Over eleven million people died during the Holocaust because of the hate and intolerance shown by the Nazis and their supporters. Yet despite the horrors of Nazi Germany, many brave souls still fought against the hate. Many people don’t understand just what exactly occurred during the Holocaust. The truth is that there were immense amounts of hate and intolerance directed at Jews, Slavs, gypsies, and many more people who were considered inferior. The followers of the Nazis despised anyone who wasn’t of the master race, all because Adolf Hitler fed them those supremacist ideas. Despite all of the hate and intolerance, small acts of defiance were sparking up all over Nazi-controlled areas; many people fought against the wave of hate by helping …show more content…
In the children’s book The Whispering Town, the entire town worked together to guide the hidden Jews through the town to the harbor without getting caught. Although this exact story may not be true, the idea is there. Many people secretly helped the Jews, and when needed, transported them away safely. Entire towns at a time worked together to help Jews in danger, as illustrated here: “I [Anett] heard our neighbor whisper from his doorway. ‘This way,’ he said, guiding Carl and his mother [the escaping Jews] toward the harbor. Then our neighbor’s neighbor whispered, ‘This way.’ The whispers continued from neighbor to neighbor, until Carl and his mama had safely reached the boat. I… imagined them walking free on the beach in Sweden” (Elvgren 28). Compassionate families like these were able to aid in the struggle against hate and intolerance. By helping Jews in danger, many people were secretly fighting the hate and intolerance displayed by the Nazis and Adolf …show more content…
Anne Frank wrote her own diary, which was published after she passed away as The Diary of a Young Girl. In her diary, Anne displayed a strong and fierce will to live and to defeat the Nazis’ hate and intolerance. Anne was in hiding with her family and another because she was a Jew, and she always wrote about how much the news of Nazi defeats delighted her. This was because she knew that if the Nazi battle was won by the Allies, she would be able to live free of the hate and intolerance that she was constantly fighting. Anne’s thoughts and struggles, along with her elation at the good news, is shown in the following: “Dear Kitty [Anne’s diary], political news excellent. In Italy the Fascist party has been banned. The people are fighting the Fascists in many places - even the army is actually taking part in the battle… We’ve [Anne, her family, and the others in hiding with her] just had a third air raid; I [Anne] clenched my teeth together to make myself feel courageous” (Frank 95). Anne was relieved and delighted at the news in Italy, but she knew that there was still some ways to go, and she was also very frightened. However, Anne was glad that the army was getting into the fight against the hate and intolerance. Anne Frank and her family were facing many hardships. There were many times that they felt like giving up because the hate was so strong, but they
The Hubermanns decide to hide a Jewish man in their basement, and this struggle to keep him hidden is a fight in and of itself. Even Germans (like the Hubermanns) that were against the Führer were not allowed to voice their opinion, and therefore helped in any way they could. Although military-involved Germans would discriminate very often, as shown in the quote, “‘The maniacal soccer player!’... Does he know? Liesel thought. Can he smell we’re hiding a Jew?” (Zusak 343), the people of Germany were very scared about the future. This laid the ground for Hitler’s downfall. In The Book Thief, Rudy defies hate and intolerance through a simple act of rebellion. He refuses to give the Führer’s birthday, and suffers for it. Throughout The Book Thief, Markus Zusak shows readers that hate and intolerance were overcome throughout Germany even in the darkest times of the
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From the early 1930s Jewish kids would be taunted and bullied, they wouldn’t be allowed to join certain groups or play certain games. Teachers would come to the school wearing swastikas and the Jewish teachers were fired. At the age of eleven Anne Frank had to leave her school because she was Jewish and her father had to quit his job. Anne Frank’s freedom was taken away from her when she went into the annexe but she had no choice it was to be safe or to be killed. She describes her memories and relationships in the books, but can you imagine not being able to go outside at the age of 13? Anne Frank’s family did what they had to do to keep their daughters safe even if it meant sacrificing
Anne's optimistic personality created the hope that she had for her future. Each day she could do nothing but just hope that one day everything will turn around and be better. In The Diary Of Anne Frank play, she expressed, "It'll pass, maybe not for hundreds of years, but someday..." Deep down inside, she had the hope that all of the disgusting things that Hitler alongside his army performed, would all vanish one day. She knew for the most part that the hatred may never go away, but imagining that it might, made things at least a bit better. Anne's situation was pure negativity, with almost nothing good about it. The only good thing that may have come out of it for her were the relationships that she created with everyone in hiding with her. From the Van Daans, to Miep, she bonded amazing friendships with each person involved. Aside from that, Anne's personality stuck out more than anyone's because of the hope that she had, in such a terrible situation.
During the Holocaust six million Jews lost their lives, while others lost their friends, family and dignity. Helen Waterford discusses her survival in the novel Parallel Journeys . Through Helen Waterford’s journey to hide, survive, and rejoin society, she realizes that she cannot dwell on what has happened to her but learn and become wise from what she has endured.
