American Jews

Deniers claim that Nazis did not use the gas chambers to mass murder Jews. The only reason why they had small chambers was because they used them for delousing and Zyklon- B was used in this process. This is how they would find the traces of this chemical on the walls.They also claim that the Nazis did not use cremation…

during some historical events such as world war II. World War II lasted six years in Europe as well as eight years in the Pacific. American involvement in the war lasted four years from December nineteen forty one, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, to nineteen forty five, when both Japan as well as Germany were defeated. After years of Nazi rule in Germany, during which Jews were consistently persecuted, Hitler's “final solution”–now known as the Holocaust–came to fruition under the cover of…

be defined as the ceasing of belief that something you wish to happen might be possible. In the autobiography Night written by Elie Wiesel, a Jew during World War II, who was sent to a concentration camp, we witness an example of a prisoner of war giving up. Wiesel has strength until the very end of his journey and right before liberation by the americans he looses hope as his father passes away. In life, many prisoners give up hope because of the fear they will never see their loved ones or old…

The violence and horror of the two World Wars and the Holocaust not only altered the Western notion of ‘religion’ and ‘secular’ but changed how society was understood. With the deaths of millions and a 90% wipe out of the Jewish race in Europe alone by the notions of one singular Germany party who rose to power through Germany’s weak years from the recovery of the First World War. Yet not all Germans were involved in this persecution nor did many of them actually understand fully the real…

Upstanders”3). Reports of the horrors of the Holocaust made front page of newspapers to inform others, but still many decided to keep quiet. Cases of upstanders and bystanders signify people did not act in order to prevent mistreatment against the Jews, but out of fear for their own safety or the safety of…

Gerda Weissmann Klein’s Story Over 6 million Jews died during the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a persecution and murder of Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Gerda lived in in Bielsko until the Germans invaded Poland in 1939. She was 15 years old when the Germans invaded. Gerda Weissmann survived the Ghettos, deportation, slave-labor camps, and a three month death march. Although Gerda Weissmann survived, she came out with many disturbing memories and sorrows from the…

Let’s Talk About Israel On an episode of “The Daily Show” this summer, Jon Stewart spoke about Israel. In this specific segment, Stewart informed his viewers how America was re-supplying Israel with ammunition to defend itself against Hamas. In response to this, he said, “We cannot be Israel’s rehab sponsor and it’s drug dealer. It’s not going to work.” Well, I am sure you can imagine the backlash Stewart received. To many, this was unjustified criticism of Israel. To others, it was spot on…

A mass of devastating events took place throughout World War II. One of the biggest was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a mass genocide of European Jews, gypsies and homosexuals. The Holocaust took place over the course of twelve years. Although the exact number is not known and estimated eleven million people died as a result of the Holocaust, six million of those people being Jewish. The Holocaust started in 1933 when Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when the Nazis were…

Does Travel Foster Great Citizenship? If you were offered a free ten-day trip to one of the holiest places in the world would you accept it? Since the establishment of Taglit-birthright, hundreds of thousands of young Jews have visited Israel on an all-expense-paid tour known as Birthright Israel. Birthright encourages young Jewish adults to expand and join the global Jewish communities. The Taglit-Birthright program does this through activities, religious social events, and engaging…

story about two girls in two different time periods. The book starts in the view of Sarah Starzynski during the time of 1942. Sarah, her mother, and father were collected during the roundup of the Jews July 16, 1942. The French police came barging into Sarah’s home making sure her and all the other Jews were taken. The Starzynski family, besides the brother, were taken to an interment camp in France. This was the holding place before being sent to Auschwitz. Soon Sarah’s mother and father were…