Elizabeta Nicopoi was one of the few righteous people of the holocaust. She sheltered and provided food to over 20 people and kept them all safe. She knew of the potential danger she was going to get into, but she helped them anyways and because of that she is a hero.
Elizabeta was a 21 year-old textile worker and a brave and selfless young woman. She lived in Isai and many of her coworkers were Jews as well as many of her neighbors. She worked with one of them, Marcus Strul. She knew that helping the Jews was dangerous and could potentially put her in harm’s way, but she didn’t care. She did what others were scared to do; she did what was right.
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Livia Bitton-Jackson was born in 1931, in Czechoslovakia. At the age of 13 she was taken to a concentration camp in Auschwitz, and was liberated in 1945. She studied at the New York University and is a Doctor of Philosophy in Hebrew Culture and Jewish History. For thirty-seven years, Bitton was a professor of history at City University of New York. One of her books, “Elli: Coming of Age in the Holocaust”, received numerous awards, such as the Christopher Award, the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award and the Jewish Heritage Award. Some of her other books include: “I Have Lived a Thousand Years” and “My Bridges of Hope”. In her books, Bitton describes events she took part in, such as her life in Auschwitz. In her books, the author describes her own experiences, which makes her a credible author.
Six million Jews died during World War II by the Nazi army under Hitler who wanted to exterminate all Jews. In Night, Elie Wiesel, the author, recalls his horrifying journey through Auschwitz in the concentration camp. This memoir is based off of Elie’s first-hand experience in the camp as a fifteen year old boy from Sighet survives and lives to tell his story. The theme of this memoir is man's inhumanity to man. The cruel events that occurred to Elie and others during the Holocaust turned families and others against each other as they struggled to survive Hitler's and the Nazi Army’s inhumane treatment.
Although she always denied claims of having a distinct Jewish calling, being a second generation German Jewish immigrant, she has always been associated with Jewish New York. Wald has never laid claim to being a crusader for the Jewish people, and yet most of the information published about her comes from the Jewish community trying to sell her as an activist for the Jewish cause. Marjorie N. Feld gives readers a critical look into the life and work of woman dedicated to revealing the similarities of people not their differences. Lillian Wald’s story is an important one because she spent her life working towards a universal vision that would group people together and yet remembered by her difference from other progressive reformers of the time, being Jewish. In this book Feld describes Wald not as person fighting for a particular group, but a person fighting for humanity's equality.
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.
Eliza's assaults against True Womanhood are violations of the virtues submissiveness and purity. When Eliza refuses to ignore the gallantry of Major Sanford in favor of the proposals of Reverend Boyer despite the warnings of her friends and mother, she disregards submissiveness in favor of her own fanc...
" 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. Wiesel had intended this book to describe a period of time in his life that had been dark and sorrowful. This novel is based on a survivor of the greatest Holocaust in history, Eliezer Wiesel and his journey of being a Jew in 1944. The journey had started in Sighet, Transylvania, where Elie spent his childhood. During the Second World War, Germans came to Elie and his family’s home town. They brought with them unnecessary evil and despair to mankind. Shortly after young Elie and thousands of other Jews were forced from their habitats and torn from their rights of being human. They were sent to different concentration camps. Elie and his family were sent to Auschwitz, a concentration and extermination camp. It would be the last time Elie sees his mother and little sister, Tzipora. The first sights of Auschwitz were terrifying. There were big flames coming from the burning of bodies and the crematoriums. The Jews had no idea of what to expect. They were not told what was about to happen to them. During the concentration camp, there was endless death and torture. The Jews were starved and were treated worse than cattle. The prisoners began to question their faith in God, wondering why God himself would
“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed…“(Wiesel 32) Livia-Bitton Jackson wrote a novel based on her personal experience, I Have Lived a Thousand Years. Elli was a Holocaust victim and her only companion was her mother. Together they fought for hunger, mistreatment and more. By examining the themes carefully, the audience could comprehend how the author had a purpose when she wrote this novel. In addition, by seeing each theme, the audience could see what the author was attacking, and why. By illustrating a sense of the plight of millions of Holocaust victims, Livia-Bitton Jackson explores the powerful themes of one’s will to survive, faith, and racism.
The holocaust was such a gloomy, melancholy time. It was full of hatred, segregation, violence, etc. This was caused by the millions of Germans' beliefs that they, themselves were the superior race. Some races/religions were considered inferior- Jewish, prisoners, homosexuals, and others-and were sentenced to death. Not even taking into consideration what they have done. So, millions of innocent, law-abiding men, women, and children were slaughtered due to the strong manipulation of Adolf Hitler. Through all these terrors, heroes were born. People realized of the wickedness of the German doings and fought against it. One of the hundreds is named Giorgio Perlasca. He is also known as Jorge, this was given as a Christian name. Perlasca was born in 1910 in the Northern Italian town of Como. He worked in the Spanish government to save Jews. He did this for an uncommon reason. In
The Holocaust Nicholas Winton was a selfless and a holocaust hero because he secretly saved hundreds of jewish children from death. Many people might say he wasn't the only person to be saving these children , but i think he was the best for never getting caught or telling his secret to keep these kids safe.
Imagine being stuck in the middle of the ocean with no food, water, and shelter. Louie Zamperini was stuck in the middle of the ocean and then captured and tortured. After the war Zamperini was molded and became an inspirational speaker and became a national hero and should be remembered by everyone. Louie Zamperini is an inspirational hero to the entire world through his perseverance, faith, and legacy.
Clara Barton is a true medical hero and her contributions to the American Red Cross and medical field, sparked by her wanting soldiers to have relief during their time on the battlefield, have helped saved many lives.
Hero. It’s a word that is used in multiple different contexts. A noble, selfless, and passionate person that holds nothing back. They risk their lives to save others and to be the best that they can be. They make a difference in our enormous world. Harriet Tubman. She is a hero that will be remembered forever. Step by step. Trail by trail. Navigating under the moonlight glow and putting her faith within the North Star. She dangerously led hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad, overriding the constant fear of being caught, she never gave up, and she did everything in her power that she could possibly do to end the horrific reality of slavery.
Ernie Feld and Werner Klemke were both part of world war II and survived the holocaust. In tough situations they never gave up and powered through it until the war was finally over. Although they were the only ones to survive in their family both men saved lives beside their own. Both inspired jewish people by showing them there is always hope and to never give up. They both used their talents to get threw the war and help other people. Now that their stories are out there they show the world what never give up hope really means.
Rosa (Binder) Sirota was about seven when a woman gave her and her mother shelter to hide them from the gestapo. The first night they were there a “gestapo” tried to take Rosa (Binder) Sirota mother away. Rosa (Binder) Sirota mother ran away from this “gestapo” and hid in a little booth where an actual gestapo was. This man, the real gestapo, let her mother go. Lilly Appelbaum Malnik’s German boss spared her and her family. Her boss gave her aunt and uncle the key to their business so they could hide overnight, while Lilly Appelbaum Malnik would stay with her German boss. Their kindness saved Lilly Appelbaum Malnik’s life. These three things are examples of how Jewish women were treated better than Jewish men during and after the