...Based on the Holocaust museum achieves, more than one and a half million Jewish children died in WWII under the Nazi regime (“Children during the Holocaust”). To extinguish the Jews meant a struggle against racial indifferences and eliminated threat for the succession of Nazis party. As a result, many children Jewish or not, were killed in a variety of ways from arriving at killing centers, after birth, and raids attack (“Children during the Holocaust”). However, children over the age of 12 had a better chance of survival rate as they were used to do labor work and others as experiment subjects (“Children during the Holocaust”). Life in the ghettos is not easy for many Jewish children as many of them died from food and water starvation, illness, and harsh living conditions with no place to live....
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...to be considered non-Aryan by the German government. Through the law signed on April 7th and the law signed on April 11th, the German government started to reduce the rights that the non-Aryans had while living and working in Germany. Two years later in 1935 the German government passed the Nuremberg laws. The Nuremberg Law was passed on September 15th of 1935 stated that: “It defined a Jew as one descended from three Jewish grandparents. All civil rights were denied, and sexual relations between Jew and Gentile were forbidden, as was the hiring of Gentile maidservants by Jews (Weiss, 1996, p. 309).” The Nuremberg Law, The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service and the Civil Service Law would impact the start of the Holocaust and would impact World War Two. These laws would restrict the Jewish population and with the restriction would result in Jews trying to leave Germany to go to a safer...
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...Antisemitism in Nazi Germany The term antisemitism has been defined in a variety of ways since its creation in 1879, but boils down to simply, the hatred of Jews. While antisemitic prejudices can be traced back long before the Holocaust, the state-sponsored mass murder of roughly six million Jews in addition to millions of other non-Jews by Nazi Germany, it is of course the most extreme example in human history. This paper will examine the invention of the word itself by Wilhelm Marr and what its invention contributed to the Nazi ideology, how the political status and long-standing hatred of the Jews influenced support for antisemitic prejudices, and the ideas that Nazism drew on for their own form of antisemitic beliefs. As previously mentioned, the term antisemitism was coined by journalist Wilhelm Marr to contrast his scientific and racial hatred of the Jews with religious forms of anti-Judaism. While Marr could have used the conventional German term, “Judenhass,” to refer to his hatred of the Jews, his new term eliminated the any religious connotation that the conventional word may have carried with it. The distinction between the hatred of the Jews for political, economic, or religious reasons and the hatred of them for racially based reasons is important to antisemitic beliefs because while in theory, the Jews could have adjusted their political, economic, and religious practices to assimilate with society, but attributing the problem to their supposed “race” left...
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...It was “illegal” to aid and comfort a Jew in Hitler’s Germany. But I am sure that, if I had lived in Germany during that time, I would have aided and comforted my Jewish brothers even though it was illegal” (King qtd. in “MLK on the Legality of Hitler”). It is crucial in times of struggle that people come together and aid one another. But how can we follow this if we are not equals? If one believes that they have “supremacy” over another, or discriminate against a child of God, based solely upon one’s race, color of their skin, or circumstances in which they are born, then we have all failed each other. By establishing equality and the rights of a people to match another’s, we begin to disassemble barriers between our fellow men and come together as a people; as the people of this beautiful and glorious earth that we all share. "Segregation...not only harms one physically but injures one spiritually...It scars the soul...It is a system which forever stares the segregated in the face, saying 'You are less than...'You are not equal to...'" (King qtd. in “Struggle For Equality”). Would it not be beneficial to all if we could share our earth peacefully, as equals? The pursuing of Jews in Hitler’s Nazi Germany, as I believe that we all can agree, was dreadfully and despicably fallacious, and should be ensured to never happen...
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...summary, title and author’s name, and C). A thesis statement. See below: Example intro: Isaac Asimov once said that “to insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.” Animals aren’t cruel because they mostly kill for survival, to eat, feed their young, and defend themselves, but humans they kill for racial hatred, jealousy, and power. A perfect example of the latter would be the Holocaust where humans tortured and killed other humans because they were different. In Eliezier Wiesel’s memoir, Night he describes the extreme cruelty and suffering he endures in Auschwitz and other concentration camps as a child inmate during the Holocaust. Wiesel can neither explain nor understand the reasons for human cruelty that he witnesses and endures during the Holocaust, but learns that cruelty breeds more of the same and in the end survival and self-preservation is all that matters. Night sample thesis statements: You may borrow one, make it your own or write one from scratch: 1. Question: Analyze Elie and other characters’ struggle with faith. You can approach this chronologically or by effects. What is Elie’s final judgment on the benefit/cost of faith? Consider Elie’s interpretations of God’s intentions and use of visual imagery (such as death and night imagery). Thesis: At the beginning of the novel Elie has a desire to grow his religious faith and connection to God; however, as the story progresses...
