Four survivors from the Holocaust, Rwanda and beyond shared their experiences at a panel discussion at ASU’s West Valley campus Tuesday. They hope to educate the public and prevent history from repeating itself.
Marge Rich said she was just a child when she stood in a cattle car for three days while she and her family were sent to a German Nazi concentration camp.
“I had to hide in my grandmother's bunk under her blanket so that the Germans wouldn't find me and kill me," she said.
Her memories of fear and loss have never faded, but she shares them so the world will never forget.
"I don't want it to happen again. I don't want anybody else's little kids to be marched off in the middle of the night; put on a truck, not know where she is going," she said.
Rich was joined by others who survived the Bosnian, Rwandan or Rohingya genocides. They hope that by speaking out, future generations will recognize the warning signs of genocide and act before it's too late.
The panel discussion aims to educate the public on how to confront hate and support victims.
It's also a reminder that the can never be erased — but the future is still unwritten.
