1. Introduction The Holocaust was one of the most terrible periods in world history. More than six million Jews, Roma, homosexual men, and others were systematically murdered – and they were not only murdered in death camps. The Einsatzgruppen murdered over a million Jews in Eastern Europe by 1943.1 In the ghettos, there was intentionally not enough food for everyone who was forced to live there, so that thousands of Jewish men, women, and children died from hunger, illness, and malnutrition. The mass shootings of Jews had caused serious psychological problems for the Einsatzgruppen, and it was easier for the Nazis to simply refuse to give the Jews in the ghettos enough to eat.2 For the Nazis, however, starvation and malnutrition was not fast …show more content…
Everything from boycotting to hiding persecuted people falls under the definition of passive resistance. It is called “passive” due to the lack of direct action against the oppressors. Passive resistance is still resistance, and can be extremely successful, but it is not what people often imagine when they hear the word “resistance.” Thus, it 's very important to clarify that passive resistance is resistance, and just what it entails, even though there is no direct action taken. Some believe that much passive resistance is not “proper” resistance, but that couldn 't be further from the truth. Passive resistance is just as important as active resistance, as both hinder oppressive powers. In an oppressive regime, all resistance – passive just as much as active – come at some danger to those who dare resist. During the Second World War, many people resisted passively against the Nazis. In the majority of European countries, Jewish people could only hide themselves – this only with the help of non-Jewish people, who they had no choice but to trust with their lives. It was almost impossible in many countries for Jews to fight against the Third Reich; they had no other option but to hide themselves and to hope to live out the war
In the piece, “Obstacles To Resistance” the author says, “Why not resist when the alternative
The holocaust came into germany with great power all the germans listened to hitler when he said “Eliminate the jews, and you will eliminate all of Germany’s problems. Hitler’s influence spread across to europe then many people turned on their jewish neighbors. The text also said “Orphaned children begged in the streets. The dead lay slumped in doorways”(9) for a lot of jews sneaking out was hard but it was crucial for survival. The Nazis were only giving them one tenth of a meal each day.
In a free society such as America the citizens that reside in it are entitled to many freedoms and liberties. The right to protest is protected under these liberties as the entire point of the first amendment of the American Constitution is to protect freedom of speech. The first amendment is open to interpretations but it explicitly states “Congress shall make no law… the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech” (U.S Const. amend. I).
The Jews did not expect to normally live, peacefully, or live healthily. They forgot about who they were, and how they took care of themselves before. Their trauma affected their idea of self-preservation. A sense of normalcy did not exist for them anymore. “The instincts of self-preservation, of self-defense, of pride, had all deserted us.
(Mrs.G a Holocaust survivor). The Holocaust was one of the darkest periods in human history, during which millions of people were systematically murdered by the Nazi regime. Among the victims were over one million Jewish children, who were targeted for extermination simply because of their religion. Yet there were six million Jews killed in total.
In the movie Defiance, they show many examples of spiritual resistances and armed resistances. They showed resistance to the Nazi so they were not dehumanized. They showed spiritual resistance by getting married. Asael and Chaya got married and they had a jewish ceremony.
I think that peaceful resistance is a form to express oneself like how Rosa parks, Cesar Chavez, Bree and the Confederate flag and so much more attempted to do. Rosa parks an african american women who was just really tired
Their success in doing so began in these ghettos. As stated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Food allotments rationed to the ghetto by the German civilian authorities were not sufficient to sustain life.” Tens of thousands of Jews died from this reason alone. This truly portrays the absolute magnitude at which the Jews were being mistreated. Already, this lack of food and decent resources was a kind of warning as to how they would be taken to
I consider civil disobedience to be an easily-ignored pillar upon which our democracy was founded. In fact we are only established as a nation now because our founding fathers engaged in civil disobedience themselves. We were in a “social contract” of sorts with Great Britain and when we felt that they had not upheld their part of the contract (they did not allow us to create courts to maintain order, or to create a navy to defend ourselves, or to sustain our economy due to an inability to trade with any other countries), Thomas Jefferson concluded that it was our not only our right, but also our duty to break away. And it was Thomas Jefferson that combined all of the works of the great thinkers before him such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke
For example, people can best respond to conflict by passively resisting because of legacies, hope, and survival. First, Passive resistance is beneficial because it insures your legacy. For example in “The Diary of Anne Frank” Anne Frank wrote in her diary every day. This diary was written during the Holocaust. She kept this diary the whole time she was in hiding.
Introduction: During the Holocaust, many people suffered from the despicable actions of others. These actions were influenced by hatred, intolerance, and anti-semitic views of people. The result of such actions were the deaths of millions during the Holocaust, a devastating genocide aimed to eliminate Jews. In this tragic event, people, both initiators and bystanders, played major roles that allowed the Holocaust to continue. Bystanders during this dreadful disaster did not stand up against the Nazis and their collaborators.
Although it seemed nearly impossible for many Jews to resist the Nazis due to the limited access to weapons, it would be a grave mistake to believe that all Jews went to their death like sheep to slaughter. The term resistance, when related to the Jews and the Holocaust meant not only the active resistance against the Nazis, but also the cultural and spiritual resistance that the Jews had. There were many Jews that rebelled and resisted against the SS officers of the camp, but some Jews could only commit acts of cultural and spiritual resistance to oppose Nazi tyranny. The Active/Armed Resistance, Cultural and Spiritual Resistance, and Partisans allowed the Jews to practice a form of resistance and inspired Jewish hope. Without these significant factors, it would be impossible for the Jews to oppose the Nazis, accelerating the mass murder and genocide.
The Nazi regime killed about six million jews during the holocaust. During the 1940s German authorities targeted Jew and many other people, they would be put in death camps and forced to do hard labored. The atrocities the Jewish people had to face was terrifying. Going day after day not knowing if you will be the one selected to die;having your love ones die and suffer. Doing hard labor and very little food.
Labor union organizer and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez in his article in the magazine of religious organization establishes the argument about nonviolent resistance. Chavez’s purpose is to argue that nonviolence is a more effective way of bringing change. Chavez adopts a purposeful tone to convince his readers that nonviolence is the better option to resistance. Chavez presents his argument on nonviolent resistance by claiming that “Non-violence is more powerful than violence” (12). Chavez compares Non-violence and violence using diction.
During the Holocaust, the Jewish people resisted Nazi oppression using either passive or active resistance. Passive Resistance was non-violent and was shown through music, maintaining daily life, and helping hide Jews. On the other hand, people who partook in active resistance utilized violence to directly counter the Nazis for what they believed. “Violins of Hope”, “Resistance During the Holocaust”, and “The Diary of Anne Frank” show how people used passive resistance to defy Nazi rule. Passive resistance was the most effective type of resistance during the war because it preserved Jewish culture, carried on hope, and provided a better chance of survival for them and their families.