Betty- There is a students section..It is a boys story..How is family was
put out of their house..how the lived...What the village started to look
like as people disappeared..school papers etc.  very moving......I went
alone almost 3 years ago before a conference in DC. I walked in tears
through parts of it.  Even the building it'self is part of the
experience....My son really wants to go..so since the NORD conference in Oct
is again in DC I probably will take him..You can do parts of the museum.  I
did it myself..not in a tour group...Did buy a ticket in advance--so you
don't have to wait in line then...Joy

> From: Betty B <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy
> List"<[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 11:08:13 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Holocaust
>
> I have not Linda.  I live within a stone's throw of the Holocaust Museum and
> have not gone yet.  To be honest, I'm not that different from my young
> friend, Chris, and that's why I have postponed this visit.  I know I'm going
> to have to scope things out before I take him.  This is going to be very
> different from our jaunts to other museums.
>
> I understand that there is a children's section in this museum.  Did you have
> a chance to see that?
>
> Betty
>
> In a message dated 12/01/2000 8:23:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>> I imagine that you have already been to the museum yourself...but just
>> in case you haven't...I know that when I went three years ago, I was
>> very shaken.  In fact, I felt numb after awhile.  So, just make sure you
>> have plenty of debriefing time for him to deal with what he feels, sees
>> and thinks.  My melt down was on the bus ride home to PA!
>>
>> Linda
>>
>
>
> Betty
> aut viam inveniam aut faciam
> "I will either find a way or make one."
>