Throughout all the chaos that ensued, the one distinction that hindered the Jewish people from freedom was their inexplicable silence and dignity. In desperation to escape and be liberated, the Jewish prisoners heavily outnumbered the German guards. As the young men were urging an attack against the guards the elders begged and pleaded that they refrained from attacking them. As an Elder muttered, “we mustn’t give up hope even now as the sword hangs over our heads. So taught our sages….” In the midst of a genocide the Jewish people kept their dignity and faith as they did not revolt against the Germans. In the concentration camps the Jews were striped of everything, beaten and dehumanized. Some provided the ever so slight glimpse of hope through small acts of rebellion.
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This boy displayed a tremendous act of courage and rebellion as he was breathing his final gasp of air; he played Beethoven on his violin. His final performance an, act of rebellion Eliezer remarked, “A violin in a dark barrack where the dead were piled on top of the living.” (95)The nocturnal silence remained everlasting except for the few seconds where the sound of a violin gently brushed the air. The tragedy of the holocaust mirrors the bible in many facets. In the bible the Jewish people were singled out and put to labor, the same event happened in Germany. However, there was one exception; in the bible the Jews had a voice, in the form of Moses. He spoke to the leaders and did everything in his power to free the Jews from slavery. During the holocaust the Jewish people had nothing; they had neither voice nor symbol of freedom! As the bible states, “Moses answered the
This boy displayed a tremendous act of courage and rebellion as he was breathing his final gasp of air; he played Beethoven on his violin. His final performance an, act of rebellion Eliezer remarked, “A violin in a dark barrack where the dead were piled on top of the living.” (95)The nocturnal silence remained everlasting except for the few seconds where the sound of a violin gently brushed the air. The tragedy of the holocaust mirrors the bible in many facets. In the bible the Jewish people were singled out and put to labor, the same event happened in Germany. However, there was one exception; in the bible the Jews had a voice, in the form of Moses. He spoke to the leaders and did everything in his power to free the Jews from slavery. During the holocaust the Jewish people had nothing; they had neither voice nor symbol of freedom! As the bible states, “Moses answered the