Adolf Eichmann

Good morning/afternoon, today I will be speaking about Auschwitz, Josef Mengele and the experiments held there. Auschwitz was the largest of all Nazi death camps and likely to be the most notorious of all. Opened in the spring of 1940, its first commandant was Rudolf Hoss, who had history running other concentration camps throughout Germany. During World War II, more than 1 million people lost their lives in Auschwitz. In January 1945, with the Soviet Army approaching, Nazi officials ordered…

Experiments of Inhumanity For the few that know about Dr. Josef Mengele, it’s concluded that he was responsible for The Selections. Selections took place when men were separated from women and children. Then a Nazi would look over them to see if they were healthy or not. With the simple words of “Left or Right”, the fate of the people rested in his hands, but he was responsible for so much more. Mengele killed almost 5,000 prisoners from experimentation or murder to conduct mortem examination.…

It is a societal expectation to forgive others. Usually with the exception of truly heinous crimes, sincere compassion is expected. In Simon Wiesenthal’s book, The Sunflower, he displays the opposite of this norm. He describes his situation: him, a prisoner of the Nazi concentration camps, being asked pardon from a dying SS man as his dying wish in a makeshift hospital. After the SS man, much later revealed to be named Karl, has finished his gruesome account of his sins, Simon is left with…

of Holocaust Studies is still male-dominated, and as men seek to identify with other men rather than with women, the ‘Holocaust canon’ has in turn remained predominantly male (Baer and Goldenberg 2003, 24). Again, we live in a patriarchal society, and man is seen as the authoritative figure in the household and in social organizations, including political leadership. In Eva’s Story: A Survivor’s Tale by the Stepsister of Anne Frank, fifteen year old Eva explains how she feared for her life at…

MILGRAM’S RESEARCH 2 Milgram’s Obedience Research A controversial experiment was conducted in 1974 that has sparked conversation in how to conduct an ethical experiment even in today’s society. The experiment is known today as Milgram’s Obedience Research. This is a very known study that is still talked about in classrooms even today. It was the first of its kind and sparked conversation in…

January 30, 1933 marked the beginning of the holocaust and the torture of Jews as well as other raises then May 8, 1945 it finally ended. Germany conquered most of Western Europe, where most of the Jewish population of the whole region fell in 1941. The death camps were built in Poland and then continued throughout Paris, Germany, and the rest of Europe. From the beginning the holocaust could have been prevented by military and politicians from other countries, and within it's own country. Some…

On December 17, 1942, several countries, including the United States and Great Britain, identified the law as an avenue for pursuing justice on behalf of individuals persecuted in the Holocaust, resolving to prosecute war criminals responsible for the mass murder of civilian populations (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). From 1945 to 1946, the Allied powers sentenced 22 war criminals for their actions, yet the process of understanding crimes against humanity and empowering their victims…

Josef Mengele is known for his infamous experiments on twins in Auschwitz and being a sick human being but few look into his character. By the end of this paper you should know a little bit more about Josef Mengele then you did before. The first question we ask though is, who was his family? Josef Mengele was the oldest of three sons. His two brothers were Karl Mengele Jr. and Alois Mengele. Josef Mengele was born in Gunzburg on March 16, 1911 to Walburga Mengele and Karl Mengele. Josef…

Most scientists conduct experiments towards a productive, humanitarian goal with the aid of volunteers. However, during the Holocaust, scientists experimented on forced subjects that usually resulted in the loss of their lives. By not acquiring permission of these subjects and causing their deaths, they participated in unethical and immoral activities. Although some prisoners of the Holocaust were not experimented on, they also experienced corrupt treatment in their everyday lives. Many immoral…

Stanley Milgram, a professor at Yale University was an ordinary man of about middle age. He conducted an experiment to test the obedience of an individual under the authority of an individual. When orders are given from an authority figure does it change the course of action of an individual? History has repetitively shown soldiers and individuals making decisions based upon an authority figure’s instruction rather than what their own self conscience would choose. The Milgram experiment was…