European Jews were treated terribly by Nazi Germany during WWII. They were faced with horrific circumstances and inevitable fates. Jews were dehumanised and treated as if they were a threat to Germany and if they were not disposed of, their supposedly evil and nefarious mannerisms would, ironically, soon destroy Germany as a race.
According to the film, Schindler 's List, the discrimination of Jews and the actions the Nazis took to expose them was non-expectant and unpredictable. Nazis would do everything they could to obtain all they could during their murderous mission. They would confiscate and sell Jewish items that had any worth whatsoever, such as: gold teeth, art, silverware, shoes, clothing items and jewels. The Nazis would take total …show more content…
As multitudes of Jews were banished from their homes and were forced to collect what belongings they could (which would be taken from them anyway) and walk along the cold, wet and filthy streets towards their doom. Many lower-class German children appeared, throwing sludge off the street at them, whilst screaming words of hatred towards them, repeatedly: "Goodbye Jews! Goodbye Jews! Goodbye Jews! ......" Jews were expected to identify themselves while in the presence of Germans, as if Germans had to be prepared to endure the malicious appearance of them. "By law I have to tell you sir, I 'm a …show more content…
Some Germans believed they could simply walk up to a Jew in the street and shoot them as though it was their right; not even giving their own sins a second thought. A Jewish maid provides a recount as to the indiscriminate killing she has recently witnessed: "Herr Kommandant came out of the house on the patio right there below us and he drew his gun and shot a woman who was passing by. Just a woman with a bundle, just shot her through the throat. She was just a woman on her way somewhere, she was no faster or slower or fatter or thinner than anyone else and I couldn 't guess what had she done. The more you see of the Herr Kommandant the more you see there are no set rules you can live by, you cannot say to yourself, 'If I follow these rules, I will be safe. '"
Jews were forced to live in unknown and unfamiliar conditions and were not protected by the usual security of a home. They were separated from their loved ones and left with complete strangers. They were expected to withstand the feelings of isolation without any satisfactory explanation. The following quote from the film conveys the confusion and grief felt by the Jews: “Last night I dreamt I was living in a room with ten people I didn’t know, and I wake up to find I am living in a room with ten people I don’t know!”
Nazis were never lenient and were unforgiving if Jews did anything that was not up to the
According to the film, Schindler 's List, the discrimination of Jews and the actions the Nazis took to expose them was non-expectant and unpredictable. Nazis would do everything they could to obtain all they could during their murderous mission. They would confiscate and sell Jewish items that had any worth whatsoever, such as: gold teeth, art, silverware, shoes, clothing items and jewels. The Nazis would take total …show more content…
As multitudes of Jews were banished from their homes and were forced to collect what belongings they could (which would be taken from them anyway) and walk along the cold, wet and filthy streets towards their doom. Many lower-class German children appeared, throwing sludge off the street at them, whilst screaming words of hatred towards them, repeatedly: "Goodbye Jews! Goodbye Jews! Goodbye Jews! ......" Jews were expected to identify themselves while in the presence of Germans, as if Germans had to be prepared to endure the malicious appearance of them. "By law I have to tell you sir, I 'm a …show more content…
Some Germans believed they could simply walk up to a Jew in the street and shoot them as though it was their right; not even giving their own sins a second thought. A Jewish maid provides a recount as to the indiscriminate killing she has recently witnessed: "Herr Kommandant came out of the house on the patio right there below us and he drew his gun and shot a woman who was passing by. Just a woman with a bundle, just shot her through the throat. She was just a woman on her way somewhere, she was no faster or slower or fatter or thinner than anyone else and I couldn 't guess what had she done. The more you see of the Herr Kommandant the more you see there are no set rules you can live by, you cannot say to yourself, 'If I follow these rules, I will be safe. '"
Jews were forced to live in unknown and unfamiliar conditions and were not protected by the usual security of a home. They were separated from their loved ones and left with complete strangers. They were expected to withstand the feelings of isolation without any satisfactory explanation. The following quote from the film conveys the confusion and grief felt by the Jews: “Last night I dreamt I was living in a room with ten people I didn’t know, and I wake up to find I am living in a room with ten people I don’t know!”
Nazis were never lenient and were unforgiving if Jews did anything that was not up to the