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I agree with Anne because a lot of people hid Jews during the holocaust. Miep and Mr. Kraler help the Frank, Van Daan, and Miep’s dentist, Mr.Dussel during the Holocaust. They hid them even though she knew it was against the law. They both kept everyone a secret, and they also got them food every day and snuck upstairs to the attic before the workers came. “Mr. Kraler: I must go before the workmen get here. Miep or I will bring you food and the news and find out what your needs are.” (Goodrich and Hackett 515).Miep’s first grocer hid a Jew too. The Nazi somehow found out and he was taken to a concentration camp. Another story would be about Schindler. Schindler owned a factory, and early one all he cared about was money. Then he saw all the Jews in the Ghetto get taken by the Nazi’s. He felt really bad and started to take care of his Jewish workers even better. Once all of his workers were sent to concentration camps, he went to the concentration camps and demanded his to get his workers back. He got his workers back and sort of hide them will making them do “work”. He is credited of saving more than one thousand people during his lif...
As early as age thirteen, we start learning about the Holocaust in classrooms and in textbooks. We learn that in the 1940s, the German Nazi party (led by Adolph Hitler) intentionally performed a mass genocide in order to try to breed a perfect population of human beings. Jews were the first peoples to be put into ghettos and eventually sent by train to concentration camps like Auschwitz and Buchenwald. At these places, each person was separated from their families and given a number. In essence, these people were no longer people at all; they were machines. An estimation of six million deaths resulting from the Holocaust has been recorded and is mourned by descendants of these people every day. There are, however, some individuals who claim that this horrific event never took place.
Anne Frank a young girl who died believing that people are good at heart. ‘’You could not do this you could not do that.’’ A quote from Anne Frank. Found in the collection book page number 283. In this essay, I will be showing you why Anne might feel certain ways during this hardship. Also what it reveals about her character. Anne is a brave young girl who always does what she feels is right and her way of taking on life and its challenges is taught for a person to do in that time and she managed to take on so much. In advance to Anne hard life, she keeps a diary to share her thoughts and option on life in hiding during the dreadful event called World War Two. This dairy was a miracle to the world. They now know the hardship and struggles that the Jews had two indoor. Anne dairy opened so many doors for journalists and many others. They have a diary of a real end of the Holocaust in their hands.
The “Diary of Anne Frank” is a real diary written by Anne Frank, during the time of the Holocaust. She describes her days hiding in a secret annex with seven other people. Some days they got along and others they didn’t, but in the end they all respected each other. In the “Diary of Anne Frank,” Anne Frank says, “ I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are really good at heart.” This message serves as a theme throughout the diary. Throughout the diary, she explains how the people she spent her days with were good people at heart.
In “ The Diary of Anne Frank,” Anne passively resists by writing in her diary because it helps her maintain hope. When Mr.Frank returns to Amsterdam after the war, he finds Anne’s diary and reads about how Anne still believes that “people are really good at heart,” despite everything that happened(352). Mr.Frank is amazed that Anne can find the
“...I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. Come then, let us go forward together with our united strength.” These are the wise words of Winston Churchill who reminds us that in times of conflict, the best way to respond is to persevere through hardships and change evil ideology. An entire life’s fate can be decided by one decision, brave souls daring enough to make the choice between fight or flight, like Sophie Scholl in the non-fiction book Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, and Anne Frank in her Autobiography Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl, or cowering in desperate times behind ignorance and innocence, like Bruno in the historical fiction novel The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne.
The Holocaust and Nazi persecution caused many Jewish children to go into hiding. According to the story Introduction, “Some of the threatened children, such as Anne Frank in Holland went into hiding with their families.” This was the case with many of the children. According to the same article Introduction, “Other parents changed their children’s names and told them to lie about their families and what religion they practiced.” This is an example of how many families and children had to live in fear because of the Nazi party and what they might do to them.
The story of Albina during the war shows that the act of righteousness is more than a theoretical essay; “Albina and Dennis Przybyszewski lived in Stydyn, a small Polish town. When the Nazis began to take away the Jews, Albina and her husband took several young Jews into their home to save them. In May of 1943, a young Jewish man, his wife and her sister were
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl was a very distressing yet amazingly written book. Who would have thought that such a little person could have such a huge effect on the world? Anne?s father lived for many years after the war and made sure that Anne?s diary was published. Her diary was published in 1947 and was then made into a film. This diary helps people remember what Jews had to go through and hopefully reminds them of how lucky they are. By remembering, it is hoped that something like this will never happen again. This book was intriguing while incorporating many life lessons. Discrimination, unfair judgment, and racism are only a few of the many lessons that this book has to offer. With that, after reading this book, we have learned to not take the things we have for granted because in a matter of seconds, days, months, or even years, it could all be gone. As Anne said in her diary, ?In spite of everything, I still believe, people are truly good at heart?.