A Brief Note On The And The Holocaust

“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.” (Uschman 94)That quote is from a nazi war camp survivor, his words echo the attitude of the era, the same attitude that allowed something as awful as the Holocaust to occur with little resistance. However, even after hitler's final solution was thwarted people still suffered. People were left poor,scared, and traumatized. It left governments scrambling to recover control and strength. The stories you don't get to see. Even today the Holocaust still impacts us in one way or another.

     Throughout history the Jewish people have been scapegoats; whenever something was not going right they were the ones to blame. From Biblical times through to the Shakespearean Era, all the way to the Middle East Crisis and the creation of Israel, the Jews have been persecuted and blamed for the problems of the world. The most horrifying account of Jewish persecution is the holocaust, which took place in Europe from 1933 to 1945 when Adolf Hitler tried to eliminate all the people that he thought were inferior to the Germans, namely the Jews, because he wanted a pure Aryan State.

The Holocaust is a topic that some think of as a very essential part of history that students should learn about. On the other hand, some would argue that it is too severe for middle school students. Without a doubt, Nazis abused their large power and used it towards destruction and in so, violated civil rights and killed 6 million Jews. The Holocaust was a turning point in history that is only taught based on the judgement of schools. The Holocaust Museum in Houston says, “During the Holocaust religious, moral, and legal systems failed in deterring the dangers of prejudice.” This can compare to how there is a large debate on whether students should or shouldn’t learn about the Holocaust and topics similar to it. The Holocaust was a major part of history that has influenced many people and advanced the future to where we are now; thus, we should educate the the younger generation since teaching about the Holocaust enables you to advance into a better human being, students can use their critical thinking skills, and it honors those who have passed and survived.

The Holocaust was one of the most despicable acts of crime committed in history. It was the slaughtering of six million Jews along with other minority groups. Anti-semitism was on the rise in Germany due to one man, Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader is known to be one of the most infamous dictators that were able to rise to power. Leading Germany, Hitler improved the economy, started World War II with the idea of Lebensraum, and exterminated Jews due to youth anti-semitic influences.

During World War II and the Holocaust, many people wondered why Jewish people did not fight back against the Nazi’s. But what many people do not know is that about 30,000 Jewish people resisted and fought back against the Nazi command (Resistance). The Holocaust started in 1939 and ended in 1945. The Jews were forced into ghettos and were ostracized from the world by a wall or barbed wire fence. There were also concentration or death camps where after the war ended, almost no Jews survived. During the Holocaust, the Jewish people engaged in both armed and unarmed resistance in order to preserve their faith, morale, and humanity.

Hundreds and thousands of people are shoved into a confined space, very few resources are granted to them. The little money that they have left can barely buy food for a week. The rations that are provided for several days barely can last one. These people are forced to perform backbreaking labor, and those who cannot work, do not get to eat and thus cannot survive. This is what the Jews of Europe experienced in the Ghettos. This stage of the Holocaust is not the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to this period of history. This part of the Jewish Holocaust narrative is arguably one of the most fascinating and beautiful shows of resistance against the Nazi murderers. The Jews lived in over-crowded, dilapidated apartments where sanitation was poor and diseases spread like wildfire. They were forced into labor, oppressed on the streets and starved by the establishment. Yet against all the odds, the Jews were able to cope with the dire situation that they were presented. They maintained a struggle against the Nazi regime. That struggle was the maintenance of some sort of humanity in the Ghettos. Whether it was the physical struggle, like the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943, or cultural struggle through the arts, the Jews did not go like sheep to the slaughter.

Jews were socially deprived of any privileges and liberties right after Hitler came to power in 1933. As it has been mentioned above in this paper that it was a very planned and systematic action aimed to exterminate the Jews from the Europe first and then from the entire world, it had lots of background attempts and steps to sideline the Jews from the mainstream of European population. First of all, the Jews were deprived of their rights to live a life equal to other groups living in Europe. These steps like not employing Jews in good jobs and other kinds of discrimination were made legal by changes in the legislation. It made the Jews angry and against the system. This anger and rebellion were triggered and multiplied by the mass

