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PerspectivesoftheHolocaust

TheHolocaustisanerawhereinGermanNazisenslaved,labored,abused,andkilled
oversixmillionJews(orpeople).NotallwereJewssomewheremixed,Americans,
gays/lesbains,peopleHitlerhated,orlookedlikeJews.HitlermadealawthatallJewsaretaken
andputinconcentrationcampswithoutnoexplanationtotheJews,atall.TheHolocauststarted
inabout1933andendedthroughout1948and1951.ThisexperiencecausedWorldWartwo
withAllieswhoweretheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,SovietUnionandAxispowerwho
includesGermany,Japan,andItaly.TheHolocaustishorribleexperienceandisntallwhatis
hoppeduptobe.FromtheNazisandJewspersepctiveonthingsmightinfluencesomeoneto
notjustimaginethishappenedorthefactsomepeople
still
believeHitlerisrightthis
wholetime.

FromtheNazispointofviewHitleristhealphaandalwaysrightwithhisdecisions,
mainlyeveryonethought.Hitlerwasntalwaysinchargehewassecondincommanduntil
HindenburghaddiedleavingHitlerbecomingheadofcommandofarmedforces.Butinreality
notallGermansbelieveinHitlerandforwhathebelievedinthatJewsaretheoneswhomade
themlostWW1.EveniftheywantedtosaysomethingbadaboutHitlertheyknowtheycanbe
killedknow,afewwerefoolishandhappenedtoDisappeared.ThatswhythoseGermans
whothoughtthatkepttheirmouthshutssonotallthoughtHitlerwasright.Thoseother
GermansareconvincedthemselvesthattheJewswerethecauseofthembeingwithlittle
powerandbeingweakcomparedtosomeplaces.Hitlerwastheonewhosaid,Itcannotbethat
twomillionGermansshouldhavefalleninvain.Wedemandvengeance!Thatsishowhe
beganconceivingGermansonwhatJewshasdonetosociety.Theyevenbegantobelievedthat
theyareAltimatebeingsandverypowerful.WhiletheJewsare,Nothumanandare
consumingandconformingGermans.Theyeventhoughtandstartedtocanhurtandkilled
themlikeitisabiggametothem.OneexampleisinTheBoyintheStripedPajamas,
LieutenantKotler
punishedtheoldermanwhoisaJewforaccidentallyspillinghiswineall
overthetableandhisclothes.BypunishedImeanbybeatinghimtodeathwithkicksincluding

intheabdominal,spleen,head,andlowerbody.MostNazislifetheyweretreatedliketheywere
godsandbarelyanyonestooduptothemuntilWW2.

Now,fromtheJewsperspectivethoseGermanswhotookthemandbeatenthemmessed
withtheirlives.TheJewsweretakenrandomlyfromtheirhomeswithoutnowarningand
disruptedthemfromanythingtheyweredoing.AftertheJewscametothecampsitwasjust
horrifyingwhathappenednextandsomepeoplerightwhentheygotoffthevehicletogetthere
goteithertakenawayfromtheirfamiliesorwaskilledonthestop.Theyusualsplittedthemup
bychildrenandwomenandmen,separatingthemfromthereloveones.Theoneswhosurvived
hadtoworktonsofhoursbyshovelinganddiggingdirtoutofthegroundtofilledwaterpotholes
orotherthingsfarworse.Germansgavethemlittlefood,barelyanywaternorlotsofroomto
sleepseparately,notevengettingtowashinghandswithcleanwaterortakingshowers,and
maybenevergettingtoseetheirfamilieswhoweretakenaway.TheNazisevenkilledbabies
becausetheycouldntdoanytypeofworkandmaybethemotherwhogavebirth.The
punishmentsincludebeingshot,gassed,beaten,bruised,hanged,tortured,starvedtodeath,or
otherhorrifyingthingsindescribabletothem.Mostneverlistedtheredignityorreligioneven
throughoutallthepainandsuffering.BeingaJewwaslikeafreaking

crimeandthisisntwhat
theJewswantedatall.Theywantedtobebackathomeandoutoftheircamps,theyneverdid
deservethis.

IbelievetheHolocaustcouldhappenagainbecauseofthefactmostpeoplearedrivenfor
powerandcontrol.Lifefindsawaywiththingsevenifwedontwantthattohappen.Thiscould
happenifpeopledontacceptthefacttheylostorcantbringbackthedead.Theonlyreasonthis
happenedisbecauseHitlerconvincedpeoplethatinWW1thatthetwomillionjewswhofought
andlostonlytothefactsomeoneinsidedidthis.Hitleronlygainedpowertostartwarsduetothe
facthebecamePaulVonHindenburgwhoappointedHitlertobesecondincommanddiein

1932,givingHitlerthatpower.TheHolocaustmayonlybecausedbyonemanandhowhe
corruptedthepeoplesmindsbuthediditforhisownselfishusetogainpower.Peoplein
desperatetimesstarttobelievestupidthingsandthingshavebeengettingworseeventhough
thereissomeselfcontrol.Itcouldhappenonedayduetoallthewars,fighting,andmissingwith
otherpeoplecancausethistohappenagain.

NowduringalloftheHolocaustmadeahugedifferenceonallpeoplefromsmalltobig,
lotsofpowernopowerandpeoplewhohavelittleorhavealot.Miserywascausedtobothsides
andshouldntjustbeawasteofnothing/timeallthishappenforareasonduetoonepersonwho
inasenseisevil.Aroundthe1945iswhenthedeathofHitlercame(Bysuicide)andthefinally
Holocaustended.ThisendedWW2andfreedallthepeoplewhowereenslavedbytheNazis
andabletotrytoliveanormallife.Thememoriesmaystillhauntthembuttheyrealiveand
theytrytolivepastiteventhoughitcausedsomuchpain.Thesearetheperspectivesofboth
sidesfromtheJewsandtheGermanNazis.

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Citationssites:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
http://www.biography.com/people/adolfhitler9340144#risetopower
http://www.history.com/topics/worldwarii/adolfhitler

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