The Holocaust

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This paper reviews and discusses the Holocaust, the systematic murder of six million Jews. According to the paper, the Nazis were obsessive record keepers and the holocaust is therefore the most well documented genocide in the history of mankind. It looks at the nature of anti-Semitism and Hitler's rise to power, his use of the Jews as scapegoats, his belief in eugenics and a super-race. It also discusses the concentration camps and how the world stood by and failed to help the Jews.

Outline:
What is Antisemitism?
Hitler's Rise to Power
Nazi Concentration Camps
Why Didn't Anyone Help Them?
Conclusion - Hitler's Legacy

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"Those who could work, mostly men, were sent the other way and "processed" into the camp. They were stripped naked, all their belongings confiscated, and shaved from head to toe, given worn-out rags to wear and shoes that did not fit. There were no blankets, mattresses, pillows, or heat in the dormitory "beds" (like wooden boxes) where they slept six to a bed. They were systematically starved and used for slave labor. After a whole day of heavy labor, "dinner" was a bowl of cabbage "soup," mostly water, and sometimes a slice of bread. They mustered twice a day to be counted, often standing for hours on end without adequate clothing in the winter. Those who became unable to work went to the gas chamber. During epidemics the bodies piled up in heaps like garbage, and vicious dogs, trained to hate the prisoners, guarded the camps. (Frankl, 1997)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ages, A. (1981). Anti-Semitism: The uneasy calm. In The Canadian Jewish Mosaic, Weinfeld, Shaffir & Cotler, eds. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 383-395.
• Cary, N. D. (2002). Antisemitism, everyday life, and the devastation of public morals in Nazi Germany. Central European History, 35 (4), 551-589.
• Frankl, V. (1956-1997). Man's search for meaning: An introduction to logotherapy. New York: Penguin Books.
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• Jews in Nazi Germany web site. Retrieved November 28, 2006 from http://www.historylearningsite.com.uk/Jews_Nazi-Germany.htm.

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