Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial

by Kanbe Mao

The New England Holocaust Memorial is located in Boston, Massachusetts near Haymarket station. We just finished reading Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, so we were very interested in visiting this site. Once we got there, we were amazed by the architecture and design of the memorial. We were introduced by steam coming from below which revealed the 6 towering glass pillars. We went closer and saw that the pillars weren't just there for show. They had various quotes inscribed on them of Holocaust survivors, as well as the serial numbers of all the Nazi victims etched into the glass. The pillars themselves represent the 6 main Nazi death camps, including Auschwitz, where Elie Wiesel was a prisoner in 1944.

A quote that my fellow students and I found interesting was:

"Isle, a childhood friend of mine, once found a raspberry in the camp 
and carried it in her pocket all day to present to me that night on a leaf. 

Imagine a world in which your entire possession is one raspberry, and you give it to your friend."

Let's Rename Faneuil Hall “David Ortiz Hall”!

Let's Rename Faneuil Hall “David Ortiz Hall”

by Robert Anglin and Brendan McDonough

On February 24th we took a trip to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Faneuil Hall is named after Peter Faneuil and has been a famous part of Boston for over 200 years. Now let's get onto the topic of who Peter Faneuil was:  “Peter Faneuil was a wealthy Bostonian who made his fortune as a merchant in the slave trade”. A slave trader here in Boston? It's part of our history, and not a part to be proud of. Perhaps we should rethink the name. Maybe it should be called “David Ortiz Hall” or “Ted William's Hall” instead!

And while we’re on the topic of baseball, Quincy Market has baseball jerseys hung in the corner walls of the building... 2 Red Sox jerseys and two Japanese jerseys.. Dice K’s and Hideki Okajimas.

We visited Quincy Market, which has a lots of interesting food places and tourist shops. We went for a quick bite to eat, but there were so many delicious choices! We all ate different types of food (instead of the pizza like we usually do every trip- it gets a little bit repetitive after a while, lol). They had places ranging from Chinese Food to sushi to burgers. Quincy market looks kind of small at first glance, until you walk through and realize how big the building actually is- with seats on the lower level and an upstairs. Our writing group sat in the center of Quincy market. We highly recommend this stop for food because it has many interesting choices to grab a bite to eat.  

Holocaust Memorial and Faneuil Hall