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“When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.” -Elie Wiesel

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1 “When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.” -Elie Wiesel
First They Came First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me -Pastor Martin Niemoller “When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.” -Elie Wiesel

2 Liberation Footage Liberation of Buchenwald
Both of the videos we are watching today contain disturbing images of concentration camp victims. Liberation Footage Post viewing response: What did you feel as you watched this footage? Do you think viewing this material is important? Why/why not? Relate this footage, and your experience viewing it, to Wiesel’s ideas about bearing witness or silence.

3 What does this image tell you?
Civilians Tour Buchenwald Civilian Tour Video Response: Why were these people forced to see the camp? How does this connect to the idea of acting as a witness? Are they in any way responsible for what happened in the camp? Why/why not? These German soldiers just watched the video of civilians touring Buchenwald. What does this image tell you?

4 responsibility that you didn’t have before?
What does it mean to be a witness? What is the importance of acting as a witness? How has reading Night made you a witness? Having read this text, do you have a responsibility that you didn’t have before? Why/why not? What is the responsibility? “When you listen to a witness, you become a witness.” -Elie Wiesel


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