People of Shomrei, Youth

JLC Hear From Holocaust Survivor

by Aylah Winter

On Wednesday May 1st, the JLC students in 4th-7th grade had the privilege of hearing the story of survival from Mark Schonwetter. Mark, his mother and sister, survived the holocaust by hiding in different farmers homes, in the forest and even under a pigsty. They survived because of the kindness of strangers and Polish families.

Mark and his two daughters feel passionate about holocaust education and wanted to make a real impact on children today as they realize that soon there won’t be survivors to tell their stories. They created The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation which is the only foundation that funds educational grants to provide learning materials and books, support field trips and programming, and bring Holocaust survivor speakers into schools and classrooms nationwide.

Thank you to Mark and Isabella for spending time with our students.

  • Aylah Winter

    Prior to moving to Montclair, Aylah and her family lived in Manhattan where she worked for several Jewish non-profit organizations. Most recently, she worked for American Jewish World Service coordinating their international Alternative Spring Break program for Hillel students around the country. Aylah is passionate about experiential education and its value with young adults. During this time she had the opportunity to travel extensively through central America. Aylah is the leader/instructor for STOM (Shomrei Teens of Montclair).

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