This project reviews wartime atrocities experienced by Jews in France by further addressing anti-sematic experiences prior, during, and post-World War two. The research will examine the Jewish experiences surrounding the stance of the Vichy government, the placet posture of Nazism, the callous anti-Jewish sentiment, and the delicate fragmented spirit of the Jewish people. It is important to understand the hatred of anti-Semiticism that lead to the holocaust. Future generations need to be aware of these atrocities and learn from these horrific experiences. What were the anti-Jewish experiences Jews encountered during pre, during, post-World War two in France? Jews were victims of the Holocaust and their experiences will reveal prewar anti-Semitic
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This writing reinforces my thesis by emphasizing how the Nazi and Vichy justified acts of hatred. The Vichy government took an active role in the Jewish atrocities. They refused to recognize French born Jews as French citizens, so these people including children were collected by police and handed over for Nazi deportation. Camps were horrible places with subhuman conditions that either worked people to death or were just a stopping point to carry out their execution. The Vichy government did not resist Nazi occupation, but willingly collaborated with them to preserve their nation by joining the German vision for a single European nation, but the defeat of Germany changed these plans. At the beginning of the article the author challenges deniers of the Holocaust by clearly stating their view point and offering explicit facts expressing the horrific experience. Also the French are blamed for the French Holocaust and the continued conspiracy of postwar anti-semitism. This seems to have a bias, I’m sure not all French citizens shared the anti-semitic conspiracy. As the war comes to an end hope begins with thoughts of liberation and Jews welcome the visions of …show more content…
The French government once again failed them and brushed their unfair experiences to the side. Postwar France was undergoing changes throughout the nation and the damaging effects of war were emerging. Revisiting the Vel d’Hiv Roundup through the Camera Lens by Audrey Brunetaux examines the shame surrounding the Jewish roundup experience encircling the beautiful and prideful Vel d’Hiv landmark. Vel d’Hiv was a symbol of French pride, but the Nazi influence forever changed and spoiled the landmark. The author is more interested in the patriotic symbolic of the building claiming it also is a national symbol of pride. Complaining and directing the blame of the spoiled landmark to Nazi occupation, but fails to address or grants responsibility to the French. The French people and Vichy played a crucial role in the war by participating in anti-semitic practices. Claiming that the French Police were compelled to participate in the rounded up that housed thousands of Jewish men, women, and children in Vel d’Hiv as a holding place for internment and concentration camps. This text focuses on remembering past suffering by memorializing experiences, but it does not focus on the Jews who paid the ultimate price. People would prefer to blame others or just forget the Holocaust ever happened, but tragedies should be studied in order to understand
This writing reinforces my thesis by emphasizing how the Nazi and Vichy justified acts of hatred. The Vichy government took an active role in the Jewish atrocities. They refused to recognize French born Jews as French citizens, so these people including children were collected by police and handed over for Nazi deportation. Camps were horrible places with subhuman conditions that either worked people to death or were just a stopping point to carry out their execution. The Vichy government did not resist Nazi occupation, but willingly collaborated with them to preserve their nation by joining the German vision for a single European nation, but the defeat of Germany changed these plans. At the beginning of the article the author challenges deniers of the Holocaust by clearly stating their view point and offering explicit facts expressing the horrific experience. Also the French are blamed for the French Holocaust and the continued conspiracy of postwar anti-semitism. This seems to have a bias, I’m sure not all French citizens shared the anti-semitic conspiracy. As the war comes to an end hope begins with thoughts of liberation and Jews welcome the visions of …show more content…
The French government once again failed them and brushed their unfair experiences to the side. Postwar France was undergoing changes throughout the nation and the damaging effects of war were emerging. Revisiting the Vel d’Hiv Roundup through the Camera Lens by Audrey Brunetaux examines the shame surrounding the Jewish roundup experience encircling the beautiful and prideful Vel d’Hiv landmark. Vel d’Hiv was a symbol of French pride, but the Nazi influence forever changed and spoiled the landmark. The author is more interested in the patriotic symbolic of the building claiming it also is a national symbol of pride. Complaining and directing the blame of the spoiled landmark to Nazi occupation, but fails to address or grants responsibility to the French. The French people and Vichy played a crucial role in the war by participating in anti-semitic practices. Claiming that the French Police were compelled to participate in the rounded up that housed thousands of Jewish men, women, and children in Vel d’Hiv as a holding place for internment and concentration camps. This text focuses on remembering past suffering by memorializing experiences, but it does not focus on the Jews who paid the ultimate price. People would prefer to blame others or just forget the Holocaust ever happened, but tragedies should be studied in order to understand