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."