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    overall health. A great example of this vulnerability is displayed in the novel Night by Eliezer Wiesel, which is told through the perspective of the author first-hand as he tries to survive through multiple Jewish concentration camps during the Holocaust. He has to experience traumatizing scenes throughout the book that are substantially inhumane. During this time of struggle and fight for life, Eliezer’s feelings towards the world are completely changed negatively, ultimately hindering his…

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    of Faith. “To forget the dead would be akin to killing them again.” Elie Wiesel, who has written many memoirs, such as Night, takes the reader through what life was like for him throughout the Holocaust. The memoir is set in two Nazi German camps, Auschwitz and Buchenwald, at the height of the Holocaust towards the end of World War II. The first sign of Loss of Faith is when a Cabala teacher asked him why he prayed. This caused Elie to really think about why he actually prayed. He finally…

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    based assessment Did you know times during the holocaust was very difficult, because lots of people had to make a lot of sacrifices so they did not wind up being tortured or killed! it was the time of hitler's wrath and ruling there were a lot of people that had died because he thought that anyone who did not follow him should be punished many were put in concentration camps . Literature can help us remember and honor the victims of the holocaust by telling us all the terror and horrifying…

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    refused to call the Rwandan massacre a genocide so that he could avoid U.S. involvement. International leaders did the same, and even though the entire world saw the catastrophic effects of the Rwandan genocide, nobody wanted to intervene. The Holocaust is another example of what can happen when nobody speaks up. Most of the inhabitants of Europe were aware of the horrible way the Nazis were treating the Jews. However, nobody said anything, out of fear. If everyone had risen together to stand…

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    American-Romanian writer and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel in his serious and critical speech, “The Perils Of Indifferences,” suggests that indifference is dangerous and indifference can cause great suffering to another person, which is why indifference should be stop to further prevent more harm. He develops his message by narrating his experiences in the concentration camp, providing himself credibility to further explain the issue that has happened. Furthermore, Wiesel elaborates on the…

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    I recently read over the speech written by Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the holocaust which killed millions of innocent men, women and most horrifically; children. Elie along with his family were brought to Auschwitz where his moth and sister were killed shortly after arrival. Elie and his father were able to survive by performing hard labor and were eventually transferred to the Buchenwald concentration camp where his father later died shortly before the camp was liberated by the U.S. Third Army.…

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    Indifference means lack of interest, concern, or sympathy, and currently there is a lot of indifference going .In both Niemöller’s “First They Came…” poem and Elie Wiesel’s “The Perils of Indifference” speech they talk about indifference and apathetic Niemöller and Elie Wiesel use literary devices in “First They Came…” and “The Perils of Indifference” to express the speakers’ apathetic and indifferent attitude. Even though Niemöller’s poem and Elie Wiesel’s speech talk about indifference and…

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    the things that she is currently going through. Students tend to believe that they are facing some of the issues that Anne was forced to experience. Ultimately, leading to a false understanding of what people actually experienced throughout the Holocaust. While this is a very valid argument, many scholars argue this saying that putting a face to the victims of the tragedy can make for a better understanding of what actually happened. It becomes a personal illustration that statistics…

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    passing by me would finally understand my memories. “...the fact that virtual reality is becoming cheaper to make and to buy will also add into the amount of people impacted by an experience of the Holocaust. A majority of gamers are aged 18-49 (How Much Do You….), an age where viewing the Holocaust in this way would be more impactful than if it was shown to a child who knows nothing about it.” My grandchildren would only ever have to understand a genocide through an accurate recreation…

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    The Hiding Place, an inspiring nonfiction novel written by Cornelia “Corrie” ten Boom with the help of John and Elizabeth Sherrill, describes Corrie’s personal experience as a prisoner during World War II. Over two million copies of The Hiding Place have been sold, and countless readers—myself included—have been inspired by this true story. This book tells of the trials and tests the God-fearing ten Boom family faced, and how they continued to do what they felt led by God to do despite their…

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