The Holocaust: From Dehumanization To The Jews

Dehumanization is defined as a psychological process whereby members of a group of people assert the inferiority of another group.� Opponents view each other as less than human and thus not deserving of moral consideration, and are treated as less than humans through subtle or overt acts or statements.� Experiencing dehumanization can often lead to feelings of intense hatred and alienation among conflicting parties. The more severe the conflict, the more the psychological distance between groups

Dehumanization Approximately 6 million Jews died in the holocaust but this could happen to anybody. Hitler had a hatred for Jews and wanted all of them dead, and he found ways to kill all of them and this was known as the holocaust. The holocaust took place in World War II. Jews were targeted because of their race because Hitler had a hatred for all Jews. Elie wrote night to prevent history from repeating itself by showing dehumanization, how identity can be taken away, and to show how him and

How are Jews supposed to live normally when every human being around them, including other Jews, are fighting against them? Due to dehumanization, the survivors of the Holocaust are as lifeless as the victims psychologically. It is nearly impossible that after experiencing a traumatic event such as Holocaust to feel normal again, to feel like a human again. Throughout history and in the book Night by Elie Wiesel, it is evident that gentiles did not care about the Jewish nation. Moreover, not even

Dehumanization means to deprive one of their human qualities. Dehumanization is a very harrowing act that the Nazi soldiers used to create fear in the Jews. After creating this fear in the Jews, the Nazis would force them to obey their orders. The fear that comes from dehumanization makes one more likely to obey, because how can someone take a stand and say that they are not going to listen when they have been brought down to a point where they feel as if they are nothing. By using Dehumanization

have, treating them like animals, and taking their lives. These are all examples of dehumanization that millions of Jews experienced during the Holocaust. The book, Night, by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, provides an overview of Elie’s experiences during the Holocaust, and there were a multitude of ways that Elie and his inmates were dehumanized. It all started in 1944, when Elie and his family were deported from their home in Sighet and taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp. When they arrived

instruction if it involved harming another person. Stanley Milgram, in 1960 went to Harvard to get ph.D. He conceived a way to recreate at least what he supposed was the psychological mileu of the Holocaust: following orders and kill or torture strangers. To begin, Milgram recruited male participants from age 20-50 years of age and he told them that he is constructing a study on memory and learning. He assigned the participants to be the teachers and the Confederates to be the learners, and simultaneously

of the holocaust are vividly captured by Elie Wiesel in Night, an award winning work by a Holocaust survivor. It describes his time in the Holocaust and helps the reader fully understand the pain he went through. In the text, Elie continuously mentions how he is losing his faith to god. It is evident that he has nearly, if not completely lost his faith during the events of the holocaust. In the memoir, Night, Elie Wiesel’s faith changes because of the absence of God, the dehumanization of the

Lehnardt, during the holocaust, 6 million Jewish people were murdered. I strongly believe that the holocaust was an act of genocide. Genocide is when a certain religious group or category is being killed to reduce the population . The holocaust was a period of time when people from Jewish descent were being tortured and stripped from their freedom by people of German descent. During the time of the holocaust, Jewish people were an inferior race. Due to his extreme dislike of the Jews, Adolf Hitler and

“The word “Holocaust,” from the Greek words “holos” (whole) and “kaustos” (burned), was historically used to describe a sacrificial offering burned on an altar. Since 1945, the word has taken on a new and horrible meaning: the mass murder of some 6 million European Jews” (“The Holocaust”). But, not all the Jews died, some even shared their story with the world. One example of this is Elie Wiesel and his book Night, which he wrote sharing what happened to him during the Holocaust. In the book Night

Amongst the myriad of atrocities committed by humans in history, it is safe to say that the Holocaust is among the most barbaric. Genocide, in itself, is impossible to comprehend, however, delving into the world of research helps us understand it better. It is arguable that are many different reasons behind the Holocaust, and the Nazi’s rise to power, but it is evident that the most prominent cause can be seen to be a mixture of Hitler’s anger, the country’s general anti-semitism, and the need to