The Importance Of Remembering The Holocaust

As time passes, whether it is realized or not, it is easy to forget things. Sometimes it is unimportant things such as where the keys are, a friend’s birthday, etc. As people get older, they forget childhood memories, and in cases of dementia and alzheimer's, adults with these illnesses may forget who family members are, and even who they are as a person. In a similar way, it is easy to forget about history if it is not written and talked about. Soon enough, the survivors of Nazi treatment will be deceased and there will be no more people to tell first hand of the tragedy that occurred. That is why it is important to write down what they went through and all the stories the survivors have to tell before they are no longer able to tell them.
The Essential College Professor: A Practical Guide to an Academic Career. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Print). The Holocaust was a horrible tragedy and to repeat it would be devastating. Genocide is still alive today. If humans do not change from the hatred towards other communities, it will not be possible to prevent it from happening again. "It happened, so it can happen again. That is the essence of what we have to say" ("Why Should We Never Forget the Holocaust?" Why Should We Never Forget the Holocaust? - Quora. Web. 18 Nov. 2016). People joke about the Holocaust, but it is a serious subject that should not be taken lightly. 11 million people should not die for it to be ignored and denied that it even happened. The Holocaust reminds us to watch our political leaders, to watch those who are in charge. The Holocaust is a warning of what can happen when even one corrupt leader comes to power. Pretending that something bad did not or will not happen will not make that thing go away. In fact, it could even make it
The Nazis targeted Jews, Gypsies, Poles and other Slavs, and people with physical or mental disabilities. Others were Nazi victims because of what they did. These victims of the Nazi regime included Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, the dissenting clergy, Communists, Socialists, asocials, and other political enemies. ("A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust-Victims." A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust-Victims. Web. 22 Nov. 2016). Forgetting the Holocaust would be detrimental to our society. One of the reasons that the Holocaust was so bad was because people could not believe that Jews and others were being treated so badly. They didn’t want to believe it was happening so they ignored the facts, which is something that others need to learn from and never