Holocaust? What was the reality about it? Do you believe in it?
89523
What was the reality about it???? Are you serious?!?! Millions upon millions of jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis- 6 million!!! Can you even fathom how many people that is? Many families were forced from their homes into ghettos where living conditions were grutesque and disgusting. Many families were torn apart, and children saw their parents for the last time as they marched off toward the crematoriums. Groups of Jews were taken to a desolate field, forced to dig a large hole, then were lined up in rows of 5- to then be shot by machine guns to fall into the grave that they dug for themselves!! Many times groups of 100 or more would be shot in this way. The people who were in the second row had to pick up the bodies of the people shot before them and push them into the hole, before they were then shot on the spot. So many Jews were humiliated and made to clean the streets with toothbrushes, or even sweep the streets with their hands after a storm. I hope that you don't deny the holocaust. Everything that happened was very real. I hope you take the time to research the holocaust and to read about some of the atrocities that have taken place from 1939-1945. (Some of these terrible things happened even before the war took place- and a lot of the discrimination was starting in Russia before the war "officially" began.)
690073
I watched it when I was about 10, and I read the book about a year later.  It didn't warp me in any way, and frankly I think it's a good thing for kids to see, same as with Schindler's List.  I'd just be sure to answer any questions they have immediately, and in as unbiased a fashion as possible so that they are able to form their own opinions.\n\nI learned a lot about history, about the origins of racial tensions.  Well worth the reading, and even the re-reading.
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The Jewish Holocaust 1933-1945\n\n\nhttp://facultystaff.vwc.edu/~dgraf/holocaus.htm\n\nhttp://www.greenepa.net/~wgsd/computerlab/Holocaust/Holocaust.html\n\nhttp://www.shamash.org/holocaust/\n\nhttp://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide/Holocaust.htm\n\nhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/holo.html\n\nhttp://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-holoc.htm\n\nhttp://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/\n\nhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/\n\nThe Holocaust History Project is a free archive of documents, photographs, recordings, and essays regarding the Holocaust, including direct refutation of Holocaust-denial.\n\nhttp://www.holocaust-history.org/\n\nhttp://library.thinkquest.org/12663/?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0312\n\nOur site is not the only one on the World Wide Web dealing with the Holocaust.  Certainly an event of such tragic magnitude deserves as much coverage as possible from a wide variety of angles.  Here are some other sites that you can visit for more information.\n\nhttp://library.thinkquest.org/12663/ref.htm\n\nWebsites for Holocaust Education\n\nA comprehensive list of links for you to explore.\n\nhttp://www.cumbavac.org/Holocaust.htm\n\nConcentration Camp Listing\n\nhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/cclist.html\n\nThe image galleries on this site have been grouped into ten sections for your convenience. Click on the sample thumbnail photo to view all of the galleries in any section.\n\nhttp://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/gallery/gallery.htm#1\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
558127
holocaust means the extensive destruction of a people through fire, which as far as I know hasn't happened, but if Iran creates nuclear weapons many many months in the future, then maybe.
88057
many people were killed in WWII including the Jews.\nbut the story of holocaust was made up by the Jews to pretend they were not safe in Europe and they needed their own homeland.that was the main pretext for invading and occupying palestine,a country that had no role in the war.but let it be said that there are some Jews who oppose occupation of Palestine.
625570
Anyone involved in WWII, Poland, the UK, Germany, Austria, Hungary. It wasn't just the Jewish people sent to the Death Camps, the Nazis hated everyone. \n\nTry this link but not if you get upset easily.\n\nhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/cc.html
481991
Id say people in the Middle East have an extremely biased view (if any) on the Holocaust. Im Lebanese, living in Lebanon, and i can say that the Holocaust is praised (unfortunately) in most Arab countries since Israel is viewed as the main enemy (along with the US). It's sad to see educated people praising Hitler and the horrible genocide he commited against Jews. Being an Arab Christian, my backgroud education gave me the right idea about the genocide. However, most Muslims have this haine for Jews (mostly because the Sheikhs and Arab leaders examplify Israelis and Jews as the force of evil and war in the world). I dont want to sound too pessimistic but a better education will not be the solution because Imams (or Sheikhs, as in muslim religious leaders) will still endoctrinate their followers... The only solution in my opinion is the creation of two states (Israel and Palestine) after both forces recognize one another according to international law. It's a shame extremism (whether ultra-orthodox jews or fanatic muslims) is the obstacle of bringing people together..
