The Importance Of Holocaust In Schools

Elie Wiesel once stated,” For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” The Holocaust started in 1932 and ended in 1945.The Nazis did not like the Jewish citizens, and blamed them for everything. The most common reason was religious beliefs. In the beginning, there was not that much violence, but then the Jews started to lose many privileges. Such as, losing the right to own a business, stay out late, own their homes, and eat any animal products. The losing of privileges later resulted in the Jews being relocated to ghettos, which was a Jewish quarter in the city. Once, the ghettos were full, the Nazis moved them to ‎concentration camps, ‎extermination camps, ‎transit camps, and ‎work camps. The opposition argues that the Holocaust shouldn’t be taught in school, because it makes the kids think negative about Germany; however those opposed should admit that students should only will think negative of Germany if the teaching of the Holocaust was taught badly. The Holocaust should be taught in school. In addition, Obama's speech on preventing mass atrocities also proves that the holocaust should be studied, because he explains how to prevent genocides. President Obama stated, “We must tell our children about a crime unique in human history.” Children this day in time, know more about the latest …show more content…
Two current genocides that are present, is Rwanda and Burundi. The Rwandan genocide started in 1994. This genocide was the slaughtering of the Tutsi by the Hutu. The Burundi genocide was started in 1972. This genocide was between the Tutsi and the educated Hutus. The Tutsi would murder the Hutus, just because they were smart. In the nited States violence is increasing, and if we don’t start teaching in depth about the holocaust more violence will become