Running header: THE HOLOCAUST 1
Wk4
The Holocaust
Chamberlain University
Contemporary History
The past is what shapes our future, and the present is merely a gift. In the
early-mid 1900s the German Nazis, as well as the Jews amongst them knew this
to be true. The 1941 Holocaust is the result of one ancient idea, that over time
leads to systematically wiping out an entire race. The ancient idea that Jewish
people used Germans’ blood for “Passover”, shaped the minds of German Nazi
rulers to come, like Reinhard Tristan Heydrich and Adolf Hitler. With artistic
influences from his father, Tristan thrived in the rise of the Holocaust with the
intent to save his German Christian culture from Jewish people. Hitler having his
own personal connection to the Arts, also posed Jewish people as a threat
(Catherwood & Horvitz, 2006). Jewish citizens were known to be creative and
just as talented as German citizens, Hitler struggled in a world outside of war and
terror. This contrast shows the clear line of intent to wipe out a mass of people
when possessing great political power. I could only imagine that Jewish citizens
experienced immense terror and confusion; they were living in a society that had
no intentions in coexisting with their kind. However, the video gave me a sense
of hope and cooperativeness. The Jewish race exemplified unity and great pride
amongst themselves. While Germans intended to dehumanize the Jewish race, the
Wk4
The Holocaust
Chamberlain University
Contemporary History
The past is what shapes our future, and the present is merely a gift. In the
early-mid 1900s the German Nazis, as well as the Jews amongst them knew this
to be true. The 1941 Holocaust is the result of one ancient idea, that over time
leads to systematically wiping out an entire race. The ancient idea that Jewish
people used Germans’ blood for “Passover”, shaped the minds of German Nazi
rulers to come, like Reinhard Tristan Heydrich and Adolf Hitler. With artistic
influences from his father, Tristan thrived in the rise of the Holocaust with the
intent to save his German Christian culture from Jewish people. Hitler having his
own personal connection to the Arts, also posed Jewish people as a threat
(Catherwood & Horvitz, 2006). Jewish citizens were known to be creative and
just as talented as German citizens, Hitler struggled in a world outside of war and
terror. This contrast shows the clear line of intent to wipe out a mass of people
when possessing great political power. I could only imagine that Jewish citizens
experienced immense terror and confusion; they were living in a society that had
no intentions in coexisting with their kind. However, the video gave me a sense
of hope and cooperativeness. The Jewish race exemplified unity and great pride
amongst themselves. While Germans intended to dehumanize the Jewish race, the
