Nuremberg
While I have learned and read about the Holocaust, reading about it now has a greater impact on me. It shows how far the world has come, but also how far we still have to go. Many people today still get confused on whether or not Jewish is a religion or race. The hatred that was birthed from the Holocaust is still very much alive today. There are race wars still going on today.
Hitler turned Jewish into a race and pursued to eliminate them. Even people who were completely separated from the religion or culture were suddenly identified as being jewish by blood or birth. What is interesting is that many of them were Christians and have been for awhile. This was a witch hunt, and even people who did not consider themselves to be Jewish were fearful. Hitler somehow created this new race based on hate. Just as we have read there was never any science to back up his claim. Is it all Hitler's fault? Hitler was able to step into power, and the people gave him power. He was not the only one who thought this, and that is what is sad is that many people believed in these laws. Other countries joined in, although not as extreme as Germany.
Yes, what Hitler did was horrible, but he did to do it by himself. That's scary. People either followed his orders willingly, or they feared for their life. Regardless, he still had an army. The power of wrong teaching and misinformation can just keep getting passed down to generations. Until this day, there are still many who dislike another race based on what someone has said or done or told them. Many people for instance still believe that the Jews killed Jesus.
It just important more than ever that people have a mind of their own. That they can learn and find their own opinion and to believe something just because someone said so.
The Reich Citizenship laws did nothing but to segregate people. What this left out is what exactly happened to people who were identified as Jews. While I do not agree with these laws, when one reads them in the context of back then-- someone wouldn't find these terrifying. However, how these laws were practiced and executed makes all the difference. It drove hatred and a divide.
Hitler turned Jewish into a race and pursued to eliminate them. Even people who were completely separated from the religion or culture were suddenly identified as being jewish by blood or birth. What is interesting is that many of them were Christians and have been for awhile. This was a witch hunt, and even people who did not consider themselves to be Jewish were fearful. Hitler somehow created this new race based on hate. Just as we have read there was never any science to back up his claim. Is it all Hitler's fault? Hitler was able to step into power, and the people gave him power. He was not the only one who thought this, and that is what is sad is that many people believed in these laws. Other countries joined in, although not as extreme as Germany.
Yes, what Hitler did was horrible, but he did to do it by himself. That's scary. People either followed his orders willingly, or they feared for their life. Regardless, he still had an army. The power of wrong teaching and misinformation can just keep getting passed down to generations. Until this day, there are still many who dislike another race based on what someone has said or done or told them. Many people for instance still believe that the Jews killed Jesus.
It just important more than ever that people have a mind of their own. That they can learn and find their own opinion and to believe something just because someone said so.
The Reich Citizenship laws did nothing but to segregate people. What this left out is what exactly happened to people who were identified as Jews. While I do not agree with these laws, when one reads them in the context of back then-- someone wouldn't find these terrifying. However, how these laws were practiced and executed makes all the difference. It drove hatred and a divide.
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