A persuasive paper about the existence of the Holocaust and an interpretation of it. This paper will take you through documented accounts of Holocaust victims' families.
1,770 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 0 sources, 2001, $ 57.95
Abstract A narrative piece about the Holocaust and whether it existed. The author attacks those who deny the occurrence of the Holocaust and provides various documented accounts of those who survived it. The paper includes an interpretation of the effects of the Holocaust on both the living and the dead and the importance of Holocaust education for the future.
From the Paper "There is no question in my mind that there were mass killings of the Jews during World War II and like every great tragedy, there are people who feel it never happened. I wholeheartedly disagree with these people, whether they are against the Holocaust "theory" or are just plain prejudiced towards Jews. There were murders by the millions, and the Jewish victims of the Holocaust were affected by it, both directly and indirectly, as were their family members and friends who may have been thousands of miles away. Even today, people in the world are still affected by the extermination of millions of lives in Eastern Europe in the same respect there are still many people, even entire institutions, who seek to discredit the veracity of the Holocaust, going as far to claim that none of the horrific events ever occurred. (See Adelaide). I will prove that the Holocaust affected many lives, both in living and in death, and that it did indeed happen, through relating factual and opinionated accounts of victims and witnesses, and explaining why what happened to the Jewish population of the Holocaust."
Tags:holocaust, war, world, victims, Jews, death, mass, killing, torture
Abstract This paper provides a brief glimpse of Holocaust literature by reviewing a few selected examples of diaries, memoirs, fiction, and poetry, besides taking a look at the "Holocaust denial" literature. The author describes how these works express the spectrum of emotions experienced by victims and survivors because they are personal accounts. Each genre that the author includes is described with specific examples. Special attention is given to Holocaust denial as well.
Outline:
Diaries and Memoirs
Fiction
Poetry
Holocaust Denial
From the Paper "Apart from the numerous history books on the Holocaust, an enormous amount of literature on the most horrific event of the 20th century exists in the form of memoirs, diaries, letters, works of fiction including novels and short stories, as well as poetry, plays and paintings. Most of them have been written (or sketched/ painted) by Holocaust survivors, providing us with a first hand perspective of the horrors of the Holocaust. Being personal accounts or loosely autobiographical stories, they provide us with something the history books cannot--the survivors' emotions, thoughts, hopes and dreams, and their reactions to the terror of the Holocaust. The literature is a testimony to the resilience of human spirit and the will to survive in the most terrible circumstances imaginable; it also reflects the goodness and compassion of the human spirit as well as its unadulterated evilness. At times the literature even depicts the peculiar emotion of the "survivor's guilt"--the sense of remorse at having survived the terrible ordeal when many of their near and dear ones perished. This paper provides a brief glimpse of the Holocaust literature by reviewing a few selected examples of diaries, memoirs, fiction, and poetry besides taking a look at the "Holocaust denial" literature."
Abstract This paper examines the correlation between the holocaust and Zionism. The writer states that it is clear that the idea of a return to a Jewish homeland was strengthened and made more urgent by the holocaust, even as it is also clear that such ideas of a Jewish homeland existed long before the holocaust itself. A history of Zionism is given as well as events prior during and after the holocaust which happened to the Jews of Europe.
From the Paper "The facts of what occurred during the Holocaust are relatively clear and relatively simple. During the 19th century, European Jewry was being emancipated, and, in most European countries, Jews achieved some equality of status with non-Jews. Nonetheless, at times Jews were vilified and harassed by anti-Semitic groups. Indeed, some anti-Semites believed that Jewry was an alien "race" not assimilable into a European culture, but they did not formulate any coherent anti-Semitic campaign. When the Nazi regime came to power in Germany in January 1933, it immediately began to take systematic measures against the Jews. One early decree was a definition of the term Jew. Crucial in that determination was the religion of one's grandparents. Anyone with three or four Jewish grandparents was automatically a Jew, regardless of whether that individual was a member of the Jewish community."
Tags:holocaust, jew, zionism, state, israel, nationalism, zionist, zion, nazi, german
Abstract The paper explains how the Holocaust denial theory is unique in that it forces its proponents to denounce a veritable monolith of hard evidence that runs contrary to its central claims. The five primary pillars of Holocaust denial theory are explored and ultimately discarded amidst a convergence of evidence that the Holocaust did, tragically, take place.
