Tag: Holocaust
The Jewish Question in the Postwar Era
The Jewish population of Europe was devastated in the wake of World War II. Millions had been taken from their homes, worked to the point of death, and brutally murdered. Coming out of concentrations camps, places of refuge, or some … Continue reading →
The Past is gone from those who Ignore it
From late 1937 to early 1938, a genocide occurred in Manchuria, China and is named the Rape of Nanjing. There exists enormous evidence to support this statement in the form of photographs, oral histories, public records, diary accounts, and more. Continue reading The Past is gone from those who Ignore it→
The Rise of Zionism After WWII
During World War II, Hitler came to power in Germany and was in charge during the Third Reich. While Hitler was in power he forced the Jews to move to ghettos and concentration camps. The Jews lived in horrible conditions and many died. They were not given proper care, food, or living conditions in these […]
Statelessness
Lessons on the horrors of the Holocaust often include statistics on the number of deaths and personal narratives of survivors and their hardships. What became of the liberated Jews directly following the Holocaust is often overlooked. Many survivors had no home to return to because approximately 5,000 Jewish communities had been destroyed during WWII. Others […]
“Liberated but Not Free”
“How could we ever have believed that at the end of the war the surviving Jews would have no more worries, that everything would be fine! The world, we had thought, would welcome our few survivors with open arms! We, the first victims of the Nazis. They would love us! Quickly enough, we saw that … Continue reading ““Liberated but Not Free””
