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We haven't done a gallery walk in so long, I forgot you learn so much during them! Here's a few things I did learn; survivors were demanding Israel to help the Syrian refugees, Holocaust survivors are more prone to getting mental diseases, a man escaping a gas chamber, and a survivor educating kids about the Holocaust. 

I think out of all articles, Sebastian's and Justin's article was the most powerful and something very important for the world to know.  Their article talked about Holocaust survivors demanding Israel to help the Syrian refugees. I think this was a very important topic for everyone to hear because we make a big deal about learning about the Holocaust and the terrible events that went on in it, but we never really focus on the Syrian refugees. These kids are going through the same event that the Jewish children went through, but no one is helping them. After fear of terrorist attacks, everyone shut down their borders. I am just interested to see what will happen in the end. 



In Emily's article, I learned that Holocaust survivors are more prone to be diagnosed with a mental disease than an average human. When Emily was explaining her article, it reminded me of when soldiers come back from war and they are also more prone to being diagnosed to a disease, because of the experiences they went through. Doctors tested a Holocaust survivor's brain and then compared it to a test on an average person's brain. They discovered the Holocaust survivor has a 26% higher chance of being diagnosed than an average human. Some Holocaust survivors can experience hallucinations and hear voices because of their experiences. 

A lot of people were killed inside a gas chamber, and hardly anyone escaped the terrible, unfair punishment. I always thought if someone managed to escape they ran away or commited suicide against a fence, but I would've never guessed this; a man escaped the gas chamber because he was an electrician. Siari's article discussed a man who was in line to be placed inside the gas chamber, but he escaped because he was an electrician! Talk about a miracle! One piece of information that was quite saddening however was the man had watched his family die inside the gas chamber. 

Evie's article interested me a lot. I think it was a very positive article along with Sebastian's and Justin's. Her article was about a 86 year old teacher who survived the Holocaust, and was a teacher for 25 years. He (or she, I cannot remember) believed it was important to teach about the Holocaust and also to teach not to hate. I think this was a very important message because people live a life full of hatred that denies them any type of joy, but someone who has like an actual, valid reason to hate, teaches others to hate.