Tragic Events Of The Holocaust

The Holocaust was a horrific tragedy which started in January of 1933 and ended in May of 1945, the Holocaust was the mass murder of millions of people. The word was derived from the Greek word that meant Sacrifice to the Gods (Steele 7), also called the Shoan which is the Hebrew word for catastrophe (Steele 7). So many countries took place in this 12-year genocide, including, “Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria, which were also known as the Axis Powers” (Steele 34). But, although there were all those countries they were all part of one larger group called the Nazis, were the ones who were killing all the different denominations of people. (Bachrach 58).

During the Holocaust, The Jews suffered severely because of the Germans. The Holocaust took place in Eastern Europe and Germany from January 30th, 1933 to May 8, 1945. Hitler’s German Nazi army evacuated Jews from their homes and relocated them in the ghetto or labor camps. One man, Oskar Schindler was able to save 1,200 Jews by employing them in factories where they were protected from Germans.

The death of many, the silence of all, and the never forgotten memories that will forever be with those who suffered the Holocaust. Imagining having to drown your own baby or toddler until he or she was dead? Being too afraid to do that could cost you your own life too. Having to worry about leaving your parents and having to fend for yourself would be quite of a struggle. Just being instantly sent off that have men with dogs and guns without knowing where and why you were leaving your home with strangers is something that would really change how you see the world.

One thing haunts me from that day more than anything else. The scream of crippling pain and horror Mother made when the Nazis shot my father. The memory of that sound aches more than the old bullet hole in my back, and stings more than the day I received it. I was holding my breath and squeezing my knees to my chest as I watched through a crack in my bedroom door all those years ago. I never understood why they shot him.

This essay will attempt to explore the role of the individual in the larger historical event of the Holocaust carried out by the 1933 Nazi Germany. Explicitly, this paper will make an effort to further examine Primo Levi’s classic memoir of the Holocaust, The Reawakening. The contention here will be to look into the role of the individual, both as victim and as persecutor, in which is paramount in historical events of major magnitude. Additionally, several correlations and important references will be made to Primo Levi’s first “ouvrage,” Survival in Auschwitz, the companion volume to “The Reawakening.” Equally, “The Reawakening / The Truce, “is a deep echoing reminder of the humanity we must share with others despite atrocity.

Did the Holocaust happen? Some people say no, but then some people say yes. I 'm here to tell you it did happen. The holocaust did happen we know this because of the Nuremberg trials, Jew population decline, and there was people who actually experienced the holocaust. The Nuremberg trials, was trials against German war criminals.

Chapter One When I finally wake the first thought that comes to mind is “What on Earth is that god awful smell?” Did someone forget to take the trash out? For a week? That’s when I blink my eyes and find myself on what looks like a dirty nasty cattle car. I am completely surrounded by people.

The Holocaust dates back in 1933 to 1945 and is notoriously known for its mass killing and persecution of six million Jews. Jews were considered as an inferior race to the racially superior Germans, as Jews were blamed for Germany’s problems of war debt. This racial discrimination further resulted in the horrendous genocide of Jewish citizens. While this killing and capturing of Jews seemed nearly impossible to avoid, audacious individuals that were not Jewish risked their lives to help rescue seized Jews, despite the severe punishments of doing so. These heroic men and women are referred to as righteous gentiles.

In conclusion, the cause of the holocaust was created by the cultural environment that Hitler grew up in and the personal Hatred that developed and evolved since childhood. These factors prove that the holocaust was not the political demand of the Aryan race. Therefore, the factors that created the Holocaust were the culture he grew up in and his personal roots.

We learn new lessons every day, from different people we are with, whether they are wise or foolish. History usually begins with the tragic causes of certain events, and those causes are recorded throughout history. We, as teens, must know that these incidents shouldn 't happen again, but throughout the world, there are events that are similar to these, as Mark Twain states, “History doesn 't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” We have learned about the Phenomenon of the world, and sometimes do nothing about it. We usually act as bystanders, to avoid the conflict that may arise.

History is a subjective matter. There are several narrations and interpretations for every historical incident ever happened. Human beings are not immune to their own evil, which makes them vulnerable and painfully exposed to their self-made tragedies. Merriam Webster defines 'historiography' as "the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods." The significance of historiography lies in its ability to examine the evolution of thoughts and feelings concerned with a particular historical event.