Holocaust Survivor Report: Roaul Wallenberg
During the Nazi regime the Nazis persecuted and jailed hundreds of Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, and political prisoners. In class we have read that millions of people died in the Holocaust but we were never able to truly comprehend, and learn the Holocaust until we have read an individual story such as Raoul Wallenberg’s . kmhIt is amazing what people have done and really makes you think what you would have done if you were there.
Raoul Wallenberg was born in Kapptsta, Sweden, on August 4, 1912. He remained humble, kind and sensitive t o cruelty despite being born from a long line of successful businessmen, diplomats, and naval officers. He despised seeing animals being hunted and killed just for sport.
As a young adult Wallenberg traveled widely and learned the English, French, German, and Russian languages in addition to his native Swedish. From 1931 to 1935 he attended the University of Michigan where he studied architecture. After graduating he started working as a trainee with a Dutch bank in Haifa, Palestine. During his six months in Palestine, he met Jews who escaped Nazi Germany. The sick, inhumane, and repulsive stories they told him disgusted and deeply impacted him not only because his kind loving nature, but his great-great-grandfather had been a Jew.
He returned to Sweden in 1936 he wanted to go into the field of architecture, but his American architecture did not qualify him for such work in Sweden. So over the next several years he engaged in various business ventures business ventures. In 1941, he became the foreign sales representative of the Central European Trading Company held in Hungary. In 1939 Hungary became an ally of Germany because of this Americans could not save the innocent Jews who came under Nazi persecution. So Sweden agreed to send a special diplomat whose sole purpose would be to rescue Jews. For this assignment the Swedish people selected Raoul Wallenberg, because he spoke German and understood the Nazi ways.
Wallenberg felt that some German and Hungarian officials were beginning to fear post war punishment for what they did to the Jews. He capitalized on this opportunity and quickly got the German and Hungarian officers to change their actions, by persuading them with threats and bribery. He invented a new document known as the Schutz Pass, with seals, stamps, and three royal Swedish crowns, the document helped Jews escape Hungary and live freely in Sweden.
In the height of the war, Oskar Schindler recognized that he could use his power and prestige to do more good by saving people’s lives rather than just by making money. As the persecution of the Jews increased, Schindler felt compelled to save lives by hiring the Jewish people to work for him in his factory. If a Jewish person was not considered skilled or useful, they were in danger of being sent off to death camps. Oskar Schindler would hire many Jews (skilled or unskilled) to prevent them from being sent to their death. Not only did he employ them, he also housed...
The effect the Holocaust had on Wiesenthal played a major role on the person he made himself to be. Born on December 31, 1908, Simon Wiesenthal lived in Buczacz, Germany which is now known as the Lvov Oblast section of the Ukraine. The Nazi-Hunter came from a small Jewish family who suffered horrifically during the Holocaust (The Simon Wiesenthal Center). Wiesenthal spent a great amount of time trying to survive in the harsh conditions while in internment camps and after escaping the last camp he attended. Wiesenthal spent weeks traveling through the wilderness until he was eventually captured by the Allies, still wondering the entire time if his wife was even alive (The Simon Wiesenthal Center). Of the 3000 prisoners in the camp Wiesenthal escaped from, only 1200 survived and Wiesenthal was one of them (Holocaust Research Project). Once Simon was safe, he began working for the War Crimes Section of the United States Army and was later reunited with his wife (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). The two were under the impression that their spouse was dead. After their reunification, they had their first child in 1946 (Holocaust Research Project). Wiesenthal opened a Jewish...
He studied all aspects of Jewish culture, attended Jewish meetings and often visited Jewish sections of cities while taking volumes of notes. He became familiar with the issue of Zionism, studied Hebrew and could even speak a bit of Yiddish. He gradually became the acknowledged 'Jewish specialist,' realizing this could have positive implications for his career in the SS. He soon attracted the attention of Heydrich and SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler who appointed Eichmann to head a newly created SD Scientific Museum of Jewish Affairs. Eichmann was then assigned to investigate possible "solutions to the Jewish question.
