help numerous European Jews throughout the holocaust. Out of many other individuals‚ I think Irene Opdyke merits this Award as she had put her life at risk. Irene was a polish catholic nurse who had joined the underground. The underground was a group or movement organized secretly to work against an extreme regime. The holocaust was a period where a large number of jews were fiercely slaughtered by the nazis amid the World War II. It was a genocide in which roughly 6 million jews were executed by Hitler
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The Holocaust is the most horrifying crime against humanity of all time. Hitler‚ in an attempt to establish the pure Aryan race‚ decided that all mentally ill‚ gypsies‚ non-supporters of Nazism‚ and Jews were to be eliminated from the German population. He proceeded to reach his goal in a systematic scheme. One of his main methods of "doing away" with these "undesirables" was through the use of concentration camps. In January 1941‚ in a meeting with his top officials‚ the ’final solution’ was decided
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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 to either a camp or a ghetto. The Holocaust means a “sacrifice completely by fire.” A mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life. Kristallnacht‚ which was a pogrom of Jews‚ throughout
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Hitler’s racial view of the Jews led to the European Holocaust because he also believed that they were trying to dominate every nation (Spievogel‚ 270). Moreover‚ his belief created policies to stop the Jews from being part of the German government. These policies came after the Enabling Act in March 1933‚ and went into effect immediately. The policies that were enforced were boycotting Jewish own businesses and eliminate all non-Aryans from governmental jobs‚ like teaching‚ medical‚ and legal positions
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Some people may think of “Jewish Literature” as religious books and novels about God and all the work Jews have had to do to be where they are now; fighting wars‚ racial and religious discrimination. Even after being “legal” to live as Jews‚ anti-Semitism and Gentleman’s agreement have made their lives hard as Jews. The movie “Gentleman’s Agreement” and “Goodbye‚ Columbus” explore what it is to be a Jew in America in post-World War II. Nevertheless‚ not all Jewish literature is religious; in “Gentleman’s
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it was. The twentieth century’s worst tragedy was the Holocaust‚ which was made possible by many factors‚ including anti-Semitism and the rise of the Nazi Party. Antisemitism is described as prejudice against‚ hatred of‚ or discrimination against Jews as an ethnic‚ religious‚ or racial group. This prejudice was further influenced by Martin Luther‚ a Greek priest who‚ at first‚ shared his sympathy for the race. His ultimate goal was to convert them to Christianity and even went as far as defending
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“Halutzim” and were secular socialists. The intent was to create the “new” Jew and even in those days many of them were anti-religious‚ whereas these pioneers actively distance themselves from traditional Judaism. The Zionist ideology was concerned with the self-determination of the Jewish people as a nation in order to protect jews from antisemitism. Zionism was not a religious movement‚ in fact‚ most Jews and especially religious Jews rejected Zionism. It was Rav Abraham Kook that bridged religion and
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13. 1942: All foreign Jews were expelled from Sighet‚ including Elie’s friend‚ Moishe. 1943: Daily bombings of Germany and Stalingrad occurred. 1944: German Army vehicles come into Sighet. Rules and regulations for all Jews came into effect. 3. Cite evidence to prove how the Germans manipulated the Jews. They acted politely to the women in their homes to gain their trust. For example‚ a German officer bought a woman chocolates. The Germans then gave the Jews many restrictions‚ which
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As only about .25% of the current religious people in the world are Jews‚ they might not always be thought of as the most impactful religion but the Jews have greatly impacted the entire ancient world as well as the present world. Throughout time Jewish people have impacted the world in with not only what they believe and lead others to believe but by how they live their lives. Jewish honor for human life‚ Social development and Authority‚ and Belief of peace has impacted the very life of everyone
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The ghetto was where the Nazis send all the remaining Jews to live in. It was located on the outskirts of Germany. Most Jews had to watch their families and friends die in front of them. They were done watching people getting killed in front of them. On September 1942 the United Partisan Organization was formed in the Vilna ghetto. They built a secret headquarters and weapon factory in a basement that was hidden from the Nazis‚ mapped all alleys and cellars while traveling without being detected
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