Adolf Hitler stated: “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” Hitler’s early life influenced his rise to power, the holocaust itself, and the aftermath of the Holocaust. Adolphus Hitler was born in a small town in Austria-Hungary in 1889 as the second oldest child. He had two younger siblings, but his eldest ran away at age 14 because of their abusive father. That left Adolf to complete most of the chores...
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The sign above the iron gate read: “ARBEIT MACHT FREI. Work makes you free”. This was the entrance to Auschwitz. In Elie Wiesel’s book called ‘Night’, he gives an eyewitness account of the Holocaust and the horrific treatment of the Jewish people. Elie wrote this book to inform us that the Holocaust really occurred. It is extremely important to study the Holocaust and remember the events because it teaches us about the traumatic events of World War II and what...
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The Holocaust was an inevitable atrocity in the 20th Century and consisted of the mass genocide of the Jewish people and other minorities caused by Nazi Germany during WW2. The Holocaust started in 1941 (no specific date was recorded) and ended on 8 May 1945 during which Nazi Germany murdered around 6 million Jews and around 5 million other minorities (any black, Roma, communists, the mentally and physically disabled, and the homosexual). The Holocaust was inevitable as the supporting evidence...
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“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me” -Martin Niemöller (. It affected mainly the Jews whose population dropped 67% by...
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After Germany’s defeat in World War I, many believed it was the Jewish soldiers who were at fault. However, anti-semitism and the overall mistreatment of the Jewish religion and beliefs was not a new concept in fact it had been around for many years prior to the events of the Holocaust. Due to this defeat in WWI Germany’s economy suffered from hyperinflation due to all the sudden expenses, Germany had accumulated over the course of the war. This all happened...
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Introduction The Second World War lasted 6 years, however, the impact it had on the wider world still exists in the modern day. The largest of these many impacts is the monstrous events of the Holocaust which were implemented by Adolf Hitler and resulted in the extensive murder of over 6 million Jewish people. Hitler and his Nazi Party, therefore had a devastating impact on the Jewish population in Europe during World War II, as he enforced laws and strategies...
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Introduction The Holocaust is one of the most important events of the 20th century. It occurred during the 1930s and 1940s and unfolded alongside the major events of World War II in Europe. It was carried out by the Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler and was part of their anti-Semitic beliefs and values that centered on racial superiority and Social Darwinism. Historians have identified several reasons for the overall significance of the Holocaust, including its importance as an example of...
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The holocaust is one of the most well-documented genocides in history and singlehandedly the most traumatic event for Jewish people in the 20th century. Millions of people were murdered in just under 4 years. Yet, there is much debate on how and why it happened. People question why others allowed it or didn't resist the nazis. It may seem like there is a clear and cut answer to this but there isn't. It's more complicated and deeper than you think....
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I always wondered why an event like Holodomor didn't get so much attention. In terms of absolute death tolls, the mass murder ordered by Stalin surpassed the Holocaust. Why, then, are there no Hollywood movies about it? That was a question I always asked and had never found a satisfactory answer. All this reality, however, begins to change. Holodomor: Silenced Voices of the Starved Children by Lesa Melnyczuk is the equivalent of The Diary of Anne Frank, and I hope...
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It's 2019, and yet some things remained the same. Humanity is gone, and all that it's left is cruelty. It's absolutely heartbreaking that faith is being exerted against it. When I hear the term holocaust, it automatically creates a visual vision of World War II, the genocide of the Jews in my mind. As a teenager, I grew up learning about that horrific event and being terrified. At this point in my life, I never thought that I would have...
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Inhumanity; extremely cruel and brutal behavior. This can be done in the form of dehumanization which many Jews experienced. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, this theme is explored more. This is done by writing about the experience twelve-year-old Elie Wiesel faced throughout the Holocaust. During his time in the concentration camps, Elie Wiesel was subjected to a great deal of brutality and inhumanity from both other prisoners and Nazis. Cruelty and the concept of man's inhumanity to man...
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Terror was the most elementary way to draw the obedience of German citizens. Since Hitler already had previously gained the majority of the nation, he maintained the community that he had gained and started his “final solution” through terror leaving a ‘one way’ road for the population to respond. If the Semitic folk rebelled they would be executed. Terror is a tool that Hitler implemented to create the holocaust, having control over all the German citizens and getting rid of...
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Holocaust survivor Lydia Tischler mentioned in her interview that she had never felt like giving up and only wanted to know what it would feel like to have a full stomach. She took every day as it came and, paradoxically, got acquainted with a cultivated life while being in Teresin. She shared that, as far as it was possible, there was rich cultural and intellectual life in camps filled with well-known actors, musicians, writers and professors, and she even heard...
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The six years between 1939 and 1945 shaped the world as we know it today. What happened in these six years is now known as the Holocaust, a period of time when Europe was run by Hitler and the Nazi party. Hitler’s anti-Semitism views started World War II. The Holocaust claimed the lives of 6 million Jewish citizens from all over Europe. Along with the Jews, around 17 million other people were murdered, including Gypsies, homosexuals, people with physical or...
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As we all know, the Second World War was the cruelest and most lethal war humankind has ever experienced. With over 70 to 85 million deaths, this is by far the war with the most deaths all-time. One of the main reasons this war has been so cruel was the advancements that humanity made since it’s last big wars. The biggest advancements are the development of nuclear weapons, technological improvements (weapons, transport), improvements from weapons in the air like for...
