Maine school collects pencil erasers to represent every Jewish life lost during Holocaust
Sixth grade teacher Mariah Sergio said after showing her students the documentary Paper Clips two years ago, they wanted to do something similar. Author: Roslyn Flaherty (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 9:40 PM EDT May 4, 2021 Updated: 11:37 PM EDT May 4, 2021
JAY, Maine Pencil erasers inside a display case at Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay are more than just erasers. They represent Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust.
“Kids walk by and see how many erasers are in there. It really shows the enormity of what happened,” sixth grade teacher Mariah Sergio said.