Recently, a man named Fred Gross visited my school. Mr. Gross just so happens to be a holocaust survivor and told us his amazing story. I couldn't help but become engrossed in the way he told it.(no pun intended)
He told about his journey throughout Europe and his always being "One step ahead of Hitler."
The Holocaust was one of the cruelest crimes against humanity, and to have one of the survivors speak to our school was an honor. He was very soft spoken, but when he told his story, you felt like you were really there.
He told about his journey throughout Europe and his always being "One step ahead of Hitler."
The Holocaust was one of the cruelest crimes against humanity, and to have one of the survivors speak to our school was an honor. He was very soft spoken, but when he told his story, you felt like you were really there.
Fred Gross and his family When Mr. Gross finished his story, there were many questions we wanted to ask because it was so interesting, but many people were just speechless.
I have one question still. How did Hitler influence so many people to help him with the acts ofi the Holocaust, and why didn't anyone try and stop him? There is always the bystander affect, but that doesn't answer the whole question.
There must have been many people during that time with the same beliefs about Jewish people to continue something so cruel for so long. I wasn't there, so I do not know the motives of the thousands who helped promote the Holocaust, but I do know one thing...to prevent things like the Holocaust ever happening again, we need to learn from our past, our mistakes. Maybe then will we have a chance to change the ways of human beings.
I have one question still. How did Hitler influence so many people to help him with the acts ofi the Holocaust, and why didn't anyone try and stop him? There is always the bystander affect, but that doesn't answer the whole question.
There must have been many people during that time with the same beliefs about Jewish people to continue something so cruel for so long. I wasn't there, so I do not know the motives of the thousands who helped promote the Holocaust, but I do know one thing...to prevent things like the Holocaust ever happening again, we need to learn from our past, our mistakes. Maybe then will we have a chance to change the ways of human beings.
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