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“I don't know how I survived; I was weak, rather shy; I did nothing to save myself. A miracle? Certainly not......It was nothing more than chance”. In his memoir ‘Night’, Elie Wiesel writes about his personal experience of the Holocaust. He is a Jewish man who got sent to a concentration camp. Elie gets rid of everything he has: everything he worked for in his life, his mother and sister. Elie Wiesel survives by chance. Also, it happens by chance...
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Imagine killing 11 million people, all because you thought they shouldn’t live! The Holocaust did just that. The Holocaust was a genocide of 11 million Jews. It lasted over serval years. It was one of the worst events in human history. The Jews, during the Holocaust, went through great pain to survive. Elie Wiesel survived because of his love for his family, his and other people's humanity, and his health and appearance. Helping each other had a great deal, when...
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Prime Minister Carlsson (Sweden), World Leaders, and Reporters from around the world: 50 years ago a boy and his family were taken away to a place of death and peril, a place where God would never visit. 50 years ago, the devil took away everything from him, his family, his home, and almost the precious faith he believed in. 50 years ago, no one spoke up for him and his people. 50 years ago his people were silenced. We have...
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Adolf Hitler and Nelson Mandela are prominent people written in world history. Adolf Hitler was known for starting World War II, which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 million people. He is also responsible for the Holocaust, the state-sponsored killing of six million Jews. Nelson Mandela, on the other hand, will be remembered as a great leader who breaks apartheid (racial discrimination) in South Africa. The evident differences between these two leaders can be traced back as to...
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When an individual is exposed to an environment that is destructive to their existence, they will have no choice but to associate their struggles with their identity. In the novel, Night by Elie Wiesel, the reader can observe that Eliezer is a dynamic character who experiences a drastic change in his identity throughout his journey for survival. Eliezer is a character who is planted in the midst of the Jewish genocide, at the time of the Holocaust. A young boy...
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In the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas, the reoccurring strand of freedom develops a foundation of Frederick’s narrative. Douglass, as well as many other slaves, view Baltimore as a place of freedom and somewhere that is a vastly different from where they are from. Similarly, in Primo Levi’s, Survival of Auschwitz, freedom and confinement are two strands that reoccur throughout the text. The people in concentration camps are physically confined, but their lack of freedom consumes them. Primo...
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During the time of the Holocaust many of the world’s nations decided not to respond and almost seemed to ignore the fact that these tragedies that were starting in Germany were happening. The first example is the involvement of the United States during the Holocaust. The first politician that had found out about the actions going on in Germany was a man named Dr. Gerhart Reigner who was the representative of the World Jewish Congress in Switzerland. Once the word...
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Violence and murder became prominent in European imperialism in Africa and left the supposedly lower races destined for extinction, which would be brought about by any means, including intentional extermination of entire populations like with the Holocaust. Attempts to dehumanize the Jewish people and Africans were also very similar in structure with both authorities using a three-pronged approach. They first stripped the Africans or Jews of their identity, then physically tortured them, and lastly, redefined their humanity such that it...
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Zusak’s novel ‘The Book Thief’, based on real events, represents the Holocaust by having details that accurately depict the events of that time, the emotions that were forced upon people and reasons for the decisions they made. Having an accurate novel gives the feeling of a genuine representation that feels true to events that occurred. The authenticity and emotion of the Holocaust has been shown effectively through Zusak’s narrative character of Death. Zusak has also made his book have great...
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“The secret group that stood up to the Nazis” The White Rose was a student-based group in Germany, consisting of passive means of resistance. The students from the University of Munich, who would later form the White Rose group, spent years under Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship. Most of them participated in youth organizations that were made to spread Nazi idealism and loyalty. However, they became undeceived of Nazism. The White Rose began to read anti-nazism preaches and attended classes with Professor...
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To begin with, No one would want something like the holocaust to occur to happen again. Well, something similar to it can happen again. People may still be anti-Semitic and if people do not speak about the hate of Jews or try to fight against it, something like the holocaust could happen. People need to educate themselves on what happened during the event. Gen Z mainly lacks knowledge of it and should know some facts about it. A man named...
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In the spring of 2005, Elie Wiesel was interviewed and asked a series of questions, most of them predicated on why still after his experience of this traumatic history event he still opt to believe and have faith in God. One of his answers was: “‘I am a person who has problems believing, and yet, in spite of them or perhaps because of them, I do believe’, Wiesel continues. ‘I think the right to doubt is one of the most...
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In 1986, during his Nobel Prize speech, Elie Wiesel said, “No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions” (Nobel). Wiesel was a holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to telling his story. One of his most famous books is his memoir, ‘Night’. Wiesel starts the memoir describing his life before the Holocaust, how he was a family man who heavily relied on God and the importance of his religion. His life was...
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“A new survey by the Azrieli Foundation and Claims Conference finds, in April of 2018, an alarming 52% of millennials cannot name at least one concentration camp or ghetto, and nearly one quarter, or 22%, of millennials have not heard, or are not sure, if they have heard of the Holocaust” (Azrieli). The danger of a single story is the leading cause to genocide of a certain group. My purpose is to describe to the teachers in the RBHS English...
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The discussion as to if Hitler was a ‘weak dictator’ or ‘Master of the Third Reich’ is one that has been held by historians fascinated by Nazi Germany for many years and is central to the intentionalist - structuralist debate. On one side, historians such as Bullock, Bracher, Jackal and Hildebrand consider Hitler’s personality, ideology and strong mind to be the driving force of the Third Reich. However, others such as Broszat, Mason and Mommsen argue that the regime involved...
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