The Holocaust

What is a holocaust? A holocaust is the systematic annihilation of a group of people. A holocaust is the systematic annihilation of a group of people. Any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life.

Four Things To Know Never have comparison suffering Never have comparison suffering Any time one person is killed because of who they are, it is wrong Any time one person is killed because of who they are, it is wrong Hitler is not the only person to blame Hitler is not the only person to blame Many educated people helped Many educated people helped Those who will not remember the past are doomed to repeat it-this is WHY we study the Holocaust Those who will not remember the past are doomed to repeat it-this is WHY we study the Holocaust Victims are not numbers-they are people Victims are not numbers-they are people

Injustice happens in small steps and increases as people are silent Injustice happens in small steps and increases as people are silent This story is not just about Jews or Germans, it has human significance This story is not just about Jews or Germans, it has human significance

Current Events-Darfur

Darfur As of July ,000 people already killed and more than a million internally displaced As of July ,000 people already killed and more than a million internally displaced It is estimated that 1 million may die each year that nothing is done. It is estimated that 1 million may die each year that nothing is done.

Who Victims, Bystanders, Oppressors (remember that these people were well educated people). Victims, Bystanders, Oppressors (remember that these people were well educated people). Dwight D. Eisenhower said that “it is important that education not produce psycho’s, learned killers”. Dwight D. Eisenhower said that “it is important that education not produce psycho’s, learned killers”.

How In a cultured, educated society, a devastation such as the Holocaust is achieved through: In a cultured, educated society, a devastation such as the Holocaust is achieved through: Blind obedience Blind obedience Mob mentality Mob mentality Slowly Slowly Victims are lied to in order to gain their trust and compliance Victims are lied to in order to gain their trust and compliance Fear-often women and children were killed in front of their families. People were killed in the streets. Fear-often women and children were killed in front of their families. People were killed in the streets.

Why didn’t they come to the United States? Breckenridge Long (US Embassy) blocked all Jews from coming to the U.S, during this period in history Breckenridge Long (US Embassy) blocked all Jews from coming to the U.S, during this period in history