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    As a viewer, there were many parts to the Holocaust that had to be grasped. The viewers cannot feel the pain of the Jewish people during this era. The purpose of this essay will help clear up the impact of the interview, how the interview influences studies, the experience a viewer could possibly gain, and examples to create a better understanding. To start off, the effect of the interview was massive not only because it was an actual survivor but their own experiences were traumatic. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

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    The holocaust is remembered in the history books, the museums and in the hearts of those affected by it as one of the most barbaric events in the world. Not only were there millions of Jews killed, but there were also many other minorities put into gas chambers, both children and adults, until their last breath. There is so much history which helps prove that this whole event happened. However, there are also those who deny that the holocaust even occurred. These people believe their evidence

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    The holocaust ‘is a term that refers to the systematic murder of six million Jews by the Germany’s Nationalist Socialist (Nazi) Party, led by Adolph Hitler, during World War II. The Holocaust began slowly with Hitler’s rise to power in 1933, and continued until the war ended in 1945. Discrimination against Jews was followed by the separation of Jews from non-Jews, persecution, and finally slaughter. The Nazis intended to murder all the Jews in Europe. In 1941, about 11 million Jews were living in

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    Definition of the Holocaust: A genocide where over 6 million Jewish were killed by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi soldiers that lasted from 1933-1945 Causes of the holocaust? 1 Countries turning a blind eye to Hitler’s actions against Jews 2 Germans blamed Jews for their economic problems 3 Hitler wanted to eliminate those that weren’t of pure German race Adolf Hitler Who was he and his philosophies? Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazi political party and first attempted to take over Germany

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    were called genocides. The people leading genocides were trying to destroy a certain race or ethnic group by either killing them or dehumanizing them. One of the biggest genocide in history was the Holocaust which targeted Jews, disabled people, homosexuals, Jehovah witnesses, etc. The leader of the Holocaust was Adolf Hitler, who had the Germans kill more than six million Jews and many other kinds of people that were not considered the perfect German. People will follow orders blindly because they

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    Noam Hiltzik Holocaust Dr. John Christian Bailey Term Paper 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

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    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum states, “The denial or distortion of history is an assault on the truth and understanding.” Holocaust denial is the act of denying the genocide of Jews and other groups in the Holocaust during World War II. Common denial and distortions includes that the death of 6 million Jewish people never transpired, that the deaths was an enormous exaggeration, that the diary of Anne Frank is a forgery, and that the results of deaths in the concentration camps were

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    Year 10 Humanities 2013 Unit 2: World War 2 Task 2 The Holocaust The Causes of the Holocaust The Process of the Holocaust In 1933, the Jewish population of Europe stood at over nine million. Most European Jews lived in countries that Germany would occupy during World War II. By 1945, the Germans killed nearly two out of every three European Jews as part of the Final Solution, the Nazi policy to murder the Jews of Europe. Although Jews, whom the Nazis deemed a priority danger to

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    On the night of November 9th,1938 Jewish homes, hospitals, schools, synagogues and businesses were ransacked by SA paramilitary forces and Nationalist Socialist party supporters to send an unambiguous message that the Jews had no home in Germany. Contrary to what the Nazi party had anticipated, the public response to Kristallnacht was generally shock rather than enthusiasm for the mass demonstration of violence toward the Jews of Germany [I think you should cite this – where did you find this?]

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    of the Holocaust The Holocaust was one of the most horrible and dreaded events in history. Millions of Jews were killed, leaving many families devastated and hopeless. With the goal of racial purity, Adolf Hitler- along with many other Germans believed the Jews caused the defeat of their country, and led the Nazis to the elimination of Jews. For this reason, “Even in the early 21st century, the legacy of the Holocaust endures…as many as 12,000 Jews were killed every day” (The Holocaust). Later

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