Judaism and AntiSemitism
Their effects on the outcome and occurrences of
the Holocaust.
by:
Erin Suites
Pablo Cuartas
What is Anti-Semitism?
Anti-Semitism is hostility toward or discrimination against
Jews as a religious group or “race.”
The Nazi German Swastika
Semites include a broad range of nationalities and
peoples from all over the middle east. Anti-Semitism
however refers to Jews as the main targets.
Anti-Semitism
The gruesome beginning
Hostility to the Jews emerged because of religious
differences, the situation worsened as a result of
competition with Christianity. By the 4th century,
Christians saw Jews as an alien people who had
been condemned to perpetual migration due to their
beliefs.
A photograph taken
of the Warsaw
Ghetto.
Judaism
A Religion Prosecuted
In 1819, riots broke out in Germany and
Northern Europe in opposition to Jews.
Similar persecutions against Jews have
surfaced in history as far back as the
Biblical times.
The lasting effects of an anti-Semitic
society
During WWII the Jewish people were persecuted on an
international scale. The premier invasion by Nazi Germany on
Poland was the start of the war.
A Holocaust
victim’s grave is
vandalized by
Anti-Semites
years after the
war.
Before the war, Poland’s Jewish Population was very large.
By the end of the war however, in 1945, around 6 million
Jews had been murdered. Today, 65 out of every 1000
people are Jewish in Poland. This effect is seen throughout
the world.
The Consequences of Turning the
Other Way
The Holocaust carried on much longer than it should
have. The world saw it, denied it, and turned the
other way. It has been said nothing like the Holocaust
should ever happen again. Unfortunately, history is
repeating itself as you are reading this in countries such
as Darfur, Sudan, Rwanda, and other parts of Africa.
The civil wars are destroying the lives of millions.
Judaism Today
The Aftermath of Anti-Semitism
Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, author, and Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, talks about
his views of the Holocaust and the its effects on young people today. He elaborates
with his theme of “The Perils of Indifference.”
Go to this link to listen
http://www.ushmm.org/m
useum/exhibit/focus/anti
semitism/voices/transcri
pt/?content=20070524
The Projected Direction of
Anti-Semitism
Today, there are a number of societies
and organizations working to stop AntiSemitism and racism in general. Such
groups include the Anti Defamation
League, the Southern Poverty Law Center,
and the Jewish Journal.
These organizations work with Holocaust Survivors to
publish and produce works demoting Anti-Semitism. The
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has worked with
Elie Wiesel, Janine Oberrotman, author Samuel L. Harris,
and Felicia Graber.
a poem by Janine Oberrotman, in
August of 1942, can be found on
the link below.
http://remember.org/witness/janine.html
Southern Poverty Law Center
In early 2009 the Southern Poverty Law Center released an annual
report telling about all of the different hate groups active in the United
States of America. This is the map they provided.