Yad Vashem

Accessed 12 Feb. 2024. Corrie Ten Boom was known for her efforts to hide Jews during the German occupation in the Netherlands. She was born April 15, 1892, and was the youngest of four. She was able to receive recognition for her efforts by the Yad Vashem Remembrance Authority, being forever remembered as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in December of 1967. Her application and faith in the words of the Bible led her to help those who were being persecuted. Because of this she along with…

Making Connections: Protection and Separation of family during the holocaust Ozick, Cynthia. “The Shawl.” Scribd. n.d. web. 16 June 2015. The short story, “The Shawl” tells the story of a mother Rosa and her young infant, Magda who was protected by her magical shawl, until the child’s impending death occurred. Rosa, Magda, and Stella were marched by the Nazi Soldiers during the period of the Holocaust. Rosa held onto her baby with fear her baby would die eventually. She protected her baby…

The Diary of Anne Frank, was one book I was sure to never forget. I was overwhelmed with sadness and fury at the injustice and intolerance that had led to Anne Frank's death, but her realness and the very existence of the book survived gave me hope, too. After reading it was the first time I really understood the power of words an selfless acts could have on lives: Anne Frank's words lived on, and they had the power to change lives,but one person stood out the most in her diary that was…

People Who Made a Difference Throughout the history of the world, many humanitarians have had significant impacts on today’s society. Among these, certain few have strongly influenced a time for change and fought for their beliefs during that era. Although facing hardships along the way, many humanitarians strove for everyone’s well being, no matter their race, age, or gender. Three of the most remarkable humanitarians during past and present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea…

“Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world”, Mishnah Sanhedrin Rescue in Albania Introduction The Holocaust was the biggest disaster in modern Jewish history, and the largest genocide in the 20th century; the Nazi regime and their allies brutally killed close to six millions innocent Jews (more than two thirds of Jewish population in Europe at that time). With Adolf Hitler’s appointment as a chancellor of Germany, life of Jews changed very significantly. Starting in…