87613
it isn't. no one debates the fact that us white folks suck and killed the natives for their lands. unfortunately there are still idiots that try to say the holocaust never happened. Another thing ppl like to forget is that Hitler not only murdered 6,000,000 Jews but also 5,000,000 others for being gypsies, homosexuals, and mentally retarded. Don't forget all the people he murdered for helping these groups as well. Bottom line Indians were killed for what they had Jews for what they were. Therein lies the definition of the word holocaust. What the real question is why does no one remember that in 1994 there was another holocaust in Rwanda that the UN turned it's back to????because there was nothing in it for us to gain???? Nearly 1,000,000 men, women and children were brutally murdered for a name give to their tribe by the british. For no other reason than jealousy and hatred. We here in the US were too worried about whether our president should have oral sex to concern ourselves over the daily killing of hundreds of thousands of babies. Maybe the Rwandese should have gotten a better publicist....
272457
Many people were killed in WWII including the Jews.\nbut the story of holocaust was made up by the Zionist Jews to pretend they were not safe in Europe and they needed their own homeland. That was the main pretext for invading and occupying palestine, a country that had no role in the war. But let it be said that there are some Jews who oppose occupation of Palestine.
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This is the second time I have seem this question in as many weeks. Whats going on! Is history evaporating? First the Holocaust didn't happen, now one of mans (no sexism intended) greatest achievements maybe didn't really happen???!?!?!?!?\n\nI guess for some people, the only way to make them believe in the Apollo program is to bring them along, otherwise forget it...
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I know you will not believe this but there has been a holocaust in this country (I mean other then what we did to the native Americans) take a look at Johnson s Island (northern Ohio); Camp Douglas (Chicago); and Elmira (New York). \n\nThe official U.S. position on the treatment of Confederate prisoners of war during The War for Southern Independence would shock many modern Americans.  The data, facts and statistics have been thoroughly eliminated from American history books.  One must research the original documents to discover the horrible truth.\n\nDuring the Civil War (1861-1865), the U.S. House of Representatives passed the following resolution: "Rebel prisoners in our hands are to be subjected to a treatment finding its parallels only in the conduct of savage tribes and resulting in the death of multitudes by the slow but designed process of starvation and by mortal diseases occasioned by insufficient and unhealthy food and wanton exposure of their persons."\n\nOne Yankee prison commander boasted that he had killed more Confederate soldiers than any Union officer on the front battle lines.\n\nThe story of Confederate prison camps, especially Andersonville, has been misrepresented.  There was no deliberate attempt to mistreat northern POWs.  The South asked the North to send doctors and medicine, and they tried to exchange the prisoners. \n\nThe North refused and finally the Confederacy offered the North cotton and gold as payment to take the men without exchange.  Again, the North refused to do so.  They knew the Confederate States of America would be honor bound to try to feed and house the Union POWs and to do so would hamper the Confederate war effort.  Yankee prisioners got the same rations as our boys, and one of the responders was correct Wirtz was the only person hung for war crimes and that was for Andersonville.\n\nThe yankees sold our blankets and uniforms as souvenirs, charged civilians a nickel to view a “Confederate” at Camp Douglas they stood us outside until we froze to death, we would raise vegetables only to have the yankees take and sell them.\n\nUntil the German Death Camps in the 1940s nothing would remotely compare, something else, yankees should be proud.\n\nMedicine was not as we know today but it was not lie pictured in the movies.  They knew little about germs but practiced reasonable sanitation in fact, there were groups dedicated it just that.  The biggest problems were infection and medicines they used mercury for many cures, which of course kills you.  For instance once a soldier got to the actually hospital they had over a 90% survival rate.  If you look at picture of casualties, their pockets are inside out and many erroneously think people were stealing from them and left their pockets inside out.  Most had nothing or very little to steal what it was the wounded were searching to find where they were wounded.  Look at a Minnie ball and imagine that hitting you.  It is so heavy it does a lot of damage you would off your feet in unimaginable pain and you looked to see where you were hit in the arm, stomach, etc.\n\nAncient Egyptians were doing brain surgery thousands of years ago, most people feel their era is superior and these who came before were dumb.  You can surprise your classmates by telling them there are still sons and daughters of Civil War veterans (especially Confederate) who are still alive.   \n\nLife in general was harsh compared to the way we live but at the same time they had time for leisure things, enjoyed art, music, fashion, riding and everything just about that we do.  Yankees had it better than we did when it comes to disease; like visitors to remote tribes in South America and Africa they have carries diseases in that have killed the whole population,  Yankees usually lives in populated areas and had been exposed and developed immunity to some of the diseases while we dies.  Make no mistakes mumps, Smallpox, bad water and dysentery killed more boys on b
173492
This question has been run into the ground.  The Holocaust of the 1930'and 40's was a factual occurrence in the history of man.  