Three Words; Hate, Intolerance, Holocaust
Millions of people are no longer here because of one of the darkest times in history ever. They are gone not because of crimes they committed; rather, these lives are gone because of the hate and intolerance of one group of people. The Holocaust included the genocide of 6,000,000 people because of their beliefs and even physical traits through the use of propaganda to brainwash German citizens. In an effort to commemorate both the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, films, novels, and children's books about the subject of the Holocaust are huge contributions to the learning and preventing of hatred and intolerance.
It's important, even for young children, to understand the mass destruction the
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Even fictional books are a very important contribution to the prevention of hate and intolerance spreading. “‘They’ll come for us,” Mama warned her husband. “They’ll come and take us away.” They. “We have to find it!” (page 102, The book thief). The Nazis were so unwilling to accept others views and beliefs, if you didn’t have your flag out, like Liesel's family in the novel, The Book Thief, didn’t, then your whole family could be killed. Hitler was the root of this intolerance and it was especially taught to the youth. Some of the youth rebelled and so did adults. While some rebelling was silent, people would not participate in as much Nazi propaganda as they could or some would even risk their own lives to hide Jews. “Every child says “Heil Hitler!” from 50 to 150 times a day, immeasurably more often than the old neutral greetings. The formula is required by law” (https://www.facinghistory.org/holocaust-and-human-behavior/chapter-6/heil-hitler-lessons-daily-life). They also say this a lot in The Book Thief when they try to make all the children in Liesel’s town faithful Hitler Youth members. This shows how influential Hitler was and how easy it was for his intolerance to be passed
The article “Teens Against Hitler” by Lauren Tarshis, describes the great challenges Ben, his family, and many other Jewish families faced over the rule of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis amid World War II. History Since the end of World War II in 1918 Germany had been struggling, and their community was in no condition for war (6). But, Hitler took power by tapping into those feelings, and declared that Germans were superior to everyone else (6). Adolf Hitler was plotting the annihilation of Europe’s 9.5 million
Some people would assume no Jew would oppose Hitler’s ideology because it completely removed any notion of individuality. The ideas he enforced were terrible and made people conform to everything he said. Even though many people lost their lives, Germans resisted the National Socialist ideology. When Hitler established his reign in 1933 over the people of Germany, the younger generation became indoctrinated. Children conformed to Hitler’s plans without questioning them.
Before the times of War World II Adolf Hitler rose power because of the dissatisfaction from the German community. His influence and power built up it began to spread to a national level; he decided it was necessary to exterminate all of the Jews. The Holocaust left quite the scar in the world's memories as an extremely barbaric event in history. There are not many pieces of work that can come close to illustrating the horror that occurred during this time; however, writers such as Eliezer Wiesel and Roberto Benigni have helped build a fairly clear picture of these dark times. With these works readers have the ability to face the facts and understandings of human nature around such an important time of mankind’s history.
One of the most horrifying episodes in human history was the Holocaust, which took place during World War II and involved the systematic torture and death of millions of people. However, it is more than just a historical occurrence, it serves as a clear warning about the capacity for evil that resides inside everyone. Human nature, both good and bad, is laid bare in the crimes done during the Holocaust. The Holocaust is a blot of human civilization that tells us much about our nature, including our capacity for cruelty, indifference, and survival.
Dehumanization of the Jews During the Holocaust, dehumanization of the Jews took place. The Natzis would do several things to try and make the Jews feel like animals and nothing more. They wanted to show that the Jews were a race that should have not existed. They would go to any means to complete their objective of an Aryan race.
Various Jewish people were not liked by Hitler and his army. Hitler had bad childhood influences
The Holocaust, an event in a history that some people want to forget, while others will never forget the tragedy of the horrific holocaust. A day where over “ Six million Jews lost their lives”. (Biography. com) A time period when a mastermind by the name of Adolf Hitler took the minds of countless German soldiers to create an almost unstoppable army. From Julius Caesar from Genghis Khan, Adolf Hitler was definitely the most terrifying and vicious of them all because unlike all other leaders he killed millions while others couldn’t even compare to his German accomplishments. We would have never of had a detailed image about the Holocaust if it wasn’t for man named Elie Wiesel.
Yet at the same time, the “modern” and progressive supporters, especially in the Weimar Republic, opposed the Nazi’s and felt as if this new power was a step back into conventional Germany, where woman were not allowed to work and men had to take all of the financial reponsibility. Hitler’s main goal however was “a violently active, dominating, intrepid, brutal youth… [the youth] must be indifferent to pain…no weakness or tenderness in it”. By looking into the core values and ideas Hitler had, there is a direct correlation with an effort to make children “indifferent to pain…or tenderness” and with how/what these organizations taught these children to do. To require these groups weekly and then to change
Ordinarily, if we are to teach these high school students about the Holocaust, consequently, it would greatly help them understand the violence and death that occurred during this time. A crucial part that should be taught is, “Understanding how and why the Holocaust occurred can inform broader understandings of mass violence globally, as well as highlight the value of promoting human rights, ethics, and civic engagement that bolsters human solidarity.” (Unesco. (n.d.). The importance of teaching and learning about the Holocaust.
Through studying this tragic event, the dangers of racism and prejudice will be clear. At ages most students learn about the holocaust, they struggle with loyalty, conformity, peer pressure, and belonging. The Holocaust may help teach youth to be aware of how to navigate these pressures of society and be able to make the correct decisions however difficult that may be (Why teach The Holocaust?). Stories of specific people from The Holocaust can engage students into a great lesson that they can take into their daily lives (Why teach about The
Many Germans, during WWII had started to take on the ideology of Hitler – that Jewish citizens in Germany were the cause of their poverty and misfortune. Of course, many knew that this was merely a form of scapegoating, and although they disagreed with the majority of Germany’s citizens, many would not speak up for fear of isolation (Boone,
The Holocaust was one of the most devastating times for all of the world. It strained the world’s economy and resources; death tolls were tremendously high and injuries were severe. This was one of the worst events in our world’s history. For the 12 years that Germany was ruled by the Nazi Party, a central belief was that there existed in society, certain people who were dangerous and needed to be eliminated for German society to flourish and survive (Impact of the Holocaust).
There is no doubt in anybody's mind that one of the main cause of this horrible event was hate, hate had the power to destroy thousands almost an entire community. With this research paper and my use of sources and evidence, I believe I have proven that The Holocaust has had many repercussion in today's society, for example a big sense of community, compassion and appreciation of life and freedom. Knowing what others have gone through makes our society more accepting and
Textbooks frequently described the thrill of a child seeing the German leader for the first time “. This quote shows that Adolf Hitler was molding children with propaganda in the classroom allowing them to accept what Hitler was doing far more easily. By being exposed to Hitler’s propaganda the German youth was influenced negatively to believe that Jews were bad people.