A documentary filmed and edited by students from the Beacon Magnet Academy at South Elgin High School, called "Teaching the Holocaust: Beyond Facts and Figures," won the grand prize in the "Best Documentary Short" category at the 2023 Silicon Beach Film Festival.
Ten heirloom violins played by musicians before and during the Holocaust, instruments that symbolize the strength, resilience and hope of the Jewish people, are part of a traveling exhibit on display at Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library.
A group of South Elgin High School students learned some powerful lessons about the humanity behind the history of the Holocaust thanks to a play written by a 1966 Elgin High School graduate.
As part of professional development for teachers being held on Friday, Jan. 27, a group of Elgin Area School District U-46 high schoolers will conduct a table reading of a play based on the accounts of Holocaust survivors.