March 23, 2022
Holocaust
Stermer family
Hello!! My name is Velma Castellanos and I am majoring in finance and risk management here at St. Mary’s University. I plan on becoming a lawyer after I graduate. I hope you enjoy my article!!
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It’s always heartbreaking to see these stories. Truthfully the tragedy of the holocaust follows through to many stories and it’s ones like these that show the small light in the dark of that terrible time. The author finding the Stermers and their story is impressive. I wonder what gave them the insight and recourses to survive through their time in the cave.
26/04/2022
8:20 am
Andrew Tague
Hi Velma! I always love learning about history and when learning about WWII we always hear about Anne Frank. But the Stermer family have an amazing story to tell too. Hearing about how many days the spend underground is mindboggling to me. I know I struggled during the pandemic being inside my house, but I can’t imagine what this family went through. Your article really helped me put things into perspective and also shows how strong families are. Great article and amazing job!
27/04/2022
8:20 am
Vianne Beltran
Hi Velma, It seems every week I hear about things that make an already horrifying event like the Holocaust seem more horrifying. The Stermer’s desperation to stay together is unimaginable to a person like me living a relatively peaceful life. I already find it difficult to live in a household with all the different personalities of my family members. It must have been so difficult to live in a cave with your family and not knowing if you would have enough food or live to see another day.
28/04/2022
8:20 am
Grace Malacara
I’d never heard of this story before; it’s another another harrowing incident that a family had to suffer during the Holocaust. It’s distressing to read about a family being pulled apart and spending a large amount of time in fear of being split up or killed. Nobody should ever have to face such a harsh reality. To have to fight for food, drink, and shelter. I was relieved that they had all survived, but their lives would never be the same again, and they had lost almost everything. I hope that we may learn from such a heinous incident to be gentler to people around us.
01/05/2022
8:20 am
Mauricio Rebaza Figueroa
Hi Velma, this is a very good article. I had never heard about this story before and I think I learned a lot about it reading your article. It is heartbreaking how cruel the situations the jews had to go through were. Thank you for sharing it with more people. You used really good images that helped me reading through the article and the sources that made it trustworthy. Very good job.
01/05/2022
8:20 am
Robert Miller
Velma, This was one of the most fascinating articles I have read so far. It kind of reminds me of the movie “Schindler’s List” in the way people had to hide from German forces. In that movie they were under floorboards and in attics though. You did a pretty awesome job with your research and you inspired me to dig deeper into the subject and maybe write my own article on a similar topic from the time frame.
18/08/2022
8:20 am
Kimberly Rivera
This is my first time hearing about the Stermer family and their hardships during the Holocaust. It must have been horrifying for them to have to live through that period and still they stuck together as a family and protected each other in order to survive. Its a story that should be told more often mostly when taking in mind that their will to survive was having each other close during that time and depending on each other.
28/08/2022
8:20 am
Emily Davey
Stories of WWII are always heartbreaking, this one, though sad, was a nice change of pace. Everyone survived, and the amount of effort, heartbreak, and fear the family went through comes across very clearly in your article, it was a wonderful way to read about one of the many stories of Jewish survival during WWII. Thank you for bringing their story to light, and congratulations on your publication!
28/08/2022
8:20 am
Seth Roen
It is amazing what people would do in order to survive and escape persecution from others. Such as hiding in caves and hoping on the goodwill of others to remian hidden. Something that the Stermer family and their friends had to do. Imagine the terror they must had felt for almost two years, all because a madman declared their people a problem that the world must get rid of, in order to save it.
09/10/2022
8:20 am
Paula Ferradas Hiraoka
Hello Velma, First of all, congratulations on your nomination and getting your article published! This topic is pretty sensitive and sad but it was a reality for several families during the Holocaust and World War II. It’s pretty hard to imagine being separate from the ones you love and not knowing if you are going to be able to see them again or not. Overall, what an amazing article an good luck!
26/04/2022
8:20 am