Essay On Museum Of Tolerance

The trip to the museum of tolerance was a very important field trip. It helped me and my peers understand what happened during the holocaust, what the people went through, and why the holocaust was wrong. The holocaust was not when Adolf Hitler decided to kill jews, it was the jews being tortured and killed all because they had different beliefs. At the museum, it really helped me to understand not only what the holocaust was, but also why it happened.

One thing that the museum taught me about the holocaust is how much power words have. An example of words having power is how hitler got so many supporters from just saying what he had to say. People were killing others all because one man said something that persuaded them to do so. This shows that words can completely change how you think and what you do. At the museum, the tour guides pointed out that there were posters posted throughout the streets of simply hitlers face, reminding people what he thought of the jews and what he wanted

to do to them. He believed that the more you hear and see something, the more you will start to believe it and think the same way about it as everyone else. This shows that words have great power and that images can have a very powerful impact on the way you think.
Another part of the tour that stood out to me was the diner exhibit.

In the exhibit, it showed a drunk driver’s car accident which resulted in the death of a young man, after the accident, we voted on who we thought was the cause of the accident. This exhibit was a good example of taking personal responsibility for your actions. In the voting part of the exhibit, there were four options to choose from, the drunken driver, the girlfriend, who had bought the alcohol, the store owner, who illegally sold the girlfriend the alcohol, and the mother, who knew about her sons drinking problems, but didn't do anything about it. In my opinion, it wasn't any one person's fault that the accident happened. I believe that it was everyone who was involved in the purchase of the alcohol, the consumption of the alcohol, and anyone who knew that they were drinking underage. This shows that you have to take responsibility for your actions or else it could make the situation worse than it already

is.
The museum trip was very interesting, but, my favorite part of it was the anne frank part. I enjoyed this part of the tour because when we were reading the book, it wasn't as close up and detailed as the museum was. One of the best, most detailed parts was the walls inside the hallway. In the beginning of the hall, the clothing on the walls was very bright and all different colors. As we walked down the hallway, the colors became more darker and there was not as big of an array of color. By the time we reached the end of the hall, the walls were made out of all prison clothing, which was all grey and white. At the end of the tour, the tour guide pointed it out and explained to us that not only the colors represent something, but the number of shirts represent something too. He told us that the number of shirts on the wall represents the number of children that were killed in the holocaust. He also told us that if we multiplied that number my nine, that would give us the total amount of estimated jews that were killed in the holocaust by adolf hitler.
In conclusion, the trip to the museum of tolerance was a very interesting trip and it provided a great learning experience. Although some parts of the museum were more interesting than others, in all, I enjoyed this trip a lot. During this field trip, i learned about the holocaust, Adolf Hitler, Anne frank, and the Germans. It is good to know that i now have a greater understanding of something that was such a big part of history.