Schoolchildren in the city of Efrat, south of Jerusalem, are commemorating the Holocaust in an unusual way this year, by presenting a collection of 1.5 million buttons. The buttons represent the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust.
The project was organized by teachers Susan Weiss and Tali Samuel of the Aseh Chayil elementary school. It was inspired by similar projects in the United States and Europe.
The purpose of collecting buttons is to help the mind grasp the concept of “1.5 million,” a number so large it is difficult to comprehend, the teachers said. Buttons in particular are significant due to their individuality, which reminds viewers that each of those killed in the Holocaust was unique, they said.
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