The Importance Of Human Rights In The Holocaust

The 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln once stated “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power” (“Too Much Power Qoutes” AZ Quotes). Under the leadership of Adolph Hitler, the Nazi Party tore away the basic rights of human beings based upon the belief of anti-semitism. People of Jewish faith were persecuted to unimaginable limits, and their normal everyday lives were changed for forever. Article Five of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” (United Nations General Assembly). Throughout Elie Wiesel’s autobiography Night, Elie and his family are violated of this right as a Jewish family during the Holocaust.

In the book Night many simple human rights were violated. Especially the Jews rights were violated when they were all locked up in camps. Some of the Human Rights that were violated were wrong to be violated. They belong with the UDHR the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These are the rights that correspond to everyone not just some people or to one place. These are some of the rights that were also violated. The Universal Right to equality, Universal Right, Freedom from Discrimination, and Universal Right , Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment. These simple human rights were broken and violated. You are born with these simple human rights anywhere you are and no one should violate them and take them away from you.

When many think of the Holocaust as a solely negative experience, and while it may seem easy to write the event off as a dark time in history that seems remote and unlikely to affect us today, there are some positive results, including the lessons that it brings for current and future humanity. The lessons that the Holocaust brings are applicable to every person in the world. While many of these lessons do focus on the negative aspects of the Holocaust, like what circumstances permit such a vast genocide and how many people can die because of widespread racial hatred, there are also those that focus on how some people, in all parts of Europe and throughout the world, retained their good human nature during the Holocaust. For example, what made some gentiles in Europe during that time willing and able to help Jews. Currently, Yad Vashem has recognized 26,513 rescuers throughout the world (Names), and the actual number of rescuers could likely be close to twice that amount (Baron,1). It is important that we analyze the reasons behind these rescuers’ choices to be upstanders instead of bystanders because we can learn about our own motivations when we face decisions between helping others and protecting ourselves, and possibly those we love, from harm. Fulfilling one’s self-interest was a potential motivation for helping Jews that will only be briefly addressed. This type of rescue potentially benefitted both the Jews and the Gentile rescuers; these Gentiles only helped Jews survive because they found personal gain, likely social or economic, in the action (Baron). However, in the situation that existed while rescuing the Jews, most efforts included the high possibility that both the rescuer and the rescued would end up worse off than they had begun with no potential for personal gain on either side. So those rescuers’ motivations are less easily explainable.

The Holocaust, a morbid atrocity that made people question humanity, was the cause of millions of deaths. One of those victims of this brutality was Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who hid from the Nazis along with her family. Although she was merely ordinary, Anne Frank kept a diary which became a significant, historical artifact in the modern world as it details her account of concealing her identity from the outside world. Her story, told in an innocent perspective, allows individuals to reflect the dreadful events of the Holocaust and acknowledge how far we have come since then. Even though she died along with millions of other victims from the Holocaust, her spirit still exists thanks to her articulately written words in her diary which is now considered one of the most famous works of literature. Anne Frank’s legacy still lives on today because her story provides a primary source of a dark period in history, insightful contemplation of humanity, and motivation for people to stand up against unjustified persecution.

The Holocaust was a time period in which Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Nazi Germany. He prosecuted many Jews because he believed they were the reason World War 1 started, causing the death of 100,000 German soldiers. Because of this, he made sure nearly every Jew was put into concentration camps or killed. Adolf Hitler was a man who wanted everything his way, and because of this he killed innocent people. The Holocaust was an unfair period for the Jews. The Jews were killed because of who they were, and the citizens didn’t try to do anything to help them

“You must strip of all your clothes,” the officer said. This quote is one example of the treatment that all the Jews received, and it consisted of no rights whatsoever. Night is a memoir, based on the events of the Holocaust that transgressed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a list of rights that should be guaranteed to all mankind, no matter the circumstances. The book Night is mainly about Jews who have to face the challenges of living in ghettos and concentration camps, while dealing with prejudiced treatment. A boy named Eliezer Wiesel lives in a Jewish community, and experiences the hardships of the Holocaust and its effects on his loved ones, throughout the memoir; he walks the reader through his perception of the

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 memoir Night explained to us the tragedy Jews faced. Human Rights were temporarily taken away from them. As a result, the UDHR helped to eradicate wrong doing. These Human Rights are to ensure life and liberty. Learning from the event that took place in Night, the world would not allow malous event like the Holocaust to ever prevail

The novel “Night” reveals the alienation of Holocaust victims and how their rights were violated. There were indeed consequences for taking away human rights from these innocent jews. This consequence was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted and proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 10, 1948.

In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, many of the Jews’ rights and regulations were violated. The Jews were treated very inhumane by the Germans and occasionally each other and that wasn’t legal or sane at all. A whole race of people were exterminated in the blink of an eye and that was cruel and not right. One of the rights that was violated was the freedom of speech as expressed in article 18 of the Declaration of Human Rights. ”Keep her quiet!

The Holocaust was a horrible event that treated people less than human. Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night shows the dehumanization of the Jewish race during the Holocaust while violating most, if not all, of the rights of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights ( UDHR ) . The UDHR declares all the rights that every human being is inherently entitled to. By using Article five and thirteen of the UDHR one could see how horribly the Jews were tortured, their lack of freedom, and the pure dehumanization the prisoners of concentration camps had to go through.

In the Declaration of Human Rights, Article One states that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights,”(UN General Assembly). Elie Wiesel’s Night is a detailed memoir of the terrible crimes of the Nazis, the horrors of the Holocaust, and how this equality and dignity was stolen from Holocaust victims. Throughout this novel, Wiesel depicts the dehumanization, or the refusal to follow basic human rights, of himself and the Jewish people. By analyzing the Declaration of Human Rights as well as Night, we can better understand Holocaust victims, as well as characters in Night, and the human rights that were violated during the Holocaust, specifically: the right to an adequate

“They used humans as targets, throwing babies into the air, and shooting them!” These were the words of Moche the Beadle. In the memoir Night, a memoir that takes place during the Holocaust in a time when Jews were persecuted that is told by a boy names Eliezer Wiesel, Jews were imprisoned under the hands of the Nazi for their race, culture, and beliefs. Nazi Germany was a power that violated many Universal Human Rights such as, the freedom from slavery, adequate living conditions, and the right to own personal property.

One of the most important possession a human being has is their freedom. The Holocaust was when the Nazi regime killed 11 million people. Specific groups of people were targeted, such as: Jews, Romani people, homosexuals, communists, anyone who was not “white”, people with disabilities, Slavs, transgenders, and Jehovah's witnesses. The Holocaust was a violation of human rights because of the Nuremberg Laws, concentration camps, and the Final Solution.

According to the texts, the Holocaust had a negative effect on the people who lived throughout it. Jews were first made to fear the Gestapo so greatly that they often felt they had to do as they were told. They were put in Ghettos and concentration camps where they were abused or treated like animals. Eventually, 6 to 9 million people died as a result of the Holocaust. According to three texts, Holocaust survivors suffered negative effects due to the fact they had been abused, lost loved ones, and were treated less than human.