23. Some of the badges various groups were required to wear in Nazi concentration camps.
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38. Jewish population in Europe after war was 1/3 of what it had been. Total population- 3,463,500
39. Six million Most were Jewish; some were Gypsies; some were black; some were homosexual; all were human beings. But remember, the German soldiers, Hitler’s advisers and even Hitler himself were also human beings. What does this mean for us today?
40. "Only guard yourself and guard your soul carefully, lest you forget the things your eyes saw, and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life. And you shall make them known to your children and to your children's children."
Editor's Notes
Genocide: Term first used by Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1944 to describe Nazi policies of systematic murder. WWII not first example of such genocide.
Many accused of not following the Catholic faith of the King and Queen were forced to wear Non-Catholics marched through the streets before being put to death during the Spanish Inquisition.
Surrounding countries did little to stop. Historic Land/Cultural disputes with Ottoman Empire Turks largely Muslim; Armenians largely Christian Result in Turks rounding up those of Armenian descent…starved, beaten, raped, killed. Deported to Syria
First called “the war to end all wars.” Fought because of conflicts with European powers and quest for military superiority, land control and national pride. Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey… Allied Powers– Britain, France, Russia, U.S., Italy
Germany and other Central Powers defeated. Harsh economic and military sanctions on Germany (some felt too harsh…would lead to unstable Germany and eventually another war)
Roaring 20’s
Germany among hardest hit as it did not enjoy prosperity of 1920’s. It’s w/in this climate of chaos, desperation that Hitler is able to be so influential
Hitler born in Austria-Hungary but enamored w/ German Nationalism (perhaps as act of rebellion against his authoritarian father who served in Austrian govt.) Obscure corporal in WWI Doesn’t become German citizen until 1932
“ Purify” Germany and it will rise to be a great power it once was. “ Scapegoat” from religious practice of releasing a goat into the desert as sacrifice (Day of Atonement) Since this goat, carrying the sins of the people placed on it, is sent away to perish [5] , the word "scapegoat" has come to mean a person, often innocent, who is blamed and punished for the sins, crimes, or sufferings of others, generally as a way of distracting attention from the real causes. Calls them a “cancer” to German society.
“ Purify” Germany and it will rise to be a great power it once was. “ Scapegoat” from religious practice of releasing a goat into the desert as sacrifice (Day of Atonement) Since this goat, carrying the sins of the people placed on it, is sent away to perish [5] , the word "scapegoat" has come to mean a person, often innocent, who is blamed and punished for the sins, crimes, or sufferings of others, generally as a way of distracting attention from the real causes. Calls them a “cancer” to German society.
After fire to the Reichstag, the German “capitol”, (fire likely set by the Nazis) Hitler assumes emergency powers to “protect nation.”
American soldiers at gates of Dachau shortly after liberation
This poster reads, “The Eternal Jew”. The idea was that Jews were evil, and would never change. The money in his hand shows he is a greedy money lender; the map under his arm indicates he is a communist; the whip in his hand shows that he is responsible for the torture and death of Jesus. Of course, he is generally unappealing in appearance.
The word "ghetto" actually comes from the word "getto" or "gheto", which means slag in Venetian , and was used in this sense in a reference to a foundry where slag was stored located on the same island as the area of Jewish confinement "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live; especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure."
Living conditions in most ghettos were not good Room is typical of the quality of Ghetto hospitality.
Six million– Approx. 1100 students in TJH– 909 times = 1 million (5,450 times as many as in this school) They had wives, children, mothers, fathers, extended family, friends. They loved music, movies, good food. They went to school.
Inscription above eternal flame in Holocaust museum’s Hall of Remembrance: