they were called the Nuremberg laws‚ and they lasted from 1935-1939. Men were killed off or sent to work‚ all ages‚ young and old. Through all the chaos and killing‚ Gerda Weissman Klein had survived to tell her story about her time during the Holocaust. Gerda was born on May 8‚ 1924‚ in
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Adolf Hitler was the driving force behind the Holocaust. Many people think he was insane to torture the human race that way. Others praise him for attempting to exterminate the Jewish people. Some wonder what was going on inside his head when he had the first thought and/or plan of the Holocaust. A majority of the world just want to know what drove him or what made him hate the Jewish race so much. Studying Adolf Hitler’s beliefs can give the world history because he gave the world an insight
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Reflection The holocaust has proven to be a very devastating period in history‚ whether that is because of the 11 million Jewish‚ Jehovah’s‚ Homosexuals‚ gypsies and disabled people that lost their lives or the fact that a man as evil as Hitler had actually planned on killing millions of people‚ and then building a museum on an “extinct race” after he was sure he had assassinated all of the so called “inferiors.” Even the name Holocaust is obtained from the Greek words “completely burnt.” This
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The Holocaust was a time that murdered six million Jews by the Nazi. The holocaust is a word that was used to describe the genocide. The genocide was due to Adolf Hitler felt that this would eliminate the Jews since he believed that the Germans were racially superior. During this time the German also believed that the Jews were inferior along with gypsies‚ Russians‚ homosexuals and many others. They felt as though that these people were inferior and should be killed. Longerich argues that anti-Semitism
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There are many novels and films that have be created to portray the stories of Holocaust victims‚ two examples being the film Life is Beautiful and the graphic novels Maus I and Maus II. Life is Beautiful tells the story of Guido‚ a Jewish man in Italy before the war. He fell in love with Dora‚ a beautiful teacher‚ and eventually married her and had a son‚ Giosue. As the Nazis took over‚ Guido‚ Dora and Giosue were taken to a concentration camp‚ where Guido does everything he can to keep his family
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Morals generally make up a good person. To know all morals will make you great and wise. If what I say is true‚ then To Kill a Mockingbird could make you a much better person. In the book‚ the one who learns how to become mature‚ wise‚ have faith and learn life lessons and morals is Scout. She learns not to hurt the innocent‚ not to judge‚ and treat everyone as equals. Is there reason for hurting someone who has done nothing to you? There is no reason at all‚ unless you are cynical; contemptuous
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As I was starting my homework‚ I heard my mom yell "Honey! Come down for dinner!!". As I went down the stairs‚ an aroma of buttery mashed potatoes filled the air. As soon as I sat down at the table‚ my father asked the same question he does everyday‚ "what did you learn at school today sweetheart?" "Well‚ I read a story called "Block Party" and we had to identify the theme of the story‚ which was that you dont necessarily need a mother to grow up well‚ get advice‚ help regarding more personal problems
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therefore leading to the death of over six million men‚ women‚ and children‚ creating what we now know as the Holocaust. In order to truly understand what happened under the Nazi regime‚ one must understand that there were dark‚ evil forces at work; and that through one man in particular‚ Adolf Hitler‚ these forces destroyed nearly two-thirds of the Jews on the planet. During the Holocaust‚ millions of lives were lost and millions more were affected in ways that we will never fully grasp. By watching
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The Holocaust Anti-Semitism in Europe did not begin with Adolf Hitler. Though use of the term itself dates only to the 1870s‚ there is evidence of hostility toward Jews long before the Holocaust--even as far back as the ancient world‚ when Roman authorities destroyed the Jewish temple in Jerusalem and forced Jews to leave Palestine. The Enlightment‚ during the 17th and 18th centuries‚ emphasized religious toleration‚ and in the 19th century Napoleon and other European
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The Holocaust‚ which took place during WWII‚ caused many tragic deaths due to one powerful man. 11 million people died during this time but the Holocaust focused more on the Jewish religion‚ where 6 million Jews were killed. At this time‚ Jews were forced to live in ghettos and concentration camps‚ where a mass amount of people died. One of the largest ghettos in Poland‚ Warsaw‚ had over 400‚000 people living in a crowded area of 1.3 square miles. Torture and occurred frequently when they were sent
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