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...Desir Professor Matthew Lau EN 101 6 February 2014 Regine, Beyer. “Life after the Holocaust” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Revised Edition. N.p., 10 June 2013. Web. 8 May 2014 Regine, Beyer’s article. “Life after the Holocaust” (2010), asserts that he learned that human being cannot be reduced to one period of their lives, even though it might have been the determining one, and About the strength of mind and spirit in sometimes frail bodies. About forgiveness, and not being able to forgive. About mutual sympathy and respect despite age and cultural differences. He made it he’s purpose to look for people who tell their story well (without sounding "professional” in any way) people whose stories can provide a different view on aspect of the overall story we have taken for granted. Base on the article Beyer is writing to Holocaust survivors, and anyone who’ve had their lives affected in any way cause of the Holocaust. He’s purpose was to get their stories out there, because those stories made a big impression on he’s life. Children during the Holocaust. “United States Holocaust Memorial Museum”. Web. May 8 2014. “Children during the holocaust” (2013), prove that children were especially vulnerable doing the holocaust because the Nazis advocate killing children of “unwanted” or “dangerous” groups in accordance with their ideological views, either as part of the “racial struggle” or as a measure of preventative security. The Germans and their collaborators killed...
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...The Holocaust The Holocaust was a tragic event that lasted from 1933-1945 for a total of twelve years. The group of people that was the cause of this was known as the Nazis, their leader’s name was Adolf Hitler. He gained power of Chancellor in 1933, the first year of the Holocaust (Holocaust). Hitler had violence in his past, so it was no surprise when he wanted to cause more harm and violence to others. “He thought that the Jews were an “alien” threat to the German racial purity and community” (Concentration). The Holocaust went on during the battle of World War II. The Holocaust was a tragic event that should never happen again, and here is a few things that went on during these brutal twelve years. The first concentration...
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...Kill a Mockingbird is a magnificent tale regarding the ideas of racial prejudice. Harper Lee, the book’s author, uses a mockingbird to symbolize how the innocent are discriminated. Atticus Finch first establishes the idea of the mockingbird when giving Scout and Jem rifles; he explains that mockingbirds do nothing but make music which is why they are not to be shot. Shortly after, Atticus explains about the mockingbirds; Tom Robinson, one of the main mockingbirds, stands...
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...paper will address the Intentionalist vs. Functionalist argument surrounding Hitler’s enactment of the Holocaust and whether one argument has more testimony than the other; First interpreting Hitler’s direct involvement in the creation of the death camps and then whether Hitler’s were to eradicate all. Hitler acquired power of the entire government through political ingenuity, political maneuverings, and, through a glimpse of hope, with his spellbinding speeches. His party, the NSDAP, attracted popularity during a time of economic depression after a long period of German struggle. After the Reichstag Fire, Hitler and his political party voted on the Enabling act that would allow Hitler’s cabinet the power to enact laws without the consent of the Reichstag. After the...
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...understand the relationship between people and other cultures along with racial and ethnic inequality. As we define culture by a set of norms and values, we can also study how these cultures can often change over time and attitudes towards racial and ethnic groups. Several concepts, such as prejudice, racial profiling, and white privilege can often change the way we think or view other cultures. These topics become more relevant as you read Tim Wise’s article “White Swim in Racial Preference” and force us to think about how these ideas are put into practice. How this short piece makes us initially feel or perhaps react to other cultures can say a lot about who we are as a person and our level of understanding and tolerance towards groups other than our own. As we study sociology we seek to explain social behavior and human groups and how social relationships influence peoples behavior. We also seek to understand how those relationships and behaviors can change and develop over time. To study sociology we need to look at theoretical ideas such prejudice, racial profiling and white privilege to gain more understanding of how society functions as a whole. Tim Wise’s article “Whites Swim in Racial Preference” speaks to the ideas that white privilege very much exists in the country and how the University of Michigan’s affirmative action sanctions essentially did nothing but continue to perpetuate the cycle of racial, specifically white, preference. This article actually reminded me...
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...Fang Sydnee Silverberg 10.23.13 After its defeat in World War I, Germany, a once frightening and intimidating force, was disgraced by the Versailles Treaty which lessened its prewar territory, drastically reduced it’s armed forces, demanded that Germany acknowledge its guilt for the war and forced it to pay reparations to the allied powers. Once the German Empire was destroyed, a new parliamentary government known as the Weimar Republic was formed. The German people suffered from economic instability, massive inflation and a very high unemployment rate which had worsened during the depression following the New York stock market crash in 1929. The Nazi party had made its mark and taken advantage of the political unrest in Germany, gaining an electoral foothold. The Holocaust, also know as the Shoah, was the heinous and despicable genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party between 1939 and 1945 throughout German occupied territory. Although there are a number of parallels between Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, their personal political views became known to the public at very different times; Hitler published his views well before he came in to power, where Mussolini waited until he was the dictator of France. Following World War I, Hitler struggled with his disbelief in Germany’s defeat and was consumed with extreme, revolutionary views regarding German nationalism. In 1919, around the age of 30, Adolf...
