Reflection
The holocaust was a time unlike any other. I never knew the exact amount of people killed in this terrible time and I wish I never found out. So many innocent people were put to death by the German Nazi’s simply because of their religion. When discussing the Holocaust in class, we never really learned the reasons why these people were tortured and killed. After doing my research I am appalled at why they were killed and tortured. Hitler blamed people such as the Jews, political minorities, the communists, homosexuals, gypsies, and other groups for Germany’s economic hardships and weaknesses. Its interesting to me how these people became sub-humans because of who they were. I was fooled into believing things like this didn’t happen nowadays, but I was wrong.
It’s amazing to see what happened in the holocaust in terms of laws and human rights. When I was researching what Nazi’s had done to these poor innocent people I was shocked to find out some of the things they did to them. I never knew the exact statistics of how small the ghettos were but I learned that only one hundred forty five thousand people had lived there previously however, four hundred fifty thousand Jews were crammed into them later. I also never knew the conditions of the ghettos I only knew that Jews were crammed into them. Things like hunger and disease killed many Jews daily. Obviously the human right ‘No one shall be subjected to tortured or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’ didn’t bother the Nazis.
The book Night really helped me get a better understanding of what was happening in the Holocaust. I knew all of the information I was reading was correct because it was written by a holocaust survivor. The book described things like ghettos, gas chambers and the overall labor performed at concentration camps in great detail. I really did not like how the men and women were separated, if I were a victim I would be greatly upset by that because I would have to part with my father knowing that I may never see him again. The book also explained how in a way the Holocaust was almost like a war of its own. Every man was fighting for himself. They were fighting for their lives. People went to extremes to try and protect their precious lives.
During history class we were fortunate enough to watch many movies on the Holocaust. It was helpful to actually see what was generally going on instead of just reading about it and seeing it in our imaginations. One movie in particular was the Nuremburg Trials. While listening to the Nazi’s defend themselves on trial it sounded as if they were all brainwashed. They claimed that they were only following orders and that it was okay for them to kill all of those innocent people. I believe that every single one of those Nazi leaders should have suffered like they made others suffer, however that would be inhuman.
The whole Holocaust subject made me realize what has happened in the world and why it’s so important to remember. I think we study the Holocaust to help prevent it from happening again. The more we learn about the Holocaust, the better we can understand it, which helps us to prevent history from repeating itself.
-By Kim S. Period 3
The holocaust was a time unlike any other. I never knew the exact amount of people killed in this terrible time and I wish I never found out. So many innocent people were put to death by the German Nazi’s simply because of their religion. When discussing the Holocaust in class, we never really learned the reasons why these people were tortured and killed. After doing my research I am appalled at why they were killed and tortured. Hitler blamed people such as the Jews, political minorities, the communists, homosexuals, gypsies, and other groups for Germany’s economic hardships and weaknesses. Its interesting to me how these people became sub-humans because of who they were. I was fooled into believing things like this didn’t happen nowadays, but I was wrong.
It’s amazing to see what happened in the holocaust in terms of laws and human rights. When I was researching what Nazi’s had done to these poor innocent people I was shocked to find out some of the things they did to them. I never knew the exact statistics of how small the ghettos were but I learned that only one hundred forty five thousand people had lived there previously however, four hundred fifty thousand Jews were crammed into them later. I also never knew the conditions of the ghettos I only knew that Jews were crammed into them. Things like hunger and disease killed many Jews daily. Obviously the human right ‘No one shall be subjected to tortured or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’ didn’t bother the Nazis.
The book Night really helped me get a better understanding of what was happening in the Holocaust. I knew all of the information I was reading was correct because it was written by a holocaust survivor. The book described things like ghettos, gas chambers and the overall labor performed at concentration camps in great detail. I really did not like how the men and women were separated, if I were a victim I would be greatly upset by that because I would have to part with my father knowing that I may never see him again. The book also explained how in a way the Holocaust was almost like a war of its own. Every man was fighting for himself. They were fighting for their lives. People went to extremes to try and protect their precious lives.
During history class we were fortunate enough to watch many movies on the Holocaust. It was helpful to actually see what was generally going on instead of just reading about it and seeing it in our imaginations. One movie in particular was the Nuremburg Trials. While listening to the Nazi’s defend themselves on trial it sounded as if they were all brainwashed. They claimed that they were only following orders and that it was okay for them to kill all of those innocent people. I believe that every single one of those Nazi leaders should have suffered like they made others suffer, however that would be inhuman.
The whole Holocaust subject made me realize what has happened in the world and why it’s so important to remember. I think we study the Holocaust to help prevent it from happening again. The more we learn about the Holocaust, the better we can understand it, which helps us to prevent history from repeating itself.
-By Kim S. Period 3
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