Historically, the Jewish community has struggled through many hardships that crossed their paths. As a culture, they blamed this all on theirselves and saw it as a way for God to induce punishment. Through floods, plagues, enslavement, and persecution they endured the "wrath of God." But none of this prepared them for the on fall of World War II and the termination of over six million Jews. Today, the Jewish community celebrates Yom HaShoah, the festival of Holocaust, annually. Why would a culture relive the sorrow that was experienced by their ancestors? While they may vary, many Jews find many dimensions of significance in the Holocaust.
             The first of these dimensions is gratitude. The Jewish people were close to wiped out of existence by the Nazi regime, but today they are beginning to strengthen in numbers again. If the rest of the world was blind to the tyranny much longer, there would be no more Jews to save. Even if few were saved, they would surely denounce their faith out of fear. The surviving Jews and their families are surely grateful for the bravery and of those who stood up to their oppressors and t those who lost their lives so that they may go free.
             The second dimension is appreciation of family. Family ties grew greatly in the concentration camps for the fact that their was no one else they knew except for the family the were brought to the camp with. Parents gave their food to their children so they could keep their strength. Children helped their parents so they would not be executed. The Jewish culture has a very authoritative family base. Being in close quarters and depending on each other for survival help strengthen ties within the family.
             The third dimension is overcoming hatred and indifference. Until the Holocaust, most Jews had never had any quarrel with the Nazis. But they were torn from their lives to do slave labor because of the Nazi hatred for them. And when the rest of the world stood
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