Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust

of its victims and survivors further than others often understand. During the Holocaust, the entire memory of the Jewish people’s cultural and religious values were intended to perish along with the collapse of their population. Today, we remember the lives of the Jewish people to honor their continued presence among us and to ensure that their culture overcomes the multi-generational desecration that the Holocaust caused. According to Dr. Michael Reid Trice, the Assistant Dean for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue in the school of Theology and Ministry here at Seattle University, acts of genocide remain a threat to the existence of various ethnic and religious groups in today’s society. “Unfortunately and tragically, genocidal activity happens regularly enough that it is like a tear in the fabric of human history,” said Dr. Trice. “Its effects include the loss of life, the loss of the living memory of a people in its…

place in “Maus” by Art Spiegelman where Vladek, Art’s father, recounts the story of the ghastly holocaust and how this relationship effects both of them. Even though Spiegelman doesn’t outright say that the story is also about his relationship with his father, it is clearly presented in the graphic novel. By using both the stories in his novel, Spiegelman provides an insight about his father and how the holocaust shaped him. Both stories are intertwined, that is, neither could…

Vladek’s Personality Before and After the War The Graphic Novel Maus A survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman is about Art’s father Vladek Spiegelman’s real story as a survivor from Holocaust. Vladek Spiegelman is a complex character that faces many challenges and tragedies through life. His survival of Holocaust is a major event in his life. The Holocaust began when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933. During holocaust, about 6 millions of Jews were killed, about two-third of Jews in…

adversities faced by Holocaust victims. In his work, Art includes the conversations and interactions he has with his father Vladek as he tries to gather details from not only Vladek’s memories about World War II and the Holocaust, but also from his deceased mother’s experience. Although he gains much insight from his father, his mother’s story and presence in the graphic novel seem to be muted and paled in comparison. Due to Anja’s suicide in 1968, five years before the publication of the first…

For some people the Holocaust is nothing more than a glimpse of the past, others recall the Holocaust like it was just yesterday.But behind the history there were over 6 million Jews that died due to the Holocaust each with a name, each with a life, each apart of this world, each one unique and special, each shown not even a speck of kindness , each treated with such hatred and cruelty all because of a choice of faith, Judaism. The Holocaust was a time of destruction and devastation among the…

“As the generation of Holocaust survivors and liberators dwindles, the torch of remembrance, or bearing witness, and of education must continue.” The previous quote was stated by Holocaust survivor, Dan Gillerman. This was the thought of everyone who was involved in the creation of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. During the year of 1978 the museum began as an idea, that is now visited by 2 million people annually. The job of the Holocaust Memorial Council was to create a living memorial…

swear he is trying to kill us or something. You saw when Jenny tripped over the curb and he didn’t even say anything?” “I know! I was gonna – “ The tall, lanky teacher strolled into the sweat-filled classroom and dropped his binder onto the organized desk. Leaning onto the wooden desk, he turned his back to the idle Smart Board and exclaims, “Okay, class! Focus! As some of us know, Holocaust Remembrance Day is coming up. Last week as a class, we talked about the tragedies of the Holocaust and…

Memorializing individuals and events creates a remembrance to the past, and if the event is significant enough, monuments are created. However, these structures take time and the appropriate materials to last and be enjoyed. For example, the Lincoln Memorial was sculpted from marble to preserve and observe the legacy of Abraham Lincoln. A person must demonstrate greatness and accomplishment while an event must ultimately demonstrate remembrance to be recognized as a memorial. First, the…

“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation we must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim...-Elie Wiesel. The Holocaust, also referred as the “Shoah” was a genocide of Jews by the Nazi Germany, with a Greek word meaning “sacrifice by fire” , many people understood the term for crimes and horrors perpetrated by the Nazis, today it is celebrated internationally as “International Holocaust Remembrance Day” every 27th of…

Baal Shem Tov knew what he was talking about since he lived at the time when the mass pogroms against the defenseless Jewish population of Eastern Europe was a norm. It was an adherence to their traditions and their God that allowed the Jews to survive against all odds. It has been only 71 years since the end of the World War II but the Jew haters around the world are already tripping over each other in their fervor to deny the Holocaust despite irrefutable mountains of evidence. When it comes…