Introduction To The Holocaust

At the outcome of the Holocaust, over six million Jews were massacred (“Introduction to the Holocaust”). The Holocaust commenced on January 30, 1933 and continued through May 8, 1945 (Berger). The Holocaust stems from a Greek word meaning “sacrifice by fire” which explains the connection of fire and the crematorium. The Germans murdered every two out of three European Jews so that they could exterminate all of the Jews of Europe during the last year of the war (“Introduction to the Holocaust”). Hitler was a paranoiac, he disliked Jews, and he was a very insane person. He influenced thousands of people to follow him including multiple Nazis and Jew discriminators. Nobody understands why Hitler woke up one morning, and decided to start a movement

The Nazis felt that the Jews were in charge of more than enough wealth and power, and they did not respect their religion (“Introduction to the Holocaust”). The Jews have a strong sense of identity which explains their commitment to Judaism and their will to live (Wiesel 268). The Nazis who were in charge in Germany, thought that Germans were genetically exceptional (“Introduction to the Holocaust”). From the start of time, Jews have been persecuted and executed for their beliefs and accomplishments (Dart). Someone who spoke out against the horrors in the Holocaust was Elie Wiesel. Due to the importance of never forgetting the horrid events of the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel, took a stand to speak out against genocide and discrimination, and has impacted millions of lives by providing education and promoting awareness through his published

He had continued writing, and he had still been working on new books and autobiographical novels. Elie Wiesel is remembered and will never be forgotten by everyone around the world. Elie had been very influential in supporting others to create the message delivered through the Holocaust Memorial Museum that had marked the history and events of the time for all the world to observe (Elie Wiesel). He created an enormous impact by taking a stand which propelled him to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1986. There were multiple people who had denied the Holocaust and still deny it today. There are some people who are outright Jew discriminators and others who are ignorant. Elie believes that those people are moral midgets and are shutting out a vital event that had killed six million Jews, Russians, and Gypsies (Berger). Wiesel had been offered the opportunity to show up at universities and talk about what he had experienced in the Holocaust (Elie Wiesel). Elie Wiesel died on July 2, 2016. He died in his home in Manhattan, New York at the age of 87. Elie had lived a long and fulfilling life, which impacted millions of people around the world (Biography.com Editors). We can further his works by spreading his message, making sure people remember, and by trying to speak up when injustice occurs