The Holocaust was a rough time for many Jews because of the horrors that the Germans put them through. They weren’t able to fight back with force‚ but that didn’t stop other people from rescuing them. Many people from different backgrounds went out of their way to rescue these innocent people. The Germans had so much force during the Holocaust‚ so the rescuers were really courageous to do something like that under the Germans’ noses. The rescuers were from different Religions and backgrounds‚ but
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When confronted with the idea of a rescuer‚ most memories drift back to childhood superheroes like superman saving the damsel in distress‚ but rarely are thoughts given to ordinary people risking their lives‚ to provide even the smallest comfort to those in need‚ during the Holocaust. However‚ when actually faced with the notion of risking ones life to save that of a stranger‚ most shudder away in fear; but not that of a rescuer. These selfless individuals were far and few between in the times preceding
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The Holocaust was the systematic‚ bureaucratic‚ state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. During this brutal time in history‚ rescuers‚ who were non-Jewish civilians attempted to help Jews and other oppressed groups in spite of the many dangers it put them in. Resistors who were both part of non-Jewish and Jewish groups‚ tried to stunt the progression of the Nazi army. Liberators were soldiers who came to the camps‚ and saved as many people
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Rescuers; people who helped others despite the personal risk that came with this act‚ and fought hard to protect the Jewish people. Some may think these people held power‚ or maybe even had a lot of money. But‚ these people were just ordinary people who became extraordinary by staying true to their beliefs. This is what motivated these rescuers‚ they knew what the society was being fed was immoral and they stood for their beliefs and helped. Though the amount of rescuers may have been small‚ these
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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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of the Holocaust The Holocaust was one of the most horrible and dreaded events in history. Millions of Jews were killed‚ leaving many families devastated and hopeless. With the goal of racial purity‚ Adolf Hitler- along with many other Germans believed the Jews caused the defeat of their country‚ and led the Nazis to the elimination of Jews. For this reason‚ “Even in the early 21st century‚ the legacy of the Holocaust endures…as many as 12‚000 Jews were killed every day” (The Holocaust). Later
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Hitler and the Holocaust The Holocaust is a tragic event that happened not so long ago‚ but many people have already forgotten about this horrible event. Today‚ there are only few survivors left to tell their own personal stories of the Holocaust and what they had to go through. But what will happen when there ’s no survivor left to tell his/her story or speak of the truth that the Holocaust really did happen? Who will speak out for them and millions of Jews who had died in the Holocaust? Who will help
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Hannah Brooks Mr. Turner World History II 27 November 2012 The Holocaust The Holocaust is one of the worst scenarios of genocide ever known to the world. The Jewish people of Europe were terrorized and slaughtered over a period that lasted nearly two and half years. During that time‚ nearly eleven million people were killed‚ including six million Jews. Even though the actual mass killings of the Jews lasted about two and a half years‚ the planning of this genocide started many years earlier
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The Holocaust was a period of time that will go down throughout history. It was a time period where many innocent people were getting tortured‚ abused‚ and even getting killed. All this was because of one man who thought to believe that the jews were the ones to blame for all the problems that was happening throughout the world. All the jews were sent to concentration camps‚ not many survived the harsh years. The two main camps that made a huge impact to many were the Auschwitz-Birkenau and Buchenwald
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We are all aware of the unspeakable things that happened in the Holocaust. The Holocaust was one of the worst mass murderings in history. On the day of january 30‚ 1933 Adolf Hitler announced the Final solution. This stated that all Jews were to be sent away to concentration camps. The biggest of which was Auschwitz. Auschwitz was originally a camp for Polish political prisoners. Then it shut its doors‚ but little did anyone know it got reinstated. The camp of Auschwitz was soon to be the site of
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