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...the modern era. In Germany, the use of Nazi flags and/or symbols relating to Nazi era have been banned and are Illegal due to its problems in the past. It is extremely similar to the incident with the Confederate flag right now. Although it is quite clear that Adolf Hilter and the Nazis were very prominent in German and European history they look past this and recognize that it would be a hate crime to fly the Nazi flag today as it no longer has proper use in today’s society. The Confederate flag holds the constant reminder to the black American descendants of the awful suffering slaves went through in America’s past. This holds a similar comparison of how those with Jewish ancestry and/or survivors may feel towards the holocaust that took place in Europe during World War II. Although the historic contexts are different in background, they are still tied together by the hate of a group of people and the need to feel superior over them. After all, history has always been known for repeating itself with other atrocities in the past. As Germany rightfully banned any neo-Nazi affiliation groups within the country, which are in this context extremely similar in comparison to that of the Ku Klux Klan, shouldn’t America be preventing such actions as well? What makes the KKK different from any other terrorist group promoting harm towards particular groups of people? With neo-Nazi and hate groups constantly using both flags to get their message across isn’t it about time that we stop associating...
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...literature * The Holocaust Name: Pooja Nath Entry No: 2009CH10087 Group No: 1 Contents | Chapter | Page Number | | | | 1. | Literature from the Holocaust: An Introduction | 3 | 2. | Piecing Together History: Stories of Survival | 4 | | Map: Nazi Concentration Camps | 4 | 2.a | Before the war | 4 | 2.b | During the war | 5 | 2.c | After the war | 6 | 3 | Maus: Graphics and Symbolism | 6 | 4 | Comparative Analysis: Understanding the Characters | | 4.a | Sophie and Vladek | 8 | 4.b | Sophie and Anja | 9 | 4.c | Nathan Landau and Holocaust survivors | 10 | 4.d | Stingo and Art as narrators | 10 | 5 | Bibliography | 11 | Literature from the Holocaust: An Introduction “The Jews are undoubtedly a race, but they are not human.” Adolf Hitler Official figures tell that six million Jews, two million Poles, one million Serbs, five million Russians were exterminated during World War II – the actual toll of executions by the Nazi Government, can never be estimated. Holocaust was a period of unspeakable horror and infernal ramifications which were not only felt across Europe but also in places like Laos. When I began this term paper, it was meant to be a study of the literature pertaining to this period of Nazi regime in Poland during World War II. What it turned out to be was a account of implacable and starkly real evil. A subject that has inspired countless movies, novels, real-life accounts, memoirs and poems, the holocaust continues to haunt...
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...unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social group. For example, a person may hold prejudiced views towards a certain race or gender etc. (e.g. sexist). A prejudiced Vs. Discrimination: A prejudiced person may not act on their attitude. Therefore, someone can be prejudiced towards a certain group but not discriminate against them. Also, prejudice includes all three components of an attitude (affective, behavioral and cognitive), whereas discrimination just involves behavior. Discrimination is the behavior or actions, usually negative, towards an individual or group of people, especially on the basis of sex/race/social class, etc. Examples: Racial discrimination, Age discrimination, Gender Discrimination A stereotype is a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people. One advantage of a stereotype is that it enables us to respond rapidly to situations because we may have had a similar experience before. One disadvantage is that it makes us ignore differences between individuals; therefore we think things about people that might not be true (i.e. make generalizations). For example, a “hells angel” biker dresses in leather. Ingroup= us (people within the group that share a common interest.) Outgroup= them (people who are different and are not in their group) Ingroup-Bias is a simple concept, but one that has very powerful affects...
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...How accurate is it to say that the persecution of Jews in Germany steadily increased in the years 1933-42? The question of whether or not the persecution of Jewish race has had a steady intensification, relates closely to whether you adopt an intentionalist or structuralist viewpoint on this historical event. An intentionalist will claim that the process of persecuting Jews in Germany is a planned sequence and was outlined by the Nazi Party; they claim that the roots of Hitler’s politics was about eliminating the Jewish race from Germany and the evidence can be found in Mein Kampf. On the other hand, structuralist historians will claim that the persecution of the Jews was never planned and it was improvised all the way through to the Holocaust; furthermore, they will state that the Nazi’s did not come to power based on policies towards the Jews as the electorate was never as enthusiastic as Hitler was about this.Although it increased it was more gradual than steady, It did increase but there were times where it stopped, but it was at a very low key when not much attention was taken towards the situation. However, in 1938 when the Nazi’s had invaded Austria and Sudetenland, there was more of an increase in persecution of Jews. In the year 1933, the Boycott of Jewish businesses and professional offices, the exclusion of Jews from civil service as well as the Quota for non-Aryan students occurred serving the purpose of isolating the Jews from the Aryan race. Reasons for such...
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