The Road to Auschwitz
Discussion: Putting it all together During which years were there fewer events? Why do you think that? More events? Why? What was the most common expression of the bystanders in the photographs? Perpetrators? Victims? What role do you think that the laws played in determining the behavior of the people you saw in the photographs?
“The road to Auschwitz was built by hate, but paved by indifference.” -Ian Kershaw
Discussion Looking at the timeline, laws, and photographs, what one or two events would you look to in order to explain this quote? What responsibilities does knowing this history place on all of us today?
“There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the first move – and he, in turn, waits for you.” -Marlan Anderson