hybrid text “The Fiftieth Gate” expands and humanizes oneʼs understanding of the Holocaust in unique and evocative ways. A unique feature of the text is clever fusion between personal accounts and documented history using mediums such as, interviews, official documents, poetry and song. This enhances the stories of the authorʼs parents, Yossl and Genia, whilst evocatively capturing the atrocities of the Holocaust. The relationship between history and memory is further explored in Kevin Ruddʼs
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physically. The “fight” during the holocaust was crucial to the Jews humanity. During World War II, Hitler was elected having the idea for mass murder of Jews. The holocaust is responsible for the death of over 6 million Jews, victims of over 17 million people. The ghettos were a great example. The conditions in these ghettos were unbearable for human conception. They were deprived of food, money and spiritual beliefs. Not to mention unreasonable deaths. During the Holocaust, Jews used armed and unarmed
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The Holocaust was a tragic event that struck the lives of many people personally. No one deserves being hated, even if you disagree with their beliefs, we are all still people. Hate is a very widespread and horrible thing. It was much more noticeable during the Holocaust and civil rights movement, but it can still happen now. We need to stand up and fight for what we believe in and help the ones being hurt. Kristallnacht was a horrible event that should have never occurred. Many Jewish people were
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eligible to work were to live. Many women, children, and elder were sent to die. Living in concentration camps, not knowing when their last day will be. The Jews have lost their lives in the most cruel ways possible. Dying of disease, being shot, hangings, and sending them to burn in chambers. What if the Germans weren’t aware of what was going on? They were completely clueless of what was happening. The Germans were not responsible for the Holocaust. Before the ending of WWII, The Germans took
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From January 30, 1933 until May 8, 1945, a terrible act occurred called the Holocaust. During this time Hitler and his German Nazi followers, persecuted Jews, gypsies, Slavs, people with physical and mental disabilities, and many others. These victims of the terrible time were put into concentration camps, where they would soon die from the conditions, or were immediately killed by Nazi soldiers. When people were in these camps, almost nothing was left of their individuality, their families were
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Schindler’s List was released in 1993 and directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on historical events it’s set during the Holocaust and about Oskar Schindler, a man who saved many Jews from death. Night was written by Elie Wiesel about his life when going through the Holocaust as a Jew. These two forms of art about the Holocaust are similar when looking at the big picture, with self conflict, violence, and optimism, but once you get down to the details they definitely have their differences. Schindler
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The diary of a young girl The holocaust for everyone was a terrible thing and horrible things happened to innocent people all because of the Nazis. Then why pick the Jewish people for random reasons? What was the point of the struggle and fights? Was it worth it? Why take away adults lives and children’s like Anne Frank? Anne Frank was just an ordinary girl during the holocaust, but with her diary and the information that was given away, and how well written the diary was she became famous in our
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19 March 2012 Life during the Holocaust: Life in the ghettos, Dr. Mengele’s medical care, and food in the camps Genocide during WWII was unbelievably cruel and awful. The Holocaust was sure to be remembered from this time period and have permanently engraved horrible memories into those who survived. During the Holocaust many victims suffered while living in the ghettos, soon to reach the camps they also suffered there as well. The encounters with Dr. Mengele were unbearable too. Elie Wiesel’s
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The Holocaust is a horrifying subject that started in the early 1940’s and mid-WWII. The Holocaust was formed by Adolf Hitler (Allen 5). He directed a team of people called Nazis to build the concentration camps (Allen 5). The Nazis killed many people during the Holocaust including Jewish men, women, and children. It all started with one camp called Auschwitz where many people died including author and holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel’s family. The Holocaust is also a time in history when millions
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Jews of Ashkenaz and the Holocaust have many similarities and connections, the circumstances that led to their deaths were very different. The Jews of Ashkenaz were ambushed by the Christians after living in their land for twelve years. Since the Jews had not prepared for the attack, while the Christians were marching towards the Jews, parents panicked and sacrificed their own children because they did not want to see them get beaten up by the Christians. In the Holocaust, the exact opposite happened
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