How the Holocaust Affected Its Jewish Victims
There is no question in my mind that the mass killings of the Jews during World War II affected the lives of these people and the people who loved and knew them greatly. I wholeheartedly disagree with the people who claim it never happened, whether they are against the Holocaust "theory" or are just plain prejudice towards Jews. There were murders by the millions, and the Jewish victims of the Holocaust were affected by it, both directly and indirectly, as were their family members and friends who may have been thousands of miles away. Even today, people in the world are still affected by the extermination of millions of lives in Eastern Europe. In the same respect (if you call it respect), there are still many people, even entire institutions, who seek to discredit the veracity of the Holocaust, going as far to claim that none of the horrific events ever occurred. I will prove that the Holocaust affected many lives, both in living and in death, and that it did indeed happen, through relating factual and opinionated accounts of victims and witnesses, and explaining why what happened to the Jewish population of the Holocaust happened. The Holocaust has been called a "Tragic legacy". It has also been called a hoa
7. An Illustrated History of the Holocaust- Printed Propaganda http://www.fatherryan.org/holocaust/proprint.htm The lives lost cannot be reclaimed. It is true that many survived, but six million did not. Would you call it survival, or would you just claim to have not been killed? Many of those who lived to tell the tale would say that they weren't killed. They are not valiant in their survival, one may claim. Heroes and heroines belong to a romantic legend, not Holocaust reality 9. The thoughts and reflections of Holocaust victims in present day are dwindling. As time passes away, so do these "survivors". Their memories of true cold and hunger, of true pain and loss present a new reality from their previously brainwashed lives. The German Nazis told Jews that it was their own fault for their persecution and sufferings. Some believed this right up until the end of the war. In the end, those who were truly to blame were the Nazis, who were justly persecuted at the famous Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg, Germany on November 20, 1945. Here, 22 Nazi leaders were brought to trial for ten and one half months. 19 of them were found guilty for crimes against the victims of the Holocaust (namely the Jews)- 7 were imprisoned, and 12 were executed. The other 3 committed suicide before the trials ended. A comment made at these trials sums up this entire work in two sentences: "The mere punishment of the defendants, or even thousands of others equally guilty, can never redress the terrible injuries which the Nazis visited on these unfortunate peoples. For them, it is far more important that these terrible events be established by clear and public proof, so that no one can ever doubt that they were fact, and not fable." 10 Ghettos were undoubtedly the most effective method of breaking the Jewish population. Those who were actually strong enough to survive the horrifying conditions the ghettos provided were shipped to concentration camps and death camps. The first ghetto was Piotrkow, which was first populated on September 5, 1939. The soldiers that "patrolled" Piotrkow were brainwashed anti- semetics, robbing and killing Jews at their disposal. To them, killing was like a sport. 8 The Jews were discriminated against in every ghetto, forced to bear identification of their faith with some emblem, such as in the Warsaw ghetto, where Jews must wear a white ribbon with a blue star of David on it. If a Jew were to be caught without this badge, they would be executed on the spot. 1. Adelaide Institute Introduction http://www.adelaide.org 6 million Jewish lives were cut short because of the Holocaust and their lives have been celebrated; their stories remembered. Only recently have the stories of survivors like a group known as "The Hidden Children", children who were hidden by non-Jews during World War II, been told and recorded. The International Conference for Hidden Children was held in New York City during May of 1991. Sixteen hundred survivors and rescuers were there. The Israeli government has greatly helped to preserve the memory of the people who lost their lives in the Holocaust. There is a Remembrance Law that pertains to Martyrs and Heroes who are "high-minded Gentiles who risked their lives to save Jews." These people have had plaques engraved with their names placed at Yad Vashem, the museum in Jerusalem that memorializes European Jews who died in the Holocaust and the Christians who tried to save them. Also, the Anti-Defamation League sends monthly stipends to needy and elderly rescuers to make their lives easier. Even though it has been over forty years since the last areas were liberated, the Jewish people still have not recovered from the serious losses that they suffered. The message of the Holocaust is that people can be thrown to the darkest Hells and to the very pit of absolute despair but, if they are strong, they will long endure, just as the Jewish people have. This was a tragic and terrifying point in our history
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