this phrase are that of a falling star or perhaps the beauty and brightness of fireworks. However it is not until we reach the actual content of the poem that we realise that the stars in question are those Stars of David‚ sewn on to the garments of Jews on the order of the Nazi regime. Duffy establishes the darkness and horror of the Holocaust immediately in the first line of the poem in the phrase ‘After I no longer speak’. Here Duffy creates an incredibly strong image of silence and death when
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And in the rooms of archives like Bad Arolsen lie millions of stories waiting to be told. At the baroque palace in Bad Arolsen‚ on huge sliding shelves marked with the names of the camps‚ cities‚ battles‚ regions‚ in alphabetical registers‚ lurk unfinished stories‚ trapped fates‚ big and little personal histories‚ embodied
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Holocaust was the successful persecution of Jews‚ Slavs‚ homosexuals‚ communists‚ and disabled people by the Nazi Regime. This 20th century Holocaust took place in several European countries‚ and by the end of 1945‚ nearly twelve million people were killed. Anti-Semitism was the central motive for the execution of European Jews and was led by Adolf Hitler. Because of this massive genocide there have been many books written to explain the gruesome conditions that Jews and others were subjected to as well
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common. Christianity and Judaism are not only theologically alike but they are also historically alike. All of the people of the early marks of Christianity were Jews. Jesus was a Jew‚ along with the twelve apostles and all of the people that lived in that time. They are all in our bible. Christians also believe in the messiah like Jews do and both religions believe that the messiah is Jesus in both the Jewish and Christian bible. Even though it might look like Christianity and Judaism are exactly
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15% of people are traditional Orthodox Jews. I was expected to attend this service and it be the traditional service that I have always thought Judaism to be. However‚ it was much more laid back‚ so to say‚ which made me do a little more research about the exact type of Temple this place was. Turns out‚ this particular temple was a Reform Jewish Temple. Throughout my own religious culture as a Catholic‚ I was always told that in the Judaism religion‚ the Jews do not believe that there is a Messiah
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the Jewish people during WWII ("Chiune Sugihara”). Japan was part of the central powers of the war‚ this included Nazi Germany. Japan was on the side of the country that was responsible for the extermination of millions of innocent people‚ including Jews. While the world was in political and ethical turmoil‚ Chiune Sugihara looked beyond the needs of himself and his family‚ to the ever present needs
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caring. One night‚ inside their room‚ a sick Dutch Jew‚ Lakmaker‚ was suffering and wanted to go to the latrine. However‚ because of his illness‚ his body was way too weak to walk to the latrine‚ that eventually he fell to the ground and couldn’t help himself to stand up. He groaned of pain. If this occurred during the harsh days of Auschwitz‚ no one would bother to help him either. Lakmaker would hdddfave stayed under the ground until the next day‚ waiting for the death to approach‚ still groaning with
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believe in heaven and hell. If you were good in life you would go to heaven. If you were bad you will go to hell. Both religions follow the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are a list of guidelines for people to follow. The Christians and Jews both have a holy book it is important because it contains the religious traditions. The holy book for Christians is Christianity and Judaism are very similar. Judaism and Christianity contain about the same lessons. Both religions celebrate special
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Life in the Ghetto In 1939‚ Hitler was unsure of what he was going to do with the Jews; the Nazis were tossing around options and ideas with the goal of removing Jews from the population. The German invasion into Poland‚ allowed for the first ghetto‚ regarded as a provisional measure to control and segregate Jews. Ghettos were enclosed‚ isolated urban areas designated for Jews. Living under strict regulations‚ with unthinkable living conditions‚ and crammed into small areas‚ the ghettos
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On the evening of august 14th‚ 1942 the SS surrounded the ghetto in the village of Zagrodski. On Saturday morning 15 August 1942‚ the Germans entered the ghetto‚ ordering the Jews to leave their houses for a roll call. All day‚ the Jews were kept standing‚ waiting. That evening a truck arrived at the ghetto gates. The Jews were ordered on to it‚ and drove out of the ghetto. Those for whom there had been no room on the truck were ordered to run after it. Rivka remembers in her testimony “I had my
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