Why the World Needs to Remember the Holocaust.
What happens, when millions are left dead because of nationality, race, or belief? Have we crossed the line yet when over a million children are killed because for the same reasons? And then, when countries are left in disarray because they were won over by false hope. How does something like this happen? Let me give you an idea of exactly how this repulsive time in history, known as the holocaust, began and grew. Let’s answer the question, how did this happen and how can we prevent it in the future.
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews and 5 million others that were targeted by their race or beliefs. All by the Nazi control and its collaborators. The Nazis, who came to power in January 1933, believed that Germans were “racially superior” and that the Jews, deemed “inferior,” were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community.
Some believe the Holocaust is better off being forgotten, but others, .like myself, think we should remember it. Today, the Holocaust is worth remembering because of the lessons it’s still teaching us to this day.
The Holocaust Showed Us the Danger of Silence and the Consequences of Indifference.
The genocide of European Jewry succeeded only because of the immense hate, industry of death, crimes of indifference, and conspiracies of silence.
“Bystanders” is a term that has often been applied to people who were indifferent to the escalating persecution that culminated in the Holocaust.
After the war, many ordinary Germans and Europeans claimed that they were “not involved,” that they were “bystanders” to the events of the Holocaust. Normally to avoid any responsibility for the tragic event.
When countries and the people within them ignore the world around them as soon as things get tough, we are truly named a despicable world. And the consequences are brutal as we see clearly from the Holocaust.
In the future, we must stand together to stop such violence before it escalates and goes too far. If we remember — and we trust — never again will we be silent or indifferent in the face of evil.
The Holocaust taught us that Hatred can only bring about more hatred.
Anyone, anywhere, and at any time can adopt hatred and, worse, can infect others with its venom. The hatred that may begin with one person, like a single pebble cast into a lake, can spread out to larger and larger groups, and even to entire nations.
Hate is a very powerful thing, and in the hands of an evil person, it can cause utter devastation. The Holocaust shows us what happens when we stop seeing people as people. When we deem others lower than ourselves. We must remember so that the suffering of millions of people wasn’t in vain. So that we can make this a better world, one person at a time.
You see, we must remember the Holocaust because hatred led to it. The catastrophe that took 11,000,000 lives — is still alive and well today…and it does not take much to go from hatred to catastrophe all over again.
It taught us that faith is stronger than fear.
Alice Herz-Sommers, the oldest Holocaust survivor, was imprisoned at Theresienstadt. As she faces the last years of her life, Alice does not waste time with fears of death and worries about the unknown. She knows she will wake up each day, happy to still be alive. She prioritizes and knows what is truly important.
The Holocaust was a terrifying time for the world. Even so, we pushed through and fought for the rights of our people. Our faith in ourselves sustained us in times of pain and fear then and it can do the same today. And so it is our responsibility to give voice to the voiceless, as we seek to empower the powerless.
Don’t judge people by what they cannot control.
Over 11 million people became the victims of both random and organized violence, just because of either their nationality, race, or beliefs. For no other reason except being Jewish men and women were dragged away from their families. And for no other reason, they were killed. We can never forget this.
For a moment, step into their shoes,
Can you imagine being pulled from a train and immediately being thrown around, sorted, because of a yellow star on your chest? Imagine then your husband, wife, or children being dragged away from you by tall men that didn’t even speak your language, let alone care about anything you would have to say? You and your family then get stripped of all you have or even ever owned and that’s the moment you realize you are never going to see them again. You cry out, but the only memory left in your mind is them being forced from your arms crying only to leave you cold and doomed to certain death. All because of something you could never control.
The Holocaust showed us what happens when we judge people for the wrong reasons.
And the Holocaust taught us to look at people differently. Not to judge on Nationality, Religion, or lifestyles, but to live as equals.
It’s true, Some deny that the holocaust ever happened and seek to avoid discussing it.
But the Holocaust is a part of our story. We might not like it — but that doesn’t mean we can just skip it over. We mustn't deny the incident awareness. When we own our history it will never make us feel as bad as when we deny it.
The most famous gang in history decides one day, that some people are better than others. One man, to water the hatred of millions, but a million more to water the love. and peace they would fight for till their last days.
Remember the Holocaust because remembering now is how we influence the path our future will take.
Silence can be deadly. We’ve all got the words to shake nations, can we stop biting our thoughts? Hatred can be overcome by faith if we only reach the other side of fear. Will you claim your faith in the darkest areas you may find? False and unfair judgment may lead to great difficulties. We’ve all got pasts we’re not proud of, but will you plan a more reliable future? History could be repeating itself this very moment. Will you remember, and be ready if it does?
