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The Holocaust was a major event, created by Adolf Hitler, to rid Russia of Jews. The Jews were sent to concentration camps, and either put to death immediately, or they were put to work until they died of natural causes or unless they tried to escape, then they were shot on the spot. The Holocaust is related to the theme, “Turning Points in History”, because the human rights given to the Jews weren’t fair, nor were they even remotely humane compared to the human rights of today. This topic was chosen because both me, and my partner, liked being educated in the subject of the Holocaust, but we enjoyed focusing on the concentration camps the most. So, we agreed on focusing our project on the effect of the Holocaust concentration camps on human rights.
Research was conducted by using the search engine, Google. We also used History.com and Pbs.org. PBS helped with most of the information on Auschwitz, but History.com also provided more than enough information on how the camp was set up, when the camp actually began taking “prisoners“, life in the camps, etc. Our main primary resource was Anne Frank--considering she had a diary which recorded her stay, daily, while in hiding from the Nazi’s. Her family was put into one of the most popular, yet worst camps, Auschwitz. The MLA sources were organized by placing them in certain categories depending on which camp, or topic, that the subject was supporting.
The Human rights during the Holocaust, also during WWII, were basically saying that Jews didn’t have the same rights as other humans at the time. They were to be put in concentrations camps and be put to work. Other people that lived in Germany, or Europe in general, who weren’t Jews--or, seen as Gypsies; in which Gypsies were seen as mentally disabled or handicapped people, also homosexuals--had a little more freedom. But most people in the early 1930’s were Jewish. After the Holocaust, all of the Jews that survived were granted semi-freedom. Though, there were a lot of rules, or laws, that were established to keep the people safe. This category fit the topic because the inhumane rights that the Jews had are completely different from today’s. Meaning, they have more freedom than they did, but they’re still struggling. The project will be presented on a website since a website will hold more information than an exhibit.
The Holocaust was an awakening to people all around the world on how the Jewish rights were not fair, nor were they humane, and how the Jews were normal people but seen as animals for their different beliefs. Going back to look at Anne Frank‘s life, Annie and her family, all except her dad, died in the camp. When Annie’s diary was published, people were given an awakening to the pain and suffering Jewish people went through. But, Anne and her family were not the only Jews that went through the cruel and brutal punishment. Elie Wiesel was a survivor of the Auschwitz, but once him and his father had survived it, they were sent to camp Buna. But he, unlike Annie and her family--not including her father--were one of the few that survived Auschwitz. The topic of the Holocaust concentration camps was example in history on how cruel could be, especially when having such high authority. After the Holocaust, all of the Jewish peoples rights were revised and changed so that the people of Europe could live in peace, rather than being treated unequally.
Research was conducted by using the search engine, Google. We also used History.com and Pbs.org. PBS helped with most of the information on Auschwitz, but History.com also provided more than enough information on how the camp was set up, when the camp actually began taking “prisoners“, life in the camps, etc. Our main primary resource was Anne Frank--considering she had a diary which recorded her stay, daily, while in hiding from the Nazi’s. Her family was put into one of the most popular, yet worst camps, Auschwitz. The MLA sources were organized by placing them in certain categories depending on which camp, or topic, that the subject was supporting.
The Human rights during the Holocaust, also during WWII, were basically saying that Jews didn’t have the same rights as other humans at the time. They were to be put in concentrations camps and be put to work. Other people that lived in Germany, or Europe in general, who weren’t Jews--or, seen as Gypsies; in which Gypsies were seen as mentally disabled or handicapped people, also homosexuals--had a little more freedom. But most people in the early 1930’s were Jewish. After the Holocaust, all of the Jews that survived were granted semi-freedom. Though, there were a lot of rules, or laws, that were established to keep the people safe. This category fit the topic because the inhumane rights that the Jews had are completely different from today’s. Meaning, they have more freedom than they did, but they’re still struggling. The project will be presented on a website since a website will hold more information than an exhibit.
The Holocaust was an awakening to people all around the world on how the Jewish rights were not fair, nor were they humane, and how the Jews were normal people but seen as animals for their different beliefs. Going back to look at Anne Frank‘s life, Annie and her family, all except her dad, died in the camp. When Annie’s diary was published, people were given an awakening to the pain and suffering Jewish people went through. But, Anne and her family were not the only Jews that went through the cruel and brutal punishment. Elie Wiesel was a survivor of the Auschwitz, but once him and his father had survived it, they were sent to camp Buna. But he, unlike Annie and her family--not including her father--were one of the few that survived Auschwitz. The topic of the Holocaust concentration camps was example in history on how cruel could be, especially when having such high authority. After the Holocaust, all of the Jewish peoples rights were revised and changed so that the people of Europe could live in peace, rather than being treated unequally.