Another reaction by the Allies that we can learn from is their pursuit of rescue policies for the Jewish victims in terms of providing refuge and liberating them from Nazi control. The Allied powers failed to establish firm measures that would ensure the safety of the Jewish refugees as their self-interest caused them to lack the willingness to provide assistance. The Allies were not interested in creating room for new problems to arise. The Nuremberg Laws had been the root of the idea that being associated with Jews was shameful and greatly frowned upon. Nonetheless, there were instances in which the Allied governments undertook rescue policies. However, those policies were overall limited as they were dictated by Allied powers’ self interest
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They were not truly being altruistic. Although the allied parties expressed their concerns about the situation, their concern offered very little practical help. It is also important to note that apart from providing a safe haven for the Jews, the Allied government of Soviet Union, France and United States reacted by providing a form of rescue to the Jews by liberating the camps as well as providing humanitarian aid. However, Dan Stone argues the limitation of these forms of rescue by the Allied powers. He acknowledges in his book that the Allies may have liberated Jews but they couldn’t rescue them because of harsh conditions that they had to endure in the camps. The self-interest of the Allied powers proved to be problematic in the rescue efforts of the Jews, as it had given them a sense of hope for survival only to end up being sent back to Europe where they eventually faced their demise. Furthermore, the Western Allies hesitated to get involved, as they did not want to have to deal with the moral and political issues that the Holocaust entailed. Their perception of the Holocaust eventually evolved once they liberated the concentration camps. What they encountered in the concentration camps had caused the Allies to accept the severity of the
They were not truly being altruistic. Although the allied parties expressed their concerns about the situation, their concern offered very little practical help. It is also important to note that apart from providing a safe haven for the Jews, the Allied government of Soviet Union, France and United States reacted by providing a form of rescue to the Jews by liberating the camps as well as providing humanitarian aid. However, Dan Stone argues the limitation of these forms of rescue by the Allied powers. He acknowledges in his book that the Allies may have liberated Jews but they couldn’t rescue them because of harsh conditions that they had to endure in the camps. The self-interest of the Allied powers proved to be problematic in the rescue efforts of the Jews, as it had given them a sense of hope for survival only to end up being sent back to Europe where they eventually faced their demise. Furthermore, the Western Allies hesitated to get involved, as they did not want to have to deal with the moral and political issues that the Holocaust entailed. Their perception of the Holocaust eventually evolved once they liberated the concentration camps. What they encountered in the concentration camps had caused the Allies to accept the severity of the