The Holocaust 1933 -1945. Mr. Neuberger, Ms. O’Rourke, & Ms. Orner Humanities 10 B/G blocks. “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” ― Elie Wiesel. Who Was Involved?. Perpetrators : Adolf Hitler and the Nazis - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Holocaust
The Holocaust 1933 -1945
Mr. Neuberger, Ms. ORourke, & Ms. OrnerHumanities 10 B/G
blocksFor the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Elie
Wiesel
Who Was Involved?
Perpetrators: Adolf Hitler and the Nazis
Victims: European Jews, Gypsies, Homosexuals, Communists,
Mentally and Physically Disabled
Upstanders: Armed: Partisans, Ghetto RevoltsUnarmed/Non-Violent:
Hiding children, preserving culture, creating art, music
2locationWhere: Europe (began in Germany)
What Happened? Stages of genocide
Symbolization:Nuremberg Laws
(1935)PropagandaDehumanization:Separated from familiesIdentity
destroyedBrutal treatmentPolarization: Ghettos (1939)Concentration
camps (1933 1945)Extermination: 6 million Jews killedDenial:
Destruction of camps, Nazis flee to center of Germany4Historical
Context(Causes)Long Term CausesShort Term CausesThe effects of WWI
on Germany became the causes for the Holocaust:Hitlers appointment
as chancellorTreaty of VersaillesNazi Propaganda (perpetuated
stereotypes)Gobal Economic DepressionIndifference and Isolation
practiced by countriesGermanys Unstable GovernmentAlready present
Anti-Semitic feelingsThe Aftermath Liberation happened in
1945Responses Post-WWII: 1945 1949 Nuremberg Trials (Judicial)1948
Creation of the State of Israel (Reconciliation)
Responses Today: Memorials (Cultural Response)Educational
Organizations United States Holocaust Memorial Museum;
Anti-Defamation League; Facing History, Facing Ourselves, JFCS
(Jewish Family and Childrens Services)
UpstanderS/ResistanceRaoul WallenbergRaoul Wallenberg (1912
1947)Swedish businessman, architect, businessmanRescued tens of
thousands to hundreds of thousands of Jews in HungaryIssued
protective passportsSheltered JewsDetained for espionage,
disappeared
UpstanderOskar SchindlerOskar Schindler (1908-1974)German
businessman and member of Nazi partyRescued 1,200 Jews by employing
them in his enamelware and munitions factoriesHe was initially
motivated by profitWas very dedicated to saving his workersHe spent
his entire fortune to save Jews
Call To Action(Yours needs to look better)Educate
Advocate
DonateAudience ParticipationList 3 things (on your note-taker)
you see in this presentation that connects to specific causes,
events or knowledge you have about the Holocaust? Works Cited
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