Kovo mėnesį ,,Atžalyno‘‘ gimnazijos mokiniai turėjo unikalią progą susitikti su knygą apie holokausto Lietuvoje istoriją parašiusia autore ir žurnaliste Ellen Cassedy (JAV). Knygoje „Mes esame čia“ holokausto istorija Lietuvoje pateikiama per autorės šeimos išgyvenimus ir netektis. Pasak E.Cassedy, knygą ji rašė tikėdama, kad tai padės stiprinti lietuvių ir žydų dialogą bei jų tarpusavio supratimą.
Susitikimas ir diskusija vyko anglų kalba.

In March,"Atžalynas'' gymnasium students had a unique opportunity to meet with a book about the history of the Holocaust in Lithuania author and journalist Ellen Cassedy (USA). In the book, "We are here", Holocaust Lithuania is presented during the author's family experiences with grief and loss. According E.Cassedy she wrote the book in the belief that it will help strengthen the Lithuanian-Jewish dialogue and mutual understanding between them.
Meetings and discussions were conducted in English.

Dear Mrs Cassedy,

I‘m very glad I met you in our school. Your presentation was interesting and I would love to read your book‘We are here‘. It was very interesting to learn about the Holocaust, about your family. It is great that you wrote this book in order to believe that it will help strengthen the Lithuanian-Jewish understanding. I think everyone should be strong enough to survive it and write a book. I hope your book will be relevant to every person in the world.

Yours sincerely,

Monika L.

Dear Ellen,

I was really impressed by your book about the Holocaust in Lithuania and your visit to our gymnasium. Thank you very much for coming to our gymnasium and telling the story about the Holocaust. You are a very sincere person and I hope you will come to Lithuania again.

It was nice to meet you.

Your sincerely,

Eimantė

Dear writer,

I want to thank you for coming to our school and presenting your book. The presentation was very interesting. I'm very interested in your book and I'm going to buy the book and read it during the Easter holiday. I will recommend to read your book to my friends. It was nice to meet you and we are waiting for the next meeting.

Yours sincerely,

Monika

Dear Mrs Cassedy,

Thank you for your book presentation in our school. It was really nice to meet you and it was very interesting to listen to your experience! I surely will read your book about your and Jewish people life, because they seem very friendly people.

Yours sincerely,

Simona

Dear Ellen Cassedy,

I am so happy that I met you. The book event was perfect and your presentation was not only interesting but inspiring too. You were absolutely outstanding. Let this short letter let you feel that you have a fan from across the Atlantic. After the meeting I understood what a great life we have now and I think that it was not so easy to put those stories into the book. Please never forget to be strong and as good as you are now.
God bless you.

Yours sincerely,

Arnis

Dear Ellen Cassedy,

I want to thank you for your wonderful book presentation in our school. I am really impressed by your work, I can imagine how hard it is to write a book about history. Although I haven't read this book yet, but I believe that this book will impress me too, because I am very interested in history.

I wish you good luck in your future, writing and speaking about the Holocaust.

Yours sincerely,

Monika

Lithuanian student

Dear writer,

At first, I would like to thank you for your visit.

Speaking frankly, I don`t like to go to book presentations, but I am not disappointed and I am really glad that I did. You looked kind and positive, it was nice to listen to your voice. Besides, we got so interested in your book that I decided to read it during my summer holidays. In general, I am interested in the Holocaust. I hope you liked our country and were welcomed well.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Alvita

Dear Ellen Cassedy,

I am very happy that I had the opportunity to participate in your book “We are here” presentation. Thank you for I have expanded my knowledge of the Holocaust. I am going to read your book and also recommend it to my family and friends.

Yours sincerely,

Deimante