Charron 5 Does humanity learn from history? The Holocaust – Three critical lessons for humanity Samantha Charron NVU Online November 10, 2022 Does humanity learn from history? The Holocaust – Three critical lessons for humanity Nothing sends shivers down the spine of humanity more than the mention of the Holocaust. Holocaust refers to the mass killing of European Jews between 1941-1945. (Polgar, M. 2018). The horror of the Holocaust lies not only with the horrendous experience the Jews had to go through. It lies with the fact that the entire world was silent while the Jews were being killed and forced into concentration camps. This tragic event taught us several key lessons that are important today in the life of human beings and will continue to be passed on from generation to generations. The Holocaust was a tragic incident in the history of human beings that taught us very significant lessons, such as the danger of silence, the importance of standing up against evil, and the power of evil. Holocaust taught us the importance of fighting evil. Holocaust was the epitome of levels of evil that humanity can descend to when left unchecked. The Holocaust was state-sponsored since it was a genocide in which Nazi Germany, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler and Nazi party were involved leading to the death of millions of people who were not only Jews but also Romans (Gypsies). The killing and systemic persecution of the Jews were due to two beliefs the Nazis had. Firstly they thought that the Jews were an inferior race. (Polgar, M. 2018). They did not see Jews as religious but as a race. The killing of the Jews was an attempt by the Nazi government to rid the Aryan race of Jewish impurity. (Wolff, N. (2020). The German Nazis wanted to develop a superior race, so physicians were very much part of the exercise. This cleansing was done by burning the Jews whole in the crematoriums, shooting them, gassing them and starving them to death in concentration camps. (Polgar, M. 2018). The Nazi government saw the Jews as an obstacle to their political aspirations. Jews promoted social justice, while the Nazis wanted the strong trampled upon the weak. The sheer atrocities and the lengths they were willing to go to because they saw themselves as superior Aryan race is appalling. Overall, the Nazis killed approximately 6 million Jews, representing about two-thirds of the entire Jewish population. The attempt of the Nazis to annihilate almost an entire people teaches us the power of evil and the extent of that evil when left unchecked. The Nazis could accomplish all these by enacting laws that targeted the Jews because universal human rights had not been declared. The Holocaust was an extreme violation of human rights. The declaration of Human rights by the U.N. was to prevent another genocide. (Polgar, M. 2018). This situation although its past us, since its an historical tragic incident, still reminds us, the modern society that we should ris.

1. Charron 5
Does humanity learn from history? The Holocaust – Three
critical lessons for humanity
Samantha Charron
NVU Online
November 10, 2022
Does humanity learn from history? The Holocaust – Three
critical lessons for humanity
Nothing sends shivers down the spine of humanity more than
the mention of the Holocaust. Holocaust refers to the mass
killing of European Jews between 1941-1945. (Polgar, M.
2018). The horror of the Holocaust lies not only with the
horrendous experience the Jews had to go through. It lies with
the fact that the entire world was silent while the Jews were
being killed and forced into concentration camps. This tragic
event taught us several key lessons that are important today in
the life of human beings and will continue to be passed on from
generation to generations. The Holocaust was a tragic incident
in the history of human beings that taught us very significant

2. lessons, such as the danger of silence, the importance of
standing up against evil, and the power of evil.
Holocaust taught us the importance of fighting evil. Holocaust
was the epitome of levels of evil that humanity can descend to
when left unchecked. The Holocaust was state-sponsored since
it was a genocide in which Nazi Germany, under the leadership
of Adolf Hitler and Nazi party were involved leading to the
death of millions of people who were not only Jews but also
Romans (Gypsies). The killing and systemic persecution of the
Jews were due to two beliefs the Nazis had. Firstly they thought
that the Jews were an inferior race. (Polgar, M. 2018). They did
not see Jews as religious but as a race. The killing of the Jews
was an attempt by the Nazi government to rid the Aryan race of
Jewish impurity. (Wolff, N. (2020). The German Nazis wanted
to develop a superior race, so physicians were very much part
of the exercise. This cleansing was done by burning the Jews
whole in the crematoriums, shooting them, gassing them and
starving them to death in concentration camps. (Polgar, M.
2018).
The Nazi government saw the Jews as an obstacle to their
political aspirations. Jews promoted social justice, while the
Nazis wanted the strong trampled upon the weak. The sheer
atrocities and the lengths they were willing to go to because
they saw themselves as superior Aryan race is appalling.
Overall, the Nazis killed approximately 6 million Jews,
representing about two-thirds of the entire Jewish population.
The attempt of the Nazis to annihilate almost an entire people
teaches us the power of evil and the extent of that evil when left
unchecked. The Nazis could accomplish all these by enacting
laws that targeted the Jews because universal human rights had
not been declared. The Holocaust was an extreme violation of
human rights. The declaration of Human rights by the U.N. was
to prevent another genocide. (Polgar, M. 2018). This situation
although its past us, since its an historical tragic incident, still
reminds us, the modern society that we should rise up against
all forms of evils because it’s the only way the world can be

