Welcome to your new semester in JROTC. Since this is the 70th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust, I think that it is only fitting that we delve into the darker side of history during WWII. Your task this week is to read the following posted article on NPR about a Holocaust Survivor and post your comments. Once you have provided your comments, remember to find another story on a website or video that gives information about the Holocaust and post that link to your site. I have been to Germany and went through the Holocaust Museum at Dachau and I will never forget the emotions or feelings from being there. Also remember and keep in mind that there are people around the world that still believe that the Holocaust did not happen. Good luck and remember the comment on your peer's work as well. And now...here is your video link.
NPR Holocaust Survivor Remember that you can also listen to this story as well as read it by clicking on the link on the story site.
Philip Ioannou, LET #2, Period #8
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After reading this article I realized that Nazi criminals are still eluding justice to this day and that there are still judicial proceedings occurring to prosecute these criminals. I have once thought that all living former Nazis were either pardoned or incarcerated or that the remainder of Nazis who weren't captured had either perished or ceased being pursued. I know realize after having inquired about the Simon Wiesenthal Center it led me to understand more of the community and family impact of the Holocaust, rather than just the impact made on the direct victims. The Holocaust is something that to this day still leaves people seeking justice, after over 60 years the Holocaust still pains the victims who have yet to see certain Nazi criminals apprehended and prosecuted.
*This article is a Wikipedia page that describes and informs the reader about the Simon Wiesenthal Center and it's missions to prosecute Nazi criminals who are still eluding justice.
It was very kind of some of tenGerman soldiers to help the Jews escape or try to get away.
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ReplyDeleteThe Holocaust I think is very much like the North Korean Death camps today. Where it's denied that people are working to death as slaves in camps by the government. And everybody knows it's there but don't actually know all the while the prisoners are wondering if the world knows about what's happennig and if they do, do they care? This is history repeating itself, people know innocents are dying but are too afraid to do anything about it so nobody does anything about it until it eventually goes too far and the world has to do something about it.
http://www.oskarschindler.com/
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DeleteI agree i almost fear it might happen again hopefully it doesnt.
The Holocaust was one of the worst genocides in history. I read a book about a survivor his name is Elie Wiesel. He is famous for his book night. He wemt through tragic moments and wrote all his memorys down. Innocent people men woman and children died during the holocaust.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elie-wiesel-holocaust-survivor-and-best-selling-author-is-born
ReplyDeletediaz c 7 i agree the holoaust was terrible
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ReplyDeletePerhaps it is among the worst scenarios in the world to be blamed for something so tragic with which one had nothing to do at all. This was the case for the Jewish during the Holocaust. The account of this survivor about the event shows that while things may take a turn for the worse in some cases, there will always be a "light at the end of the tunnel," so to speak. Although Mandelbaum has never seen his mother and brother again after that fated day, he was fortunate enough to have experienced life up to this age. Hopefully, no event similar to the Holocaust will ever occur again.
http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20150318_Willy_Herbst__93__a_survivor_of_the_Holocaust.html