The Tragedy Of The Holocaust

Genocide is the destruction of an ethnic, racial, or religious group. The most famous genocide, conducted by the Germans, is the extermination of the Jewish population known as the Holocaust. There are other genocides such as the Armenian or Darfur genocide, but the Holocaust is the one talked about and studied the most around the world today. Museums exist in Washington D.C, Los Angeles, and parts of Europe that focus primarily on this dark time in history. Vast amounts of books, movies, and documents concentrate on the Holocaust. Why is this chapter, between 1939 and 1945, discussed and examined? The answer lies within people who experienced the Holocaust such as Elie Wiesel, Jay Frankston, and Franks Shatz. These men have gone through hell and back, but they believe in one thing. That is, the notion of never again. The goal is to educate future generations on what really happened, so history does not repeat itself. Never again should people of any race, religion, or ethnicity, go through the horrific past of the Holocaust. In their writing, Wiesel, Frankston, and Shatz do a great job using pathos, logos, and ethos to convey their message of never again for future generations.

The atrocities of the Holocaust placed the German Jewish population in a quagmire of antisemitic persecution, but it also spread beyond Germany to affect Jews throughout Europe. Poland was such a country. The first nation invaded by Nazi Germany and the last to be liberated, the population of Polish Jews was nearly eradicated. How were the Nazis able to accomplish such a feat in a nation where antisemitism had not been as prevalent? Aside from forcibly introducing antisemitic policy into Poland, the Nazis relied on fear and self-interest to accomplish their goals. For the average Polish Catholic in 1943, a decision had to be made on where they stood regarding the “Jewish problem”. Should they sit idly by and do nothing, or perhaps even assist in the capture of the Jews? Or maybe they could risk everything by hiding and otherwise aiding the Polish Jews. If I were such a Polish Catholic citizen living in 1943 and the opportunity arose to help a Polish Jew, my conscience would prevent me from doing any less.

What if there was a choice on whether to be Jewish or Non-Jewish, to either be Jewish and fight back or to go with the flow, and to be Non-Jewish and fight back or go with the flow? Being non-jewish and going with the flow would be the smart choice, if survival is the goal. In that time period being Jewish was awful. Being Jewish basically meant you were an outcast. During the Holocaust it would have been better to not be Jewish and to stay out of the way, or go with the flow.

During  January 30, 1933 – May 8, 1945 the Holocaust occurred . The Holocaust is a time period where German Nazis, policemen, Stormtroopers, Gestapo, and the SS Police attempted Jewish genocide.  The German Nazis, policemen, Stormtroopers, Gestapo, and the SS Police would do anything possible to get rid of the Jewish population such as killing, threatening, humiliating, burning Jewish property, and harming Jews. There are some reason why the Holocaust happened, some reasons are that as these actions committed by the German Nazis, policemen, Stormtroopers, Gestapo, and the SS Police, most of the German citizens were bystanders that saw what was happening but did nothing to stop it, even if they disagreed Germans citizens would let it happen.

The wheels began churning in motion to begin a terrible tragedy. The tragedy, known as The Holocaust targeted a variety of people primarily the Jewish race. killing them in several different ways. According To the research of University of South Florida, approximately eleven million people died during this disaster. This terrible tragedy brought death upon enough people to consider it a mass killing.The types of people targeted in this disaster were the Jewish gypsies African Americans homosexuals socialist political enemies communist and the mentally disabled.

The Holocaust was the genocide of Jewish people in Germany from 1933 to 1945. Despite the fact that the Jews in Germany had little involvement and were very peaceful people, Hitler blamed every Jew for the downfall of Germany. Over 6 million people were killed including innocent children. This tragedy should be taught to every upcoming generation to commemorate the victims and ensure the horrors of the Holocaust do not occur again. Every death is a person not purely a statistic in history books. The massive amount of individuality that comes from 6 million people is unimaginable, and grasping the idea of even a fraction of that many people is beyond me. Other countries neutral responses to Hitler’s actions baffled me until I realized the countries

Imagine this, somebody lived in the same country their whole entire life. One day someone new came to power and stripped them of their rights, citizenship, and possibly their jobs. They did nothing wrong, the person in power just thought that they were the superior human beings. So they decided to kill off a whole race because they believed something different and looked a little different. That it is what happened during World War II to the Jewish people. There are many reasons why humanity is cruel, but one that stands out is the Holocaust.

