Holocaust : Harmful Or Helpful?

The purpose about learning about the Holocaust is to spread awareness about it and make sure it never happens again. The Holocaust was one of the worst things to ever happen to mankind. The killing of Jews, disabled people, and literally everyone else who questioned the Führer. The Holocaust and how bad it was is the main idea in these two books: The Devil’s Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen. It’s about a girl who travels back in time and experiences the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, a story told from the point of view from an eight year old as he lived right next to a concentration camp. It is also shown in two Scope Magazine articles; “Betrayed by America” by Kristin Lewis, which describes the

Why do we learn about the holocaust? We learn about the holocaust to inform us about things hitler did, educate ourselves on what could happen in the future, to gain knowledge on the harsh ways of discrimination and the horrible treatment of jews and undesirables, to realize how intense concentration camps actually were, And to realize just how far hitler went to get to what he called the final solution.

There are many reasons why it is important to study the holocaust, and why it should not be forgotten. If the Holocaust is not studied, then we are forgetting about a very signifcant part of modern history. It should also be studied so that we can learn from it. It should not be forgotten so that it never happens again.

Many people don’t remember the Holocaust and its slowly moving away from history. A small amount of Jewish survivors who are alive today, and most of them were affected by the Holocaust camps and the ghettos. There are very few people who remember the Holocaust because it was so long ago. They should remember this because it is very important to learn and live. Some people who remember this time are survivors from the Holocaust. One survivor is Elie Wiesel who became an author when he came out of the Holocaust. Another example is Ida and Adam who are twin siblings from the Holocaust. Gerda Weissmann was another survivor from the Holocaust. Things today like History in school and museum’s were the Holocaust.

Despite these challenges it’s important recognize the vast improvements and efforts teachers all over Germany are making to better educate their students about the Holocaust. For example, teachers help to foster empathy and personalize the Holocaust through the reading and analysis of contemporary Holocaust literature and non-fiction (e.g. writings by Primo Levi, Imre Kertescz, and Günter Grass). These works serve to not only represent he victims of the Holocaust but also the bystanders, perpetrators, and their descendants which help to communicate the German guilt that is so often left out of public discourse. Additionally, many teachers use artwork by Holocaust victims to allow students to visualize the suffferings endured during the Holocaust and raise questions of what the artists were trying to convey through the art (Holocaust Task Force). More interactive components have be incorporated into modern Holocaust education such as visits to former concentration camps and guest speakers who were often Holocaust survivors or community members alive during WWII. Through these approaches teachers are providing not only

Schools should teach kids about what happened during the holocaust so it never happens again. The Holocaust is a big part in history because of how many people were killed and how important it was. I believe everyone should know what happened to jews during the holocaust and what they had to endure for years.

While the Holocaust may be a difficult topic for students to study in school, it still plays an important role in the history of our world and as a result should continue to be taught to all. It is not only important that the students learn about the Holocaust because is was arguably one of the largest acts of allowed discrimination and racism but because it helps students to learn why what happened was wrong so that they do not promote the kind of behavior shown during WWII and we have to experience another Holocaust. In other words, students need to learn about the Holocaust so it does not happen again in the future. While another genocide as damaging as the Holocaust does not seem possible, there are still people all throughout the world

The Holocaust is an event that happened because of other’s silence and the Nazis who put Jewish people in concentration camps and killed them as well as killing Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma Gypsies, people against the Nazis, priests and pastors, homosexuals, the mentally and physically disabled and many others. Though many of modern times wish to reserve teaching the Holocaust to high schoolers and students in college since they are older, but we should teach the Holocaust to middle schoolers because it allows them to understand why the event happened, they are mature enough to handle the subject and they can also grasp the concepts of discrimination as well as understand more about the complex issues of the

The Holocaust teaches us about racism and prejudice and that helps us prepare for the horrible things people will say about each other. This helps kids know the dangers for the future. The Holocaust was no mistake in history so we should learn about it. 8th graders need to learn about the Holocaust, because it helps them with their futures and tells them about the past, teaches them about prejudice and it let’s them engage and think about how it connects with them.

The holocaust was probably the worse thing that could’ve happened in the world. People didn’t know about the holocaust until a few years ago when a guy published a book about it. That book was probably a really helpful thing for the future. The book could show what not to do like the jews they suffered a lot. For a person to tell what happened how their experience was is really nice and brave of them. Jews worked daily and they barely got any food. Mothers even little babies and children died the officers would burn them. That would be something helpful for the future. Those jews suffered a lot like the movie the boy in the striped pajamas was a really similar experience to the book.

“Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it”, said Edmund Burke. The holocaust was one of the most horrific events to take place in history. A Nazi, by the name of Adolf Hitler, had millions of Jews murdered. Today students are not taught about the holocaust like they should be. This is a topic that is kind of brushed under the rug, and some even question if the holocaust even happened. There were genocides that took place all over the world, but this was the largest of them all. It is so easy to fall into the same trap as our past relatives; it is up to us to make sure that history doesn’t repeat ourselves. It is extremely important that we never forget this horrendous event, and it’s critical that our youth hear the stories of the people who lived it. Yad Vashem is a memorial to all of the individuals who had to endure the holocaust. Every year on holocaust remembrance day they have a ceremony at Yad Vashem. They do this to keep the memory of the holocaust alive, because if we forget what happened we may be doom to

On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler took power as chancellor of Germany (Anne Frank Biography). What people did not know was that soon one of the world’s darkest times was on the verge of taking hold. In the next decade, approximately six million Jews died, along with others that Hitler deemed unworthy enough to live. He claimed that he was only making the country stronger by getting rid of those with “bad genes”. There were an uncountable number of strong figures during this period of time, known as the “Holocaust”, and they have all made a great impact on the way that we now view the Holocaust. One of these heroines, is Anne Frank, who has inspired the world with her first-hand knowledge of the Holocaust, allowing us to see the events through the eyes of a child.

One must always remember the difficulties experienced by the victims of the Holocaust and consider them all as strong human beings. Even though some of them couldn't make it out of “hell”, they all fought for their lives and that's something one must always admire. Survival stories touched the hearts of many and made them appreciate the world and surrounding a little more. The impact of the Holocaust made everyone realize that tomorrow you might wake up without anything or might not wake up at all so you should always live and enjoy today as if it was your last day. The Holocaust made one realize that the negativity in one’s life should be taken as a positive because no matter what the victims were going through, they didn't give up, fought

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.

At this time in most students lives, many 8th graders are mature enough to understand and grasp the complexity and horrors that took place during the holocaust. It is also at this time that many students are given larger amounts of access to the internet and will begin to see potentially disturbing things about the holocaust. It is better if they understand what they are seeing than to have them use an unrestricted internet, which might result in unfiltered content and upsetting stories or images. A professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University also thinks that 8th grade is the right age. “I am not in favor of giving this material to elementary students, so I think that it should probably be given to middle school”. When schools teach the holocaust they must teach it in the 8th grade. By this time students show the maturity to understand the events and are old enough to not feel