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Studying history provides invaluable lessons about our present. Last month, a group of secondary students from Collège Champittet travelled to Auschwitz-Birkenau in order to learn more about the Holocaust. The trip was organised together with CICAD, a Swiss association dedicated to fighting antisemitism through education.
French-speaking guides accompanied our students throughout the long but very worthwhile day.
In Auschwitz, our students attended a ceremony to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Shoah. Through a guided tour in French, our group discovered more about the rise of Nazism and the mechanisms of genocide. The visit left a profound impression on our students, driving home lessons in the importance of both history and memory.
Our students came away from the Auschwitz concentration camp with a deeper understanding of this dark chapter, and heightened awareness of the dangers of racism, discrimination and extremist thinking. Unfortunately, Holocaust denial and other forms of antisemitism continue to exist today. By remembering the past, we can help to educate both ourselves and others, and work towards a better future.