When the second world war broke out in 1939 and Adolf Hitler sent his plan into action, many people, from upper class citizens to the imprisoned jewish children, everyone was effected and everything began to change. Our reporter, Norah Kellum, dug up some evidence on how people had to live while the Nazis worked to change the social norms of Europe.
What was The Holocaust?
The Holocaust was led by Nazi Leader or Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler. He viewed that Jews, Gypsies, and people of lesser races were inferior and should be exterminated. He did this through various means, like prison, execution, and most of all, labor camps. The goal of his Nazi party was to get rid of lower class citizens and people without a strong Aryan - people of Indo-European …show more content…
It is estimated that 1.1-1.5 million jews perished here.
The Citizens Another main group in this triangle of change was the middle and upper class citizens. Apart from seeing the deportations and the leagues of soldiers parading the streets, many people didn’t actually know what was going on. They were aware that their country was in a war and that food got more rationed as crops and businesses were harmed by the bombings, but they did not know of the many atrocities that lie right outside the city gates. In a preview of a book written by a young aryan women in the middle of the war, we hear, “(Her book) offers a window into the mundane lives of Germans–and their ability to turn a blind-eye to the crimes of their government.” This clues you into the obliviousness of some of the citizens that are in the midst of the war. They have seen the propaganda, the executions, and the bombings, but neglect to see the heart of the change and the fact that someone is trying to change the world and effectively erase an entire culture.
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Her writings highlighted the pains of Jewish life during that time and all the precautions they had to take to make sure they weren’t caught. In one entry she wrote, “Last night the four of us went down to the private office and listened to England on the radio. I was so scared someone might hear it that I literally begged Father to take me back upstairs. Mother understood my anxiety and went with me. Whatever we do, we're very afraid the neighbors might hear or see us.”
As you can see, the jewish people lived in constant fear of being noticed, reported, and killed. They walked the line between quality of life and surviving almost everyday.
The map of the Prinsengracht Annex where Anne Frank and 7 others lived for almost two years.
In many ways everyone’s views of society and (society’s views of those people) changed drastically throughout this five year long world war. The Nazi grew to be hated and the Jewish culture soon became feared - because of propaganda. The society that was and is western Europe is forever changed because of what Hitler’s Army did to the Jewish culture and “clean” European citizens that let it
What was The Holocaust?
The Holocaust was led by Nazi Leader or Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler. He viewed that Jews, Gypsies, and people of lesser races were inferior and should be exterminated. He did this through various means, like prison, execution, and most of all, labor camps. The goal of his Nazi party was to get rid of lower class citizens and people without a strong Aryan - people of Indo-European …show more content…
It is estimated that 1.1-1.5 million jews perished here.
The Citizens Another main group in this triangle of change was the middle and upper class citizens. Apart from seeing the deportations and the leagues of soldiers parading the streets, many people didn’t actually know what was going on. They were aware that their country was in a war and that food got more rationed as crops and businesses were harmed by the bombings, but they did not know of the many atrocities that lie right outside the city gates. In a preview of a book written by a young aryan women in the middle of the war, we hear, “(Her book) offers a window into the mundane lives of Germans–and their ability to turn a blind-eye to the crimes of their government.” This clues you into the obliviousness of some of the citizens that are in the midst of the war. They have seen the propaganda, the executions, and the bombings, but neglect to see the heart of the change and the fact that someone is trying to change the world and effectively erase an entire culture.
The …show more content…
Her writings highlighted the pains of Jewish life during that time and all the precautions they had to take to make sure they weren’t caught. In one entry she wrote, “Last night the four of us went down to the private office and listened to England on the radio. I was so scared someone might hear it that I literally begged Father to take me back upstairs. Mother understood my anxiety and went with me. Whatever we do, we're very afraid the neighbors might hear or see us.”
As you can see, the jewish people lived in constant fear of being noticed, reported, and killed. They walked the line between quality of life and surviving almost everyday.
The map of the Prinsengracht Annex where Anne Frank and 7 others lived for almost two years.
In many ways everyone’s views of society and (society’s views of those people) changed drastically throughout this five year long world war. The Nazi grew to be hated and the Jewish culture soon became feared - because of propaganda. The society that was and is western Europe is forever changed because of what Hitler’s Army did to the Jewish culture and “clean” European citizens that let it