Two Holocaust survivors, William and Rosalie Schiff 
spoke at the Balch Springs Civic Center on
 Nov. 22 to a standing room only crowd.  These two
Polish Jews shared their experiences of living, 
enduring and surviving six different German slave 
and prison camps from 1941 until their rescue
in 1945.  Now in their 80"s, William and Rosalie 
speak so that the Holocaust and the 
extermination of over six million Jews will not 
be forgotten.  Their highly effective 
campaign  is a heroic culmination of two 
lives scared beyond belief by
racism.  These survivors combine history with the
 timely lesson on the
nature of mass hate, prejudice and discrimination, 
a lesson from which
they feel all can learn..  

This history learning experience was attended by
 Ms. Baker's A.C. New Middle School's 8th grade 
students who are at this time studying the
Holocaust.  The posters and exhibits shown are 
examples of  projects
submitted by these students.  They were very in-depth
 for scholars of this age and showed a real feeling for
 this period of history.  Also in attendance were 
students from West Mesquite's Honors English and History  program,
Balch Springs and Mesquite residents and teachers.    

The event was under the direction of the Balch Springs
 library director, Sandra Gallion.  The library staff and
 library board  served refreshments, acted as host 
and made sure all  students attending for credit 
received their credit slips.
 The speakers were sponsored by the Friends of the
 Balch Springs Library. 

submitted by
Delores Lelsz
Chairman of the Board
Friends of the Balch Springs Library