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    most destructive of what were called the concentration camps created by Hitler's final solution. During ww2 millions of jews died. They were ;shot, gassed, and sent to concentration camps therefore being starved to death. Hitler disliked the jews, because he believed they were to blame for all of germany’s problems. Concentration camps were a horrific, because millions of jews died, and suffered. Life in the concentration camps was most likely awful, and saddening. It separated families and even…

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    Holland, brought up a very interesting idea. He questions why Jews never established for themselves “an island in America” to create for “themselves under their own government, religion and laws.” They continuously lived in areas they weren’t allowed to fully commit to Judaism or even give up Judaism entirely. I wonder why they never committed to creating this safe haven for themselves. A renowned philosopher named De Pauw, explained that Jews did establish fro themselves their own state in the…

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    one no longer desires to live. In Elie Wiesel’s Night, the Jewish people lose their desire to live as a consequence of enduring extreme dehumanization at the hands of the Nazis. The Jews’ desire to live deteriorates through their loss of identity, inhumane treatment, and their loss of dignity. As strong as the Jews are, no one can tolerate the utterly painful dehumanization that was bestowed upon them…

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    the year 1633. A long few years later in 1967 the genocide of the jew happened, The Holocaust. Although they are different in many ways, they have similarities better that you think. The Salem Witch Trials accused many people of being “witches”. During the Salem Witch Trials, A group of girls started it all, After sometime of getting them to confess the tyrant,Abigail Williams, she started giving the court names of people who may be with witchcraft but really they were innocent. One or two…

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    This essay thoroughly evaluates the role of two neutral countries throughout the course of the World War II. These neutral countries are Switzerland and United States. I will analyze their behavior in respect to Jews. Did those countries do enough to halt the mass killing of millions of Jews. Lastly, I will conclude, whether some of the deaths could have been prevented by a different stance and whether a better behavior of the neutrals could have been expected. Switzerland Since Switzerland…

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    Oskar Schindler Biography

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    Oskar Schindler was an intelligent and charitable man, and even though his morals were questionable, he managed to save over one thousand Jews. Oskar Schindler, born April 28, 1908 in Sivitary, Czech Republic. He grew up in Zwittau, Moravia. Oskar Schindler was an ethnic German. His father’s name was Hans Schindler and his mother’s name was Louisa Schindler. Hans was a factory owner and Louisa was a house maker. Oskar had a younger sister named Elfriede and even though they were seven years…

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    the Catholic Church. This led him to be exiled from France on multiple occasions, both willingly and unwillingly. Voltaire would have a profound effect on French society, and his writings would be regarded as both heroic and antichrist, depending on who was in charge of the country. Voltaire had a undisputable impact on the minds of the French (Kors) One of his most famous pieces of writing was Candide, which was written in 1759 as a satirical piece on French society (“Candide”). The novel is…

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    the Jews The war against the Jews was intentional. This was after the years of 1933 when Adolf Hitler took over Germany as the Chancellor where it had started gaining negative reputation worldwide because of Jews horrible treatment. The war was officially launched just after the elections on March 1933 which was being perceived as the initial wave to anti-Jewish violence by the Nazi party (Nolzen 4). Hitler used anti-Semitism as a political firearm to acquire popular support, accusing the Jews…

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    that Claudius expelled the Jews because of their fighting regarding “Chrestus” a debate about the Messiah (Gorman 340). With the Jews gone the Gentiles took over the Roman church and advanced their leadership skills, mission and theology. The above event emerged conflict between the Jews and Gentiles when the Jews returned upon Claudius death. Paul hoped that his theology would help them reconcile and help them serve others by providing financial support for those who needed it. Romans 1:1-17…

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    between them and inferior races. They saw Jews, Gypsies,…

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