The Holocaust also known as Shoah’‚ was the mass murder or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II‚ a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany‚ led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party‚ throughout the German Reich and German-occupied territories. Of the nine million Jews who had resided in Europe before the Holocaust‚ approximately two-thirds were killed. Over one million Jewish children were killed in the Holocaust‚ as were approximately two million Jewish
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum In Washington‚ D. C. Reflection Ever since I first started learning about World II and the Holocaust‚ I was interested in visiting the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington‚ D. C. Reflection. This past May‚ I studied abroad to Israel for the Comparative Religious thoughts course with the department of Jewish studies. During one of our visits during my two-week study abroad‚ we visited Yad Vashem‚ which is Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. It
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think that youd have to be crazy too think that another Holocaust in todays world is near impossible‚ but would it be that hard when there are still people in the world that think that hitler had the right ideas. Just in 2001 Osama Bin Laden was responsible for 9/11‚ all because he hates white people? Or vise versa for are part after what they did so are we suppose too hate muslims and kill them all well if you think about that’s how the Holocaust started was because hitler want too eliminate the jewish
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Gentile Victims of the Holocaust During the Holocaust‚ sixteen to twenty million Gentiles from various countries throughout Europe were killed. These victims included Gypsies‚ Poles and other Slavic people‚ people who were physically or mentally disabled‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ homosexuals‚ clergymen‚ political enemies‚ resistance fighters‚ asocials‚ African-German children‚ and still others. Each group wore different colored badges as means of identification. These non-Jewish victims died from starvation
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Running head: VISTING A MUSEUM Visiting a Museum Victoria Johnson Dr. Gerald Franz Humanities – World Cultures II March 16‚ 2014 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to share the experience I had visiting a museum for the first time. I believe it was a great event and feel every person should go to one in their life. During my visit I learned about the author of the classical novel‚ about the many artifacts on display‚ and about different characters‚ and their achievements. After you read
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Children of the Holocaust Children were the most vulnerable people during the holocaust era. The Nazis had it set in their minds that they killed them because of a racial struggle or as a measure of security. The Germans and their collaborators killed them for both those reasons and also in retaliation towards the partisan attacks. 1.5 million children were brutally murdered by both the Germans and their collaborators. Amongst these children about one million Jewish children were killed. The
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Throughout history many genocides have taken place. A specific genocide I have decided to focus on is the Holocaust which took place from 1933 to 1945. Throughout those twelve years many families were torn apart and separated. During the Holocaust many families were separated. Families knew they would not be able to be together in the concentration camps. To avoid being separated and hurting their children‚ parents would place their children in convents‚ orphanages‚ and foster families before they
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Are Seltz’s new Japanese museums ‘counter-museums’ by Patterson’s definition? Patterson and Seltz introduce new museums differing in subject matter‚ context and methodology‚ but sharing analogous goals. The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia (JCM) in the United States is touted by Patterson as a ‘counter-museum’ that ‘seek[s] to engage visitors as active participants in dynamic‚ continuing memorial processes’ (66)‚ and one that ‘seeks to use products of intolerance to teach understanding’ (68)
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Doctors of the Holocaust The Holocaust was one of the most inhumane genocides in history. Millions were killed in concentration camps by gas chambers and crematoria; others died in combat trying to fight the Nazi regime. But there were some who died more horrid deaths at the hands of Nazi doctors in the camps. These doctors would perform experiments meant to mutilate and cause intense pain for the victims. Many of the Nazi physicians were captured‚ while others fled before the liberation of camps
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What is courage? Yettie Mandels is the definition of courage. She had strength in times of pain and grief and hope for a better tomorrow. Yettie was willing to do the unthinkable in outrageous circumstances. Courage is a thing we all strive for‚ and Yettie achieved it. She was literally fearless and never afraid to face her fears. Lets face it ‚ she was one of the many lucky survivors of the Holocaust.That is courage. Pregnant and struggling to stay free‚ Yettie Mendel was a very brave and courageous
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