SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More than 800 students gathered to learn more about the impact of the Holocaust.
The 37th Annual Teen Symposium on the Holocaust is taking place this week in Scranton.
The event was filled with workshops and survivor testimonies, allowing students to hear firsthand accounts of the horrors of the Holocaust.
They spoke vividly about this dark chapter in history, saying they hope to educate a new generation about the holocaust so history is not forgotten.
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"It's important for the young people to understand what happens that it should never happen again, hopefully," Holocaust Survivor Dorothea Szczesniak said.
"Seeing how people were actually treated on PowerPoint side, just clicking through, copying down notes, and actually being able to take it in. It was really eye-opening," Student Josh Lentowski explained.
The Symposium on the Holocaust will continue on Wednesday, giving another group of more than 600 students an opportunity to listen and learn from the survivors' stories.
