Year 5 RE Workshop

In our RE lessons, we have been learning about Judaism and exploring some of the difficult questions that arise from stories in the Jewish sacred texts and from key events in Jewish history. One such event we studied was the Holocaust—a tragic period during World War II when millions of people, mostly Jews, were killed by the Nazis.

As part of our learning, we took part in a workshop that linked closely with our RE topic. During the session, we explored four different poems about the Holocaust. We discussed the emotions, messages and meanings within each poem, which helped us to understand the experiences of Jewish people during this time on a much deeper and more personal level.
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Through this learning, we were reminded that no matter what religion, race or background a person comes from, everyone deserves to be treated with kindness, respect and equality. It highlighted the importance of standing up against discrimination and always showing empathy towards others.