A Chocolate Tub To Grab Children's Attention During A Holocaust Talk Summary

In the article, “Using a Chocolate Tub to Grab Children's Attention During a Holocaust Talk”, by the Los Angeles Times tells the story of a unique experience. His life was once as sweet as chocolate can be, but without any notice it had spiraled downward. Leon Prochnik used chocolate as an escape from the real world during the Holocaust; chocolate was his way of surviving and prospering so that when the time came he could tell his story to others. When Prochnik was only a young boy, his family owned a chocolate-making business. Within the factory was a giant chocolate filled tub where he’d sneakily stick his arm into and lick off the chocolate. The business is what made Prochnik and his family very financially secure. He had what any kid his age would dream of: a four-story house, a full-time nanny, a cook, …show more content…
They left every personal belonging behind and didn’t look back. His family resided with relatives and their living conditions were dreadful. He used a comparison to portray an idea of what it was like, “... coming from Beverly Hills and finding yourself in a poor peasant’s house in Mexico, sleeping on the floor.” One thing that I found noteworthy was what Prochnik mentioned, “I’d put myself to sleep at night by thinking about that chocolate tub at the factory. It became my sleeping pill.” After the long journey of moving from place to place, they made their way to New York City. Leon Prochnik and his family settled and established a new chocolate business. Prochnik believes that this generation of kids could care less about the Holocaust, so he uses his story to help them understand. He uses the fact that kids love chocolate to his advantage by referring to the tub of chocolate that helped him get through a dark chapter in human history. At the age of 80, he travels to many schools in hopes that he could make a