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When we take survivors to schools to meet with students,

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we actually have a very unique approach to that.

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We have the students take the time

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to learn about the survivor story

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before we bring a survivor to the school,

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and with that learning, they then create beautiful

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critical thinking questions to ask the survivor directly,

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where it then becomes this conversation.

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It's a dialogue. It's an opportunity to connect

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with the survivor as opposed to just listening

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to a survivor tell their story from beginning to end.

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Do you feel that there is something

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that people should understand about survivors

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differently than how they do right now?

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Well, I don't know if people

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even understand the word Holocaust.

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I mean, you kids, and even your parents,

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and even your grandparents have not been born...

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We took Kitty Salsberg recently

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to Alexander Mackenzie High School.

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There were hundreds of students sitting in the room

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and you could hear a pin drop.

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No one was moving, no one was speaking.

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And this was such a beautiful opportunity for students

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to hear from Kitty about her memoir, about her experiences,

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and opportunity for them to connect with her.

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Afterwards, they came up to her and had her sign books

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and she took a special moment with each student

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to ask them their name, to ask them how to spell their name,

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to ask them a question about themselves,

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particularly students who were immigrants

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or families of immigrants to Canada.

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She had an incredibly special connection with those kids.

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She felt like, I get you and you get me.

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What a special opportunity, especially

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for students right now, that they have to still be able

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to meet with survivors, whether it's on Zoom or in person.