s diary in &at it has been read by millions o& hildren and adults around the !orld in 2 3 languages. $one o& this !ould hae been  "ossible !ithout Mie" Gies. Mie" Gies' the o&&ie seretary !ho de&ied the $a%i ou"iers o& the $etherlands to hel" hide 1nne )rank and her &amily &or t!o years died in January 4565 aged 655. She !as the last surior o& the &e! non7Je!s !ho su""lied &ood' books and om"any at the seret anne(e' aboe an 1msterdam anal !arehouse' !here 1nne' her "arents' her sister and &our other Je!s hid &or 43 months during the seond !orld !ar. 1&ter the anne(e !as raided by the German "olie' Gies gathered 1nne*s noteboo ks and "a"ers and loked them in a dra!er . The teenager*s diary ' !hih she !as gien on her 68 th  birthday' hroniles her li&e in hiding & rom 64 June 69:4 until 6 1ugust 69::. 1nne died o& ty "hus' aged 63' in the 0ergen70elsen onentration am" in Marh 69:3' t!o !eeks be&ore it !as liberated. Gies gae the diary to 1nne* s &ather' ;tto the only one o& those !ho hid in the anne(e to surie the !ar and he "u blished it in 69:<. 1&ter the "ubliation' Gies !orked to "romote tolerane. She brushed aside th e "raise &or hel"ing hide the )rank &amily as being more than she desered. She !rote= -This is ery un&air. So many others hae done the same or een &ar more dangerous !ork*. $eertheless' in 699< sh e told shoolhildren= -> do n*t !ant to be onsidered a hero. >magine young "eo"le !ou ld gro! u" !ith the &eeling that y ou hae to be a hero to do your human duty.*

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