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January 2008: More about Karen and Hiroshima

Emily Demuth Ishida
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Emily Demuth Ishida

Throughout Hiroshima are reminders of the Aug. 6, 1945, atom bombing. On the cover of the January 2008 issue of The Little Lutheran, you can see a display of art behind Karen. Created by survivors of the bomb, the artworks show scenes from where Hiroshima Lutheran Church now stands.

In Japan, children like Karen learn from an early age about the bombing of Hiroshima. The atom bomb is probably the most devastating of weapons. Children learn about what happened so the horrors of war won't be repeated and nuclear weapons will never be used again.

In Hiroshima's Peace Park, a plaque on the children's peace monument reads: "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world." All over Japan and the world, children use "origami" techniques to fold thousands of colorful paper cranes to bring to the monument.


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