The memoir Night by Elie Wiesel gives an in depth view of Nazi Concentration Camps. Growing up in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Wiesel, a young Jewish boy at the innocent age of 12, whose main focus in life was studying the Kabbalah and becoming closer in his relationship with God. In the memoir, Elie Wiesel reflects back to his stay within a Nazi Concentration Camp in hopes that by sharing his experiences, he could not only educate the world on the ugliness known as the Holocaust, but also to remind people that by remembering one atrocity, the next one can potentially be avoided. The holocaust was the persecution and murder of approximately six million Jew’s by Aldolf Hitler’s Nazi army between 1933 and 1945. Overall, the memoir shows
Oskar Schindler was a German Industrialist and a previous member of the Nazi Party (Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) ). Schindler had many jobs, including working in his father’s machinery business, opening a driving school, selling government property, and serving in the Czechoslovak army (Oskar Schindler). At first, Oskar was motivated by money and he did not care if the way he got that money was unfair or illegal, but then his mindset changed when he noticed all of the victims from the Holocaust (Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) ). He then changed his goal from making as much money as possible to saving as many Jews as he could from Plaszow and Auschwitz (Oskar
Simon Wiesenthal was born in 1908 on December 31st. He was born in a city called Buczacz located in Galicia. The Wiesenthal family was already involved with war even before the Holocaust. Simon Wiesenthal's father died in World War I being a part of the Austrian Army. His father's death did not stop him from wanting to be educated. Wiesenthal earned a degree in architectural engineering and put that to work in his own practice which was located in Lvov. A couple years after his practice was set up the Soviet Union took over Lvov. After the
He was one of many that helped hide Jews during the holocaust, and or helped Jewish people escape the holocaust horrors, proving that he is an upstander of the holocaust. Wallenberg decided to help many people for the couple of years that he was in Budapest. Raoul Gustav Wallenberg would be remembered for something like this until the day that he died. Raoul’s bravery, kindness, help, and support towards the Jewish people showed that he cared enough to help them when he could have stayed in Sweden and ignored the letter. Raoul Wallenberg is truly a holocaust upstander, because without people like him we would have ne Jewish people left to be our friends, or our family. This shows how Raoul Gustav Wallenberg is a holocaust
Those who survived are here to tell the tragic and devastating history of their lives. The survivors have shared brutal but yet realistic stories from each of their experiences before, during, and after the Holocaust. History shall never repeat itself in the manner of racism, murder, and fear of our leaders. The burning hope of those who were involved still generates an enormous sadness upon the many who have heard the horror of the Holocaust.
During the rule of Adolf Hitler, many children who were Jewish lived a very frightening and difficult life. They never were given the love and compassion that every child needs and deserves growing up. The Holocaust is a story that will continue to be shared till the end of time.
The Holocaust was a bloody, terrifying event that unfortunately happened during the world’s most bloody war, World War II. The end result of a portion of deaths of the Holocaust resulted in astounding number of about 6,000,000 Jewish people dead. However, there were about 13,684,900 other lives that were taken during this “cleansing period” that Adolf Hitler once said. Those lives included civilians in surrounding countries, resisters against the Nazi nation, opposing religious members, and many more. Although, over 6,000,000 Jewish people died, many others died who are just as memorable.
The Holocaust is considered the largest genocide of our entire world, killing more than 600,000,000 Jewish people during the years of 1933-1945. The memories and history that have filled our lives that occurred during the Holocaust are constantly remembered around the world. Many populations today “think” that constant reminders allow for us to become informed and help diminish the hatred for other races still today. These scholars believe that by remembering the Holocaust, you are able to become knowledgeable and learn how to help prevent this from happening again. Since the Holocaust in a sense impacted the entire human race and history of the world, there are traces of the Holocaust all across our culture today. As I continue to remember the victims of this tragic time period I think of all the ways that our world remembers the Holocaust in today’s society. Through spreading the word, works of media and memorials across the world, I am continually reminded of the tragedy that occurred.
For many years, people time and time again denied the happenings of the Holocaust or partially understood what was happening. Even in today’s world, when one hears the word ‘Holocaust’, they immediately picture the Nazi’s persecution upon millions of innocent Jews, but this is not entirely correct. This is because Jews
The Holocaust was an extremely horrific period of history. Millions were killed and lost everything, including money, family, and dignity. However, it has taught many lessons. We can study it today to make sure nothing like it ever happens again.
Oskar Schindler met Itzhak Stern at the Judenrat building, the Judenrat was a Jewish council consisting of twenty-four elected Jews personally responsible for: work details, food, housing assignments and taking complaints, this is where the story really begins. Schindler had Stern find Jewish investors to help him get money to start a factory to make metal pots for the war effort. At first Stern decided this was not something he wanted to do, but eventually decided that something must be done to help his fellow Jews. He found investors for Schindler and helped him start a company. Stern helped many Jews by falsifying their work papers to make sure they were considered "essential" wo...