Next things next, obviously if there is a cause to an issue or situation, then inevitably there is an effect. Since there are multiple causes, multiple effects can occur as well. For each of the causes given, there is not one specific effect designated for those causes. Each of the causes have multiple effects. Therefore, a list of the possible effects is necessary in order to understand what can occur when those causes are present in reality. One possible effect is that certain groups of people may be ostracized. If an individual does not stand up for his or herself about what he or she believes and follows what the commander orders, then a catastrophe such as the Holocaust could occur. In the Holocaust, millions of Jews were scrutinized by Hitler and Germany and later massacred anonymously with people discovering this years after it had been taking place. People were hurt because of people not recognizing the difference between right and wrong. Saul McLeod, a Psychology Tutor at the University of Manchester, discusses of an individual who did not recognize the wrong in a command given to him. That individual was Adolf Eichmann who was told by a higher authority that his duty in the Holocaust was “planning of the efficient collection, transportation and extermination of those to be killed” (McLeod). Eichmann stated, according to McLeod, that “he had merely obeyed orders, and surely obeying orders could only be a good thing” (McLeod). Eichmann, obviously did not recognize the magnitude of the effect when he thought obeying orders was necessary. He probably wanted to make his leader happy so he followed the command. I guarantee that deep down inside, Eichmann thought that what he was doing was unethical but the satisfaction he received from pleasing his leader just outweighed his conscious. Because Eichmann followed orders, millions were murdered and later Eichmann himself was executed for his role in the Holocaust. Erich Fromm, who once was a psychoanalyst and philosopher, wrote an article entitled “Disobedience as a psychological and moral problem”. In this article he makes a point relative to that of Eichmann and the Holocaust. Fromm argues that “if mankind commits suicide it will be because people will obey

The Holocaust was a very significant time in history. I’ve heard a lot about it growing up and learning many things about it in school. Personally I think that the whole situation was just terrible. There are many things that I will never forget about the Holocaust and I wasn’t even a part of it. There are many different things though that help me to never forget this time in history including images, ideas, and feelings.

During World War II an eight year old called Bruno and his family moved to a house that is next to a concentration camp due to his dad becoming Commandant. Bruno got bored one day and went to wander around the house, he finds and entrance way and when he got to the end of it he meets a boy around the same age as him through the barbed wire of the concentration camp. The boys begin a forbidden friendship oblivious to the real nature of their surroundings.

The news anchor Tom Holden once said, “ The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction.”. The Holocaust was the mass murder of Jews in 1933. The Holocaust lasted from January 30,1933 to May 8,1945. The person who led the genocide was Adolf Hitler. Many wonder what made the Holocaust possible, why people participated in it, and what could have prevented it. In this essay, I will answer those three questions.

In the 1930s World War 2 was about to begin. During World War 2 in Germany a great power arose, the great power was known as The Nazis. A man known as Adolf Hitler was one of Nazi-Germany’s main leaders. Of all the terrible things Hitler and the Nazis did, there is one thing they did that’s intolerable. That thing is known as The Holocaust.

We live in a word where assuming things happens way too often. Instead of delving deep and finding more information about what we are presuming we have adapted ourselves to quick internet access and search engines have become accustomed to getting the small piece of information needed and hastily announcing it as the truth and dismissing any other claims. This creates misunderstandings and ignorant individuals. As said by Alfred Whitehead “Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.” We can use the holocaust as an example. The holocaust is a tragic moment in history where nearly six million Jews were executed by the Nazis. This horrific event began back in the 1930s when Adolf Hitler began announcing that the ones

An abstract is a brief summary—usually about 100 to 120 words—written by the essay writer that describes the main idea, and sometimes the purpose, of the paper. When you begin your research, many scholarly articles may include an abstract. These brief summaries can help readers decide if the article is worth reading or if addresses the research question, not just the topic, one is investigating.

Known as one of the most horrific events in history, World War II (WW2) caused tremendous adversity and suffering amongst the lives of people across the globe. However, what is most concerning about the war, was what happened behind closed doors, specifically within Germany. The Holocaust is still considered one the worst ethnic cleansing attacks in the world. Although there is an endless amount of research and hard evidence of the Holocaust occurring, certain groups of individuals strongly reject it. Known as “Holocaust Denial”, this conspiracy theory has always been personally intriguing due to several reasons and will be analyzed more thoroughly.