Fifth and sixth grade students at Westbrook School recently heard a first-hand account of a Holocaust survivor’s story. Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a survivor and co-author of “Four Perfect Pebbles”, spoke to the students about her family’s ordeal in Germany during the reign of Hitler. Lazan provided the students with the details of her family’s life from their imprisonment in concentration camps to their liberation in 1945. In addition to relaying her story, she gave the children lessons for daily living. She shared messages of hope, compassion and understanding and encouraged the students to become the best individuals they can be by not giving into stereotypes and being tolerant of others. She also told the audience how important it is to her to be able to speak to as many people as she can so that the Holocaust is never forgotten or repeated.