LHS Students and Staff

LAWRENCE, NEW YORK (DECEMBER 2022)β€”Lawrence High School’s English class visited the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove after reading Night by Elie Wiesel in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day next month.

β€œEducating our students about the Holocaust gives them insight into the dangers of discrimination and prejudice,” said Dr. Jennifer Lagnado-Papp, Principal of Lawrence High School. β€œRemembering and talking about the Holocaust is a vital way to commemorate the six million victims. This field trip was a great opportunity for our students to develop awareness and knowledge about the past and about genocide.”

Lawrence High School students in Melanie Ratnoff and Diana Rabanal’s English class were given a tour of the museum and were given an opportunity to hear a real survivor’s story from his son, Bernie Furshpan.

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Photo 1: Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center 

Photo 2: Lawrence High School students with Diana Rabanal, sitting far left, Melanie Ratnoff, standing left, Mr. Schiavo, Lawrence High School Principal, far right