Holocaust survivor Barney Sidler (left) poses with Addison Trail special education teacher Annette Severino and two of her students. Students in Severino’s English 10 class visited the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center on Oct. 24.
On Oct. 24, 11 Addison Trail students in special education teacher Annette Severino’s English 10 class traveled to the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center.
During their visit, they were able to meet and speak with Barney Sidler, a Holocaust survivor. The students are reading the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel in class, and Sidler shared a room with Wiesel in a concentration camp.