3. safe and peaceful for everybody regardless of their race, social
status and background. It is due to such tragic incidents such as
the Holocaust, that we continue to come together as a
community to fight all forms of social injustices such as racism
because it is these social injustice issues that give rise to evil.
Therefore, by coming together and fighting such issues helps in
making the world a better place to live. We have witnessed
several incidents when people have come together to fight
against injustice, there is the Black Lives Matter, an
organization that fights for the lives of black people. Viktor
Frankl, another Holocaust survivor, said, “When we are no
longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change
ourselves.” Thus, if such events are unavoidable, it doesn’t
mean we have to sit and watch, we change ourselves by fighting
against the situation to change situations for better.
The Holocaust taught the danger of silence in the face of evil.
While Jews were being annihilated and forced into
concentration camps, the entire world watched in silence,
governments were afraid of being involved because they wanted
to exclude themselves from being attacked and so instead of
mediating, they just watched as people were being killed. Elie
Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, said, “We must take sides.
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence
encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Being neutral
in such events, it means that the victim will continue to suffer
because the oppressor has more advantage than the victim, since
no one is willing to get involved. Thus, we have learnt that
incase of another tragic event, we have an opportunity to stand
up against such deeds, either by taking one of the sides but we
should never be neutral as that only makes things much worse.
Throughout 1938-1942 American Newspapers reported on the
persecution of the Jews. The News reports on the killing and
persecution did not cover much space in the Newspapers. (A
Holocaust curriculum (no date) LifeUnworthy of Life. )The
much that president Roosevelt was to recall the American
Ambassador to Germany and issue a public statement

4. condemning the behaviour. The government officials and
president Roosevelt denied the reports or termed the reports as
simply 'unconfirmed' America with much influence that she had
should have responded by placing sanctions on Germany or any
other sanctions, but she watched. Infact in 1943, U.S. Airforce
took photos of people being forced into gas chambers. When the
photos were showcased in the US, John McCloy insisted that the
photos should be kept secret. (A Holocaust curriculum (no date)
LifeUnworthy of Life.)
When the Jewish leaders asked the U.S. for planes so that they
could bomb Auschwitz's gas chambers, they said that was
British responsibility, not theirs. On the other hand, the British
responded to the polish and Jewish leaders, saying that such a
bombing did not constitute tactical efficiency. America
proposed that the only way they could help the Jews was by
winning the war against the Germans. (A Holocaust curriculum
(no date) Life Unworthy of Life.)The silence and deliberate
inaction of the allied officials gave the ticket to the Germans to
continue killing the Jews. It meant that no one actually cared
for what was happening, thus Germany was offered a free ticket
by the rest of the world to continue killing people; that’s what
silence against evil means to the oppressor. However, I believe
if not so much we have at least learn some significant lessons
from the incident, today, the world has learnt to take sides, for
instance, the Ukrainian-Russian war, the rest of the world has
been doing its bests to aid stop the war through various ways
such as mediating between the two presidents of the two
countries involved in the war and also other organizations such
UN has also helped by not being silent on the issue, this shows
we have learnt from our past mistakes and are doing our best to
avoid more tragic incidents. The last-minute bombing of
Budapest by America salvaged almost nothing. The real damage
had been done in Germany. Their silence meant that they were
in agreement with what the Jews were doing in one way or
another.
The Holocaust taught lessons on bioethics that should be taught

5. to the next generation so that such atrocities are not committed
again. Levine, writing on the role that physicians played during
the Holocaust, argues even in commitment to science,
physicians should balance between scepticism and reason when
searching for truth. (Levine, M. A.,2019) This means that when
searching for answers in medicine, care should be taken that the
researchers, for the love of science, abandon all reason. The
second lesson that Levine proposes is that physicians should
maintain a balance between clinical detachment and necessary
humanity and intimacy with their patients. (Levine, M. A.,2019)
The physicians operating during the Nazi regime helped shape
the Nazi ideology. They believed in Eugenics and experimented
on patients to further their professional careers. Levine argues
that today's physicians are faced with the same bioethics
problem and should learn from the Holocaust. Human rights
lessons should also be included in all levels of learning. When
the lessons on the importance of human rights are not taught,
the next generation will repeat the mistakes of the past
generation. (Hahn, C. L. (2020).
In conclusion, the Holocaust experience taught the world many
lessons about humanity. Important lessons include the danger of
silence, the importance of standing up against evil, and the
power of evil. From the Holocaust also declaration of human
rights and the development of bioethics also came about. These
lessons should be imparted to the next generation.
The lessons that we learned from the Holocaust are still relevant
today. The danger of silence, the importance of standing up
against evil, and the power of love are all lessons that we need
to remember in our world today.

6. Reference
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Available at:https://holocaust.umd.umich.edu/lul/ (Accessed:
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Hahn, C. L. (2020). Human rights teaching: Snapshots from four
countries. Human Rights Education Review, 3(1), 8-30.
Levine, M. A., Wynia, M. K., Himber, M., & Silvers, W. S.
(2019). Pertinent Today: What Contemporary Lessons Should be
Taught by Studying Physician Participation in
theHolocaust? Conatus-Journal of Philosophy, 4(2), 287-302.
Polgar, M. (2018). Holocaust and Human Rights Education:
Good Choices and SociologicalPerspectives. Emerald Group
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Sousa, I. D. D. (2015). Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E.
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Unit 7 Homework Assignment
E 18–2 FASB codification research; reporting other

7. comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity
Companies are required to transfer “other comprehensive
income” each period to shareholders’ equity. The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification represents the single source
of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Obtain the relevant authoritative literature on reporting other
comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity using the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification at the FASB website
(www.fasb.org) and select Basic View for free access.
Required:
What is the specific nine-digit Codification citation (XXX-XX-
XX-XX) that describes the guidelines for reporting that
component of shareholders’ equity?
220-10-45-14
What is the specific nine-digit Codification citation (XXX-XX-
XX-XX) that describes the guidelines for presenting
accumulated other comprehensive income on the statement of
shareholders’ equity?
220-10-45-14A