During history class we talked about the Whoopi Goldberg comment and it angered many of us. I decided to write her a letter to try to educate her and future generations because if not me, then who?

Dear Ms. Goldberg,

I write this as a representative of students of The Moriah School of Englewood, New Jersey. After seeing your interview on “The View,” where you stated that the Holocuast was not a race issue, but was man’s inhumanity to man, it upset many of us. Not many years ago, more than 6 million Jews died because of the Nazi evil and their race laws. Although the color of their skin was the same, the Nazis viewed themselves as an superior race.

Although you came out with a few apologies, not all people have seen that. Maybe some people just turned on your show for the first time by chance that day and saw you say that, and now they might tell their friends, who will tell other people until many people in the world think it was just man against man. And when you did apologize on your show, not all people may have seen what you said a few days before.

Therefore, we think that it is important for people to get a better understanding of the great tragedy that happened to so many people. As survivors are dying, it is important to hear as many stories as possible. Of course we are aware it was live television, but if you knew you made the mistake, then you should have said something immediately, as people were still watching your show. We think you should either have a Holocaust survivor on the show to educate many people or do a few episodes on the topic when you are back on the show.

In our school, as eighth graders we participate in “Names, Not Numbers.” It is a program where you learn about the history of the Holocaust and World War II, and are put in groups. Then you are assigned a survivor and you get the opportunity to interview them after doing some more research. We record the interviews and they become part of a larger film. We would be glad to send you the videos or you could come to our premiere, because if you hear a primary source it might help you get a better understanding.

Personally, after interviewing our survivor, it has inspired me to become the best Jew possible. We can only imagine what it would do to you, too. Although you have said that you were sorry and you were wrongly informed, I do think with the platform you have as an actress starring in many iconic films and a talk show, you can raise some awareness by starting charities or visiting survivors to hear their testimony. This is a great opportinity to show people you have changed and to educate others in the horrors of the Holocaust.

In a New York Times article on February 1 (“ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg Over Holocaust Comments”) you were quoted telling the Orlando Sentinel in 1994: “I am a Jewish-American princess. That’s probably what bothers people most. It’s not my problem people are uncomfortable with the fact that I am Jewish.” If you consider yourself Jewish, then I think it is important to do as much as you can to spread awareness about it.

Recently the Jews have been facing a lot of antisemitism in our community, and as Jewish children, it scares us. I think as a Jewish person you should be spreading as much as you can to help. We would love to join your show for a day and show what our amazing Jewish school has taught us about our past and heritage. If you read this and are interested in learning more about our past to try and shape the future please email us back (for responses please email [email protected]).

Jolie Glezerman

Representative of my eighth grade class

Englewood