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29 | T h u rsd a y, F e b ru a ry 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 | Trustees tell Holocaust story by Nathan Howes O akville Beaver S ta ff Oakville students recently got a history lesson they will never forget, courtesy of two Halton Catholic school board trustees. To mark the recent Holocaust Memorial Day (Friday, Jan. 27), Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) trustees Helena Karabela and Anthony Quinn visited a Grade 7/8 class at Oakville' s St. Gregory the Great Catholic Elementary School to discuss their trip last year to several countries in Europe, including Germany and Poland, and to respond to questions about their experience. Invited overseas by the Friends Of Simon Wiesenthal Center For Holocaust Studies Catholic school board trustee Anthony Quinn speaks to Danielle McKay's Grade 7 /8 class at St. Gregory the Great (FSWC), the trustees headed out last Catholic Elementary School Friday, Jan. 27 about his trip to Germany, Poland and Israel in November 2016. November to tour some of the historical sites | Nikki Wesley/Metroland from the Second World War. "It still seems like a long time ago to me, but it was only 71 years ago that Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated. Today (Jan. 27) is the 71st anniversary. That' s why w e have Holocaust Memorial Day," said Quinn, noting the Holocaust resulted in the documented deaths of six million Jews. "It' s really not that far removed from us, even today, even though it might seem like a long ways." The idea for their trip was to visit prominent sites of the Holocaust, Quinn noted. That included stops at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, Germany, where Adolf Hitler was in power and finally, to Israel. Quinn said they visited a beautiful villa on a lake in Berlin, Germany -- a city in which plans to remove the Jewish population from see Trustees on p.30 OAKVILLE BEAVER | w w w .in s id e H A L T O N .c o m O N N O W AT T H E B R IC K ! CRACKS .since 1991 Leaky Basement? Call Us! Crack Injection Repair Specialist Wise Dry Interior Drain Systems Lifetime Fully Transferable Warranty Sump Pump Renewal Installations Professional, Cost Effective Solutions for W et Basements www.HaltonW iseCracks.com Call U s... 905-510-9739 wayne@ wisecracks.com The Latest In Hearing Technology World s Sm allest Hearing Aid ' H a lto n W o m e n 's Pla ce pr esen ts r : r The MOXI Now VveM & Saturday February 25, 2 0 1 7 O akville C on feren ce Centre G a la a n d A u c tio n SPECIAL: » r * ' j m J 50%OFF Per Pair PA RA M ED ICA L S E R V I C E S Cocktail Reception, sit-down dinner, open bar, entertainment, live & silent auction, a diamond draw, a chance to w in tw o tickets anywhere Air Canada flies, dancing and more! It s a c t u a lly th is s m a ll! LA K ESH O R E H E A R I N G 5:30pm reception, 7:00pm dinner $150 per ticket or $1200 for a table o f 8 Com e ea rly to g e t y o u r "Step & R ep ea t" p h o to taken! 1 For ticket information, please contact cbozzo@ haltonwomensplace.com / 905-332-1200 ext. 222 h IIh E s t a b l is h e d S in c e 1 9 7 9 E -m a il: lp h s 1 1 3 @ c o g e c o .n e t · W e b s ite : la k e s h o r e p a r a m e d ic a l.c o m 113 JONES STREET, OAKVILLE, ON · 9 0 5 -8 2 7 -2 9 0 2 wnfl, HM. EV EN T SPO N SO R P l« | l -] J . - 1 A 11M H-M-l M A MEDIA SPONSORS