Interview
Interview- Sheldon Schwartz, Our Jewish neighbor, who was a kid during the Holocaust
How does the Holocaust compare with other genocides of the 20th Century?
It was the worst Genocide of them all. The later genocides had no where near 6 million deaths. One of the biggest differences was there was an industrialized plan to kill all these people, the whole country was organized about gathering people and putting them in ghettoes. Other Genocides weren't as organized as this one.
How did the difficult life conditions effect the destruction of the genocide?
The reason Hitler and the Nazis gave for the genocide was the Jews were the cause for the unemployment and depression, therefore if they get rid of the Jews they could become powerful again. So the Jews became scapegoats for all the problems.
Who were the Bystanders?
The majority of the Germans, who were not Nazis, were the bystanders. They were widely effected by the treaty of Versailles and they damage caused from it. The Germans who were bystanders also did not like the Jews, but yet they still did nothing.
How did the Treaty of Versailles effect the continuum of destruction?
The conditions from the Treaty of Versailles are unfair. The allies said "everything was their fault". There were many penalties that effected them like loosing land and money. It wasn't really Germany's fault for starting World War I, it was the fault from all the treaties from all the counties. The start of World War I needed to be blamed on someone, so it was Germany, which is why they were penalized with the Treaty of Versailles. They had to pay for all of the reparations for the damage, they lost territories to europe, and lost land to Africa. All of these consequences led to a decline in Germany's power, so they had to get it back by targeting another scapegoat.
How does the Holocaust compare with other genocides of the 20th Century?
It was the worst Genocide of them all. The later genocides had no where near 6 million deaths. One of the biggest differences was there was an industrialized plan to kill all these people, the whole country was organized about gathering people and putting them in ghettoes. Other Genocides weren't as organized as this one.
How did the difficult life conditions effect the destruction of the genocide?
The reason Hitler and the Nazis gave for the genocide was the Jews were the cause for the unemployment and depression, therefore if they get rid of the Jews they could become powerful again. So the Jews became scapegoats for all the problems.
Who were the Bystanders?
The majority of the Germans, who were not Nazis, were the bystanders. They were widely effected by the treaty of Versailles and they damage caused from it. The Germans who were bystanders also did not like the Jews, but yet they still did nothing.
How did the Treaty of Versailles effect the continuum of destruction?
The conditions from the Treaty of Versailles are unfair. The allies said "everything was their fault". There were many penalties that effected them like loosing land and money. It wasn't really Germany's fault for starting World War I, it was the fault from all the treaties from all the counties. The start of World War I needed to be blamed on someone, so it was Germany, which is why they were penalized with the Treaty of Versailles. They had to pay for all of the reparations for the damage, they lost territories to europe, and lost land to Africa. All of these consequences led to a decline in Germany's power, so they had to get it back by targeting another scapegoat.