The Freedom Writers Diary

When the students visit the Museum of Tolerance, which focuses on the historical consequences of intolerance and prejudice, each student receives a child’s passport and can discover, throughout the museum, what happened to that child over the course of World War II. The visit is emotional for the class, leaving many in tears.

After the museum, they went to a fancy restaurant, where the upscale decorations and food leave a deep impression on the student. After this, they go see Schindler’s List, a movie that makes the various books they have read about the Holocaust come to life. It made the student’s friend have a flashback of his own experience of seeing one of his friends die, leading them to conclude that such violence also happens in real life. Finally, the students had dinner at the Marriott Hotel, where they met Holocaust survivors who shared their stories with them. The student feels a renewed responsibility to honor and learn from these people’s experiences.