From the Paper "There is a burden of proof that every historian must bear and it is in many respects one's ability to authenticate an historical event with hard data and incontrovertible fact that will validate one's analysis of the past. Old Testament accounts, for example, often at times discuss characters and events that are only to be found in the Old Testament itself. Archaeology has done little to verify claims that, for instance, men such as Solomon or Abraham ever actually existed."
Tags:Holocaust denial theory, Nazi Germany, Adolph Hitler, The Holocaust, Anti-Defamation League, Jewish Defense League
Abstract This paper mainly discusses the idea of Holocaust denial and the people who follow this practice and how they support their ideas with the views of Deborah Lipstadt and her rebuttal.
From the paper:
""Modern Holocaust denial draws inspiration from a variety of sources" (Lipstadt 31). The Holocaust Deniers, or more appropriately called "revisionist" historians, and historians of the traditional school seem to differ greatly in their methodologies as shown when they use the same piece of evidence in two separate manners to come to two completely different conclusions."
Tags: deniers, holocaust, ii, lipstadt, revisionists, war, world
Abstract The institution of slavery in the United States was a barbaric system. Without doubt, it was an institution that had its element of physical and psychological abuse and degradation. In many respects, however, it cannot be compared to the Jewish Holocaust under the Nazis. Indeed, the enormity of the Holocaust is so great that it is difficult to categorise it with other cases of mass killing or systems of oppression. This is in no way to minimise the barbarity of American slavery, but the Holocaust was, after all, the only case in history where there was the attempted destruction of an entire group of people.
This paper examines the effects of the Holocaust on American Jews and how this atrocity has in large come to replace spirituality and traditional Judaic knowledge among assimilated Jews in the U.S.
Abstract The writer of this paper uses numerous and varying sources in explaining how American Jews were affected by the Holocaust by stating how their distance from the event compounds the difficulty of writing about the tragedy, both geographically and increasingly, chronologically. The paper also explains why Holocaust literature was not frequently written in America until the 1960s, when there was a sudden awakening of interest due to the Eichmann trial, the publicizing of which made the facts of the Holocaust newly accessible to Americans.
From the Paper "Nothing remains of the six million Jews and the European culture that died with them. In their places, we have the multitudes of responses from those who lived to bear witness and those who experienced the Holocaust only indirectly. Lawrence Langer delineates the difference between the event and the symbolism, which has since accrued:
For Dachau, like Auschwitz and in a related sense like Hiroshima, is no
longer merely a place-name with grim historical associations for those who care to pursue them. All three have been absorbed into the collective memory of the human community as independent symbols of a quality of experience more subtle, complex, and elusive than the names themselves can possibly convey."
A comparison of Emil Fackenheim's book on the Holocaust, "God's Presence in History, Jews Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections" with that of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book on the same topic, "Letters and Papers from Prison.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 2 sources, 2006, $ 80.95
Abstract This paper briefly compares and contrasts the perspectives on the Holocaust of Emil L. Fackenheim and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Fackenheim's essay, taken from his book "God's Presence in History, Jewish Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections", is written from the perspective of a Jew who lived through the experiences of the Holocaust. Bonhoeffer's "Letters and Papers from Prison" is written by a member of the Christian community with an indirect, intellectual connection to the Holocaust.
From the Paper "The study of the Holocaust is in part the study of history's treatment of the Jewish community. Jews have traditionally been subject to isolationism, and there are a large number of persons active in theological studies who suggest that this isolationism has been extended at times to take the form of aggressive persecution. This latter perception of Judaism often draws upon noteworthy events to make their case that Jews have suffered as a result of their adherence to their faith; the Holocaust is one event that is effective in illustrating these themes as it is a comparatively recent occurrence and the depth of crimes committed against the Jewish community during this time are both serious and numerous. This paper shall compare and contrast the perspectives of Emil L. Fackenheim and Dietrich Bonhoeffer."
Abstract This paper argues that Adolf Hitler had some alternative personal reasons for why he may have caused the largest mass killing in world history. Some reasons include his personal life and sexuality. This paper examines how these impacted Hitler's rise to power and motivation.
From the paper:
"Due to Adolf Hitler's embarrassing family roots, stern, emotion filled upbringing, and his inner turmoil in dealing with his sexuality he had built up guilt, aggression, frustration, and self loathing which as result caused the holocaust. The context of this paper will discuss how his family roots were considered embarrassing, how they came to be, and how in turn it caused him to feel disgusted with himself and what he was which caused aggressive and malevolent behavior. Also it shall speak of what consists of a strict upbringing, what certain events and regular happenings occurred in this childhood, and finally what in this rigid upbringing could cause a man to have this inner anger build to lead way to cause such death and destruction. And lastly, the paper will speak of Adolf Hitler's sexuality and how his homosexuality or sexuality, which was kept hidden, as it was not proper for men to like men during his time and was gravely frowned upon, caused such guilt and pain within himself to lead to this horrifying event we call the holocaust."
Tags: adolf, hitler, holocaust, ii, war, world, personal, distress, aggression, frustration, family, sexuality
Abstract This paper discusses the extent of Allied knowledge of the Holocaust during the Second World War, examines whether there were any rescue attempts, and measures Jewish perceptions of the Allies after the war was over in terms of whether more could have been done to help the victims.
Abstract This paper examines the argument of Wolfgang Benz about the legal framework that was passed in Germany leading up to the Holocaust. In particular, it notes how Benz explains the rise of National Socialism and the policy they instituted leading to the Holocaust in terms of the institutional mechanism of the Third Reich's systematic legal implementation of laws to legitimate the structural dehumanization of the European Jewish community. It also looks at how Benz explores this legal framework in terms of a number of developments in the law in Germany beginning in the early 1930s and continuing into the war.
From the Paper "The European Holocaust of the twentieth century represents both a singular event in the course of modern European history and a significant global event of the twentieth century. The complexity of such a historical event, such as the bureaucratic and technological administration of extermination, has made this particular historical moment one of the most difficult to understand and comprehend. Nonetheless, a thorough understanding of the historical documentation can only assist us in coming to comprehend one of the most barbaric moments in modern human history. Wolfgang Benz explains the rise of National Socialism and the policy they instituted leading to the Holocaust in terms of the institutional mechanism of the Third Reich's systematic legal implementation of laws to legitimate the structural dehumanization of the European Jewish community. "
Abstract This paper presents an examination of the Holocaust. The paper contends that, while many people believe the study of the Holocaust is testament to the horrors of Hitler, it is also testament to the strength of those who survived those horrors. The paper further explores stories of survival and attributes the strength and strong will of human nature to that survival.
Outline:
Introduction
Case in Point
The Other Side
Conclusion
From the Paper "The Holocaust remains one of recent history's most horrific events. It was a time in which humans turned against humans and millions of innocent victims were wiped out by virtue of their religion or race. Gas chambers, starvation and illness became a way of life for those ordered into the concentration camps to try and survive inhumane conditions. When it was over and stories of survival began to emerge the world was horrified by what it heard people had been forced to endure. While no one can deny the horrific nature of the Holocaust the byproduct that came from it is the discovery of the strength of human nature when faced with unimaginable diversity. "
Abstract This paper introduces the topic of the Holocaust with a focus on its remembrance and lessons. In particular, the author stresses the importance of transmitting the history and lessons of the holocaust on to future generations to ensure that an event so evil never occurs again. The paper describes actual incidents perpetrated by the Nazis and examines Jewish resistance movements.
From the Paper "The Jews did attempt to fight back, even though we do not hear about that very much. One resistance fighter was Anna Heilman, who helped smuggle minute amounts of gunpowder out of a plant at Auschwitz to help create a bomb to destroy one of the crematoriums at the concentration camp. She remembers, "We smuggled the gunpowder from the factory into the camp. It was smuggled in tiny little pieces of cloth, tied up with a string. Inside our dresses we had what we called a little boit'l (small sack), a pocket, and the boit'l was where everybody hid their little treasures, wrapped in pieces of cloth" (Rittner and Roth 132). The Nazis never noticed the smuggling, and the bomb was a success, a crematorium was destroyed shortly before the end of the war."
Abstract This paper looks at the historical events that culminated in the Holocaust. It traces the rise of Hitler to power, the Nuremberg Laws, Kristalnacht and finally the beginning and end stages of the Final Solution.
From the Paper "The Jewish Holocaust has to be one of the most prominent examples of human injustice in history today. During the period of 1939 to 1945, German Nazis, led by Adolf Hitler, waged a vicious war against those, mainly Jews, that they considered to be below themselves. (Barber, 314)"
Tags: germany, holocaust, ii, jew, jewish, jews, nazi, war, world
