1. The Holocaust

2. The Holocaust Hostile actions or discrimination against Jewish people
Term describes 6 million Jewish people killed during WWII
Approximately 65% of the Jewish population was killed during WWII.

3. Genocide
The 20th century has been called the “Century of Genocide”. According to one estimate, 170 million people have been killed by their own governments between and 1999.
This is 4 times the number killed in the century’s wars.

4. Major Genocides of the 20th Century
Turkey ,500,000
USSR ,000,000
Germany ,000,000
Cambodia ,000,000
Bosnia Herzegovina ,000
Rwanda ,000,000

5. Stages of the Holocaust
1. Anti-Semitism 2. Discrimination 3. Segregation 4. Concentration Camps 5. The Final Solution 6. Justice and Legacy

6. Stereotype
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
A stereotype is a judgment about an individual based on the real or imagined characteristics of a group.

7. The Roots of Anti-Semitism
Hitler did not invent hatred of Jews. He built on and used already present anti-Semitic ideas
Hitler was Austrian and grew up in Vienna where the mayor was extremely anti-Semitic
Hatred of Jewish people was widespread during his childhood
His hatred could not be tied to one specific person or event in his life

8. The Roots of Anti-Semitism
Hitler’s Anti-Semitism:
Hitler said the Jews were responsible for the loss of WWI and the economic crisis that followed (NOT TRUE!!)
By blaming the Jews (scapegoat), Hitler created an enemy
He claimed that Germany’s problems had been caused by Jews and people believed him
Hitler’s solution to Germany’s problems was to banish Jews from society.

9. The Roots of Anti-Semitism
So why didn’t they just leave?
Anti-Semitism was common throughout the world
Many Jewish people tried to leave Germany and
the Nazi invaded territories, but there was no where
to go!
Reads: Jews- A People of
Contagion

10. The Roots of Anti-Semitism
Titled: The Eternal Jew
Synopsis:
The Jews of Poland, invaded by Germany in 1939, are depicted as filthy, evil, corrupt, and intent on world domination. Street scenes are shown prejudicially, along with clips from Jewish cinema of the day and photos of Jewish celebrities, while the narrator "explains" the Jewish problem. The climax and resolution of the film is Hitler's announcement that the Jewish race will meet its "annihilation"

11. Gallery Walk
You are going to participate in a “Roots of Anti-Semitism” Gallery Walk. Through out the library, a number of images have been displayed in an attempt to explain the history of anti-Semitism.
Carefully examine each image and read the descriptions. As you go, complete your STI worksheet
You need to remember that these images are NOT truthful, but represent myths, lies, falsehoods, exaggerations, and caricatures of Jews. Although this material can be difficult, it is necessary to see these negative stereotypes to help explain why Jews were targeted during the Holocaust.

12. Reflections Surprising??? Interesting??? Troubling???
Share with a partner
Share as a group

13. Reflections
There were three main factors that contributed to anti-Semitism by the time the Nazis came into existence in the 1920s:
1) Groups that opposed the progress Jews made in the capitalistic economy blamed Jews for their own economic troubles.
2) Peasants, who were not directly affected by capitalism, blamed Jews for the ways in which capitalism had turned their world upside down.
3) The traditional classes, landowners and peasants, blamed Jews for polluting the traditional order of German life. At this time, the notions of racial anti-Semitism gained prominence and Jews were blamed for infecting the German Volk.
It is important to stress that the Nazis did not invent anti-Semitism, but they took it to the next/last step—extermination.