Why Do We Study the Holocaust? Essay

     Throughout history the Jewish people have been scapegoats; whenever something was not going right they were the ones to blame. From Biblical times through to the Shakespearean Era, all the way to the Middle East Crisis and the creation of Israel, the Jews have been persecuted and blamed for the problems of the world. The most horrifying account of Jewish persecution is the holocaust, which took place in Europe from 1933 to 1945 when Adolf Hitler tried to eliminate all the people that he thought were inferior to the Germans, namely the Jews, because he wanted a pure Aryan State.

“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.”

Hitler had a rough childhood. His father was stern and his mother was the same. They both died when Hitler was young and impressionable. He aspired to be an artist, but when he applied to the art institute, he was rejected. Later on, he tried again, but to no avail, he had failed again. Since his dreams of being a artist were crushed he enlisted in the German army. He had been injured twice, once in the eyes. When he was on leave for his second injury, Germany submitted their surrender. Hitler thought of this as betrayal after all he had fought for. Also he considered this a sign that the strong Germany he knew was gone.

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2 reasons why the Holocaust can't be seen just as a matter of academic interest:

The Nazis’ invasion of Europe (The Holocaust) is well known by all as a huge part of World War II. Perhaps the most notorious part of this was the Extermination (concentration) camps. These camps were the Nazis’ main way of exterminating all of the Jews, whom they considered a”lesser” race than they. Through various torture devices, the Germans killed approximately 6 million Jews, and approximately 5 million people of other races. The Holocaust will always be marked in our history as a traumatic and terrible event, which we will always regret.

to build a case to get revenge against the Jews. They used the S.S to

Students should continue to study the Holocaust because it is history and it will keep it from happening again. When students learn about the Holocaust it is to remind them that this happened and that way it doesn’t happen. When the Holocaust occured this was a time of sadness, negativity, so they could use this as a lesson and become better people and be less harsh. People should learn about the holocaust because it is a good life lesson for all of the young kids that want to make a difference. The Holocaust is good to learn about because it has had an impact on our lives, our history, and our country.

The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and murder of six million jews by the Nazi regime and the collaborators. The Franks were one of the many families who were affected by this genocide. Anne Frank was a Jewish citizen in the Netherlands during the Holocaust. Anne Frank had a lively, energetic, and rather extroverted personality, even though she was hiding from the Nazis in a small house. She showed great aptitude about reading and writing, although she did not allow others to see what she was writing about. Even through difficult times, Anne believed she would survive the war, having faith in herself, hoping to fulfill her dreams, and still trying to make the best of their solution when experiencing depression.

Many people are taught that the Holocaust was a myth, a legend, but the Holocaust was very much real. The Holocaust was a time of pain and suffering for thousands of people who did nothing to deserve their treatment. Yet these people were shipped off to what were believed to be work camps and some of them were indeed work camps, but in the end all these people were to be sent to concentration camps, they were all being sent to their deaths. Much can be learned from the Holocaust lessons can be found in even the smallest aspects of this time of slaughter from the treatment of others believed to be a threat to Germany to the pointless killing of innocents. These lessons may be derived from the past, but they can still be used today for many of the behaviors that happened in the past are still happening now just on a smaller scale.

The Holocaust was a tragic piece of the worlds history. It happened from 1933 to 1945, and it was a mass killing and discrimination against people of certain races. They started with the Nuremberg Laws when Hitler became the most powerful. Hitler was a strange man who blamed Jews for the fall of Germany. There are several reasons as to why we study the Holocaust, the most important is so we never face something like this again.

The Holocaust When the Nazis came to power in 1933, the Jews were their very first target. The infamous boycott against Jewish businesses took place in April 1933 and the first laws against the Jews were enacted as early as on April 7, 1933. Jews were progressively erased from almost every facet of German life. The Nuremberg Laws, passed in 1935, further depriving the Jews of almost every remaining right and freedom. This culminated in the bloodiest programme to date the Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) in November 1938.

We have been learning about the Holocaust and how the power of one voice can change or affect someone’s life. By learning about the Holocaust we can prevent future ones. We should learn about the Holocaust because we don't know if it will happen again. Students and teachers need talk about the issue to keep the memory alive, so people wouldn't forget and repeat the same mistakes. I feel like learning about the power of one voice striving to find “light in the darkness” affect the way we choose to live our life because just by the thinking about the Holocaust, we instantly feel the sadness and anger towards the people who hurt the Jews just because of what they believed in and their culture. I feel like I could be less judgmental when it comes

     The most familiar act of anti-Semitism is the Holocaust, but anti-Semitism goes further back. The Holocaust began with the ideas of anti-Semitism, stereotypes, sinister cartoons, and the gradual spread of hate. Anti-Semitism is the prejudice and discrimination against or harassment of Jewish people. Martin Luther once wrote, “That next to the devil thou hast no enemy more cruel, more venomous and violent than a true Jew” (Dawidowicz, 23). Anti-Semitism is just like every other type of prejudice and discrimination, it represents a denial of human rights. Though violent Anti-Semitism acts are rare, there are still occurrences of anti-Semitism today.

In 1939, World War II started. Anne Frank was fourteen at the start of war. She and her family stayed hidden for two years in a “Secret Annex” , but she was always cheerful. Anne Frank was a happy girl. She was always energetic and always joyful. She loved making new friends. Anne's life was turning upside down since World War II started. Her family was German Jewish and that made it worse for them during World War II. Jewish people at that time had been hated. World War II ended in 1945.