National Holocaust Remembrance day is April 11. Many people still recognize the everlasting impact of this tragedy. English teacher Diane Fingers also feels strongly about the deep meaning of the Holocaust.

“As a Holocaust educator, we try not to compare because there’s nothing to compare the hardships to,” Fingers said. “I think because it was so huge and all encompassing, people take notice. When there are so many lives taken it’s such a waste, we could have lost the person who would cure cancer because of something so pointless.”

While there is not any kind of memorial service here at North, anyone who may want to learn or further deepen their knowledge may visit the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center in St. Louis off Lindbergh Boulevard.

“This museum gives any visitors a learning experience starting historically from the very beginning,” curator Daniel Reich said. “Most who come and learn more about what truly happened find it a profound and educational experience.”

Throughout the genocide of the Holocaust, between 11 and 16 million people were massacred among the various ethnic groups in the concentration camps or “death camps.” Some of the students here at North feel a strong sense of emotion for all those who suffered and were affected.

“I think it’s important for people to recognize the impact of the Holocaust,” junior Lauren Jacobson said. “Just the fact that so many people were murdered for such a ridiculous reason should be a lesson to all of us how dangerous hatred towards people because of a stereotype or belief can be.”