Horror struck on January 30, 1933 when Germany assigned Adolf Hitler as their chancellor. Once Hitler had finally reached power he set out to complete one goal, create a Greater Germany free from the Jews (“The reasons for the Holocaust,” 2009). This tragedy is known today as, “The Holocaust,” that explains the terrors of our histories past. The face of the Holocaust, master of death, and leader of Germany; Adolf Hitler the most deceitful, powerful, well spoken, and intelligent person that acted as the key to this mass murder. According to a research study at University of South Florida, nearly eleven million people were targeted and killed. This disaster is a genocide that was meant to ethnically cleanse Germany of the Jews. Although

The genocide of Jewish people in Germany, best known as the holocaust, took place from 30 January 1933 and ended in 8 May 1945, led to the Nuremberg War Crime Trials.

The holocaust was a tragedy for Jews everywhere and the symbols of violence and hate made 1933-1945 a horrible time. Even today children everywhere are taught the history of the holocaust in hopes of informing everyone sio that nothing similar ever happens. Innocent jewish lives were lost because of the holocaust the Nazi party. The jews were beaten, starved, worked, and gassed to death. The Franks, Van Pels, and Dussel were part part of this time and they managed to hide from the Nazi party successfully for two years with the help of trusted friends. The historical events happening at the time with the war reflected on the lives of the families in hiding.

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

Bergen supports the ideas of both groups, as she gives evidence to the fact that Hitler was indeed a mastermind as well as shows the influence that average people had on the destruction, but the significant focus should be place on the inhabitants. The European citizens who claimed residence in Germany in the early 1900’s traveled through a time of hardship, and numerous political and leadership changes, as well as battled within themselves between the necessary, yet sometimes unconscious desire to determine what was morally right and wrong, and became etched in the minds of numerous dynasties around the globe as one of the most savvy, yet tyrannical political groups of all time.

The Holocaust is a universal tragedy of almost full extermination of the Jewish population by German occupants during the Second World War. Nevertheless, even living in our times the theme of Holocaust is still a subject of poignant historiographical debates, according to the numbers of works on this event and the development of archaeology, researches from all other the world try to reveal the mystery that is hidden behind the curtain. Philosophers, politicians, and theologians give us many new explanations of how and why such hatred, leading to the insane idea of full eradication of the whole nation, could occur in the center of Europe, in the country with the richest intellectual traditions. The term “genocide” was introduced by Polish

“The holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed” (Stephen Ambrose). June 12th, 1942 was the day Anne received what she thought to be the best birthday gift ever: Her Diary, little did Anne know that her diary and thoughts would become one of history’s most studied and famous pieces of the Holocaust in years to come. The diary gave people an insight on what it was like to live life as a Jew during that time. Anne treats her diary as if it is a person, even giving it the name “Kitty”. She writes about herself and how much she has changed since the day her and her family had to go into hiding, often talking about herself in third person. In this reading response, we are going to discuss what the holocaust was like for Jews, the impact Anne’s diary has left on millions of people, and lastly why the holocaust should be studied.

Intro: When the Holocaust began on January 30th, 1933 it brought famine, inhumane experimentation, and most of all death to the Jewish population (Auschwitz). The prison camps, extermination camps and the labor camps were all located in one vicinity in Poland, which was annexed by Germany in the beginning of World War II. Adolf Hitler, the horror behind this three-part camp known as Auschwitz and other terrors that came with the Holocaust, believed the only powerful nationalities in the world were the Jews and the Germans. Hitler’s main goal was to annihilate the Jewish population so the Germans would rule (Auschwitz). His actions brought along torture, savagery and millions of innocent fatalities. Many of the victims of the horrid experiments have become physically, mentally, and emotionally damaged; yet there are still few establishments to provide rehabilitation and reintegration into society. Thesis: While some may argue that there are not enough survivors who are still alive at this time to make rehabilitation centers necessary, these facilities could also serve as means of support for the families of the victims and an education system for newer generations.