The Holocaust By Elie Wiesel And The Survivor Of The Holocaust

Human rights are offered by most countries but it wasn’t the same a few decades ago. During the Holocaust, many Jewish people were discriminated, abused, and slaughtered as well as being brutally tortured in countless ways by the Nazis. From being burned alive, to dying of hunger and frigid coldness, there were no possible signs of virtue. Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust, shares with the world the transfixing experiences as a victim of the horrid event . The holocaust, a systematic mass murder of Jews, contradicts the human rights in numerous ways.
First and foremost, Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust, has shown the world how it truly felt and meant to be stuck in a concentration camp as a teenager, not being called by his …show more content…
He was able to come up with propositions regarding on ways to deal with this problem. The main point he tried to convey was that we, the people, have to speak up and strictly propound our opinions and thoughts to make sure the future generations do not repeat the same mistakes we made. What allowed the maintenance of the Holocaust for several years was the silence from the Nazis and countries who were aware of this occurrence. “...I don’t understand...he understood those who needed help...why the indifference...to the suffering of the victims?” (“Perils”, page 5). “Perils of Indifference,” is a speech spoken by Elie Wiesel, and reflects on how indifference has affected him in the past. Not only does he explain the circumstances he was stuck in during the Holocaust, but also warns us of the immediate action that must take place in our society in order to prevent these dark times from approaching us once again. Being indifferent to certain suffering is what makes a human inhumane. In Elie’s speech he mentions how being indifferent is more dangerous than anger and hatred. Any kind of emotion is better than none, you will get at least the slightest bit of attention and reaction from others. This was exactly what was going on during the Holocaust. Not only were the Nazis being indifferent of those who were imprisoned, but us, who were in America and conscious of the great pain outside of our borders were ignoring those who needed our help. Elie believed that the best way to deal with violations of human rights was to allow the people to think and reflect on the past. The source of fear is what is holding the people back from standing up and changing the flaws that have caused these incidents. It’s important that we never forget about the Holocaust, and the effects of it. The moment we become indifferent to these traumatic pasts, we will