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European dictatorshipsMr. OberBritt KritzlerINTRODUCTIONJournal entry *** HITLER'S WILLING EXECUTORSGoldhagen builds up his argument not on proofs but on speculations. "Who doubts that the Argentine or Chilean murderers of who opposed the recent authoritarian regimes thought that their victims deser...
Most educated people in the world today believe that the holocaust was a pivotal moment in Jewish history and led to the establishment of the state of Israel. But this theory is simplistic. It does not take into account the many factors in history that led to the establishment of the state of Isra...
FREEDOM IS ALL WE HAVE TO LOSE "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose." (Kristofferson) This sounds like a very prophetic statement. But is it? At first glance you may make sense of it, but when you look beneath the surface of this statement, you will realize that...
Our history books are full of ethnic and religious groups who have been mistreated. However, these books say very little, if anything at all about the Gypsies. In this paper I am going to discuss a few of the many hardships and prejudices that Gypsies have faced, and continue to face toda...
visit www.simpsonau.com!!! Theme in "Defender of the Faith" can be interpreted in many varying ways, some of which are life-long lessons and others to the relation between faith and the individual. Throughout much of the story, Nathan Marx is lost between his role as a sergeant, Jew and hu...
The Holocaust was a significant event during World War II. It was perhaps the worst atrocity against humankind throughout history. The Holocaust was the systematic extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazi's. As well as Jews, hundreds of thousands of Gypsies, and at lest two hundred and fifty thou...
As I explored the Museum of Tolerance, I was surprised to find what is an environment of high tech media "in your face" interactive screens that educates visitors with human rights issues all over the world. The Museum explores areas such as the exploitation of women and children, t...
The Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. There are those that underestimate the extent of world knowledge about the German atrocities. There are also those whom are ignorant of the way in which the Jews reacted to their situation. The incredible ex...
Anti-semitism and prejudice has always followed Jews. In the folksong "National Brotherhood Week", Tom Lehrer sings:Oh the Protestants hate the Catholics,And the Catholics hate the Protestants,And the Hindus hate the Moslems,And everybody hates the Jews. (1)Anti-Semitism was based not on the Jewish ...
The Holocaust MisconceptionThe Holocaust is likely one of the most misunderstood historical events of modern times. There are those that underestimate the extent of world knowledge about the German atrocities. There are also those who are ignorant of the way in ...
Holocaust EssayThe term Holocaust refers to the effort of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party to exterminate the Jews and others considered to be inferior in order to purify Germany and its citizens from what they considered to be unclean. As a result, 12,000,000 people, about half of them Jews, were mu...
For at least two thousand years Jews were dispersed all over the world. Some of them inevitably assimilated with other nations. Yet many kept their identity as a nation by staying loyal to their religious faith and by their desire to survive as one people preserving common racial features and cultur...
In the "Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler" there are many hidden facts that many people including myself would not know if they didn't read the book themselves. Hitler had grown up in Austria and later moved to Germany, but then he found himself broke and homeless in the streets of Austria again. Hitler...
Samantha RodriguezOctober 16, 2000JudaismJudaism creates the most harmonious world society. Being the first great world religion to begin in the Middle East, Judaism creates a harmonious world by being monotheists, or believing in a single God, Yahweh. Yahweh is a spiritual God, meaning that there...
"When they came for the gypsies, I did not speak, for I am not a gypsy. When they came for the Jews, I did not speak, because I wasn't a Jew. When they came for the Catholics, I did not speak, for I am not a Catholic. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak." -On the Wall at the Ho...
Primo Levi refers to the experience in the Lager as the new bible for one reason, and one reason only. Levi's experience during the Holocaust bears a striking resemblance to the story of Moses in the bible, both of which emotionally illustrate the harshness of human suffering, and the will to survi...