Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a man of love, faithfulness, and integrity was alive during World War II. He was a Gentile who stood up for the Jewish people and others who suffered horribly under Nazi rule. His life has been described in a few simple words: “pastor, prophet, spy, and martyr.” Dietrich loved God, the church, and truth. He was willing to give everything, even his life in order to protect these important rights. On February 4, 1906, Dietrich and his twin sister Sabine were born in Breslau, Germany. He was the sixth of eight children. Paula and Karl Bonhoeffer were Dietrich’s proud parents. These eight kids grew up in a great home full of love and kindness. Music was a passion in the heart of Bonhoeffer from a very young age. Bonhoeffer also enjoyed reading classics from western literature as a boy. He would read books that were written by Homer and Plato, Chaucer and Plutarch, and Goethe and Schiller.When he was a young child, he was homeschooled. When he was a little older, he was taught at a grammar school. For high school he attended the Grunewald high school. As a young m...
Starting in 1939 during the Holocaust, many Jews were deported to concentration camps by the Nazis where they will meet their end, but how did some of them survive? Even though most of them died, some lives were saved by the very few people with moral courage. One of the people with moral courage was Carl Lutz. Moral courage is the actions a person takes because of his/her belief of what is right or wrong, even though it may risk his/her life. Lutz was born in Switzerland in 1895 and he emigrated to the United States at the age of 18. During more than 20 years of temporarily staying in the United States, he worked at the Swiss Legislation in Washington and became chancellor of Swiss Consulates in Philadelphia. These events lead him to be appointed as Swiss vice-consul in Budapest, Hungary. During his life as a Swiss vice-consul, he decided to save the Jews because of his belief. By the time of his death in Bern, Switzerland in 1975, Lutz earned the title of Righteous Among the Nations
There are many heroic individuals in history that have shown greatness during a time of suffering ,as well as remorse when greatness is needed, but one individual stood out to me above them all. He served as a hero among all he knew and all who knew him. This individual, Simon Wiesenthal, deserves praise for his dedication to his heroic work tracking and prosecuting Nazi war criminals that caused thousands of Jews, Gypsies, Poles and other victims of the Holocaust to suffer and perish.
(Moore) While living in brutal conditions, Wiesel did everything he could for himself and others. He prayed almost four times a day for the end of the Holocaust. Fighting through starvation, Wiesel was never selfish and continuously worked to help other Jews escape. While helping others, Wiesel was still a young man with hope to escape and tell his stories to the world.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born on February 4th 1906, as a son of a professor of psychiatry and neurology at the University of Berlin. Throughout his early life he was an outstanding student, and when he finally reached the age of 25 he became a lecturer in systematic theology at the University Berlin. Something that is very striking is that when Hitler came to power in 1933, Bonhoeffer became a leading spokesman for the Confessing Church, the center of Protestant resistance to the Nazis. He organized and for a shot amount of time he led the underground seminary of the Confessing Church. His book Life Together describes the life of the Christian community in that seminary, and his book The Cost Of Discipleship attacks what he calls "cheap grace," meaning that grace used as an excuse for moral laxity.
One of the key practices that was evident in the documentary was relationship with one another/community. He believed that Christ is present in the community and that we are called to a more faithful and radically obedient to Christ. He felt that we should not get too complacent in serving God but rather rebuke comfortable Christianity. He shared this religious belief with others. He was gifted in the ministry and shared this as a teaching pastor in an underground seminary. Once this seminary was closed, he spearheaded the Confessing Church which spoke out against Hitler and for God. Bonhoeffer continued to teach theology and proclaim that salvation comes in God alone. He traveled to America, to become a guest lecturer but later had regrets as he felt he was responsible for his own country. Bonhoeffer realized that he made a mistake and must endure the difficult period with the Christian people in Germany. As Bonhoeffer preached and taught, he formed relationships with others along with Christian communities. Time alone would be another practice that supports his own life as described in the documentary. Bonhoeffer spent a lot of time alone meditating and praying. He was disciplined and obedient. The documentary revealed while in prison, he read and wrote many books. He pastored fellow fellow prisoners, and reflecting on the meaning of "Jesus Christ for today." As the months progressed, be began outlining a new theology, penning enigmatic lines that had been inspired by his reflections on the nature of Christian action in history. From these practices, we can conclude that Bonhoeffer was faithful and worship was part of life for him. He taught that salvation comes from God alone. His writings in prison and his leadership as a theologian suggest that Christ is center. While in prison Bonhoeffer wrote, “We are not Christ, but if we want to be Christians, we must have some
“He’s the man who’s lived through hell without every hating. Who’s been exposed to the most depraved aspects of human nature but still manages to find love, to believe in God, to experience joy.” This was a quote said by Oprah Winfrey during her interview with Elie Wiesel, a holocaust survivor. No person who has not experienced the Holocaust and all its horrors could ever relate to Elie Wiesel. He endured massive amounts of torture, physically, mentally, and emotionally just because he was a Jew.
Despite fear, the risk of arrest, and the risk of dying for helping other people Raoul Wallenberg saved upwards of a hundred thousand Jewish lives from Nazis in Budapest, Hungary, earning the title “Angel of Budapest”. Wallenberg’s selfless actions defined him as an individual, not his noble, wealthy family’s actions. Without the work of Raoul Wallenberg about one hundred thousand lives would have ended in the Holocaust.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a very great man. He did so much to help a race of people that he knew little about and that did nothing for him. He just did it because he knew it was the right thing. Also he did his best to over throw Hitler’s reign by joining different anti activist groups. Even though he did all this he still was a very educated man. He went to high-school and later went on to college. Later in his life he went back to that college to be a teacher there. He also did many other things like travel to the United States of America and become a Pasteur at a church in New York City.
Adolf Hitler was born in Austria-Hungary on April 20, 1889, to mother, Klara Hitler, and father, Alois Hitler; a German by blood.
" The businessman, Oskar Schindler, demonstrated a powerful example of a man who was moved emotionally to step in and take action to save the lives of the Jewish people. His bravery still commands great respect today. His role shows the great significance of speaking up against injustice and choosing not to be silent.
Mr. Verne’s Family consisted of his parents Sophie Allotte dela Fuye Verne and Pierre Verne. His siblings were Paul, Anna, Marie and Mathilde who had all been younger. On the tenth of January in 1857 Honorine Hebe du Fraysse de Viane Morel and Jules Verne became a married couple. Michel, his son, was born on the third of August in 1861 on board a ship sailing to Denmark and Norway. His two stepdaughters were Valentine and Suzanne.
There was one character which showed extravagant amounts of courage, and gave a Jewish man refuge in his own home. This character was Hans Hubermann. He had met someone in World War 1, who he had become great friends with, and who had even saved Hans' life. This man was Erik Vandenburg. After Erik died Hans payed a visit to his family to return some of his belongings. As we was talking to Erik's wife, "he slid a piece of paper with his name and address on it across the table". He had offered them any kind of help they could need, in order to return the favour of Erik saving his life. And with that, he left. Many years later, when World War 2 was beginning, there was a knock on his door. It was a Jewish man, by the name of 'Max Vandenburg'. He was Erik's son and he was seeking a hiding place from the Nazi soldiers. Hans let him stay, just like Johanna Eck did, sacrificing his food, his life, and even his families life. There was an incident where Nazi soldiers were checking basements, Hans didn't try to get rid of Max. No, he simply just hid him and hoped for the best. Hans later died in an air-raid, and if it weren't for him, Max would have to. Well, he probably wouldn't have even made it to that point of time alive it it weren't for Hans. Max survived the entire duration of World War 2, in its fictionalised version by
Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in the town of Sighet in Transylvania, Romania. His parents, Shlomo Wiesel and Sarah Feig, had three other children, including Elie. The three other siblings were his sisters Hilda, Bea, and Tsiporah. Wiesel and his family were primarily an Orthodox Jewish family. When he was very young, he started to study Hebrew and the Bible.
Annelies Frank was born in June of 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She had one sister, Margot, who was three years older than her. Her parents were Otto and Edith Frank. Otto worked in his family’s bank while Edith stayed home to watch Anne and her sister. They were a Jewish family along with 6 million others trying to escape the horrific dictator, Adolf Hitler.