The Lady in the Chair: The Reality of the Holocaust

I walk through the crowd of students frantically searching for a seat and as I settle down in my chair anxiously waiting for the assembly to start, I look on the stage to find a beautiful black and white chair with a small table beside it. I remember that a Holocaust survivor is coming to talk with us. Pictures and facts from eighth grade run through my mind, the majority of that year was reading and studying about the Jewish Holocaust. I’ve seen the pictures and videos of survivors talk about their experience in museums and movies never truly understanding the true effect it had on real life people. Books and screens separated me from the reality that people my age, regular people were sent away to die because of their religion. This shook me. So when Trudie spoke, I was hit with all the cruel and ugly things I read about. When she spoke there was enthusiasm and cheerfulness in her voice that made me smile, but when she covered the sore subjects of the situation it stirred up a sick and unpleasing feeling. Trudie faced true adversity and fought back to regain her life with hard work and determination. She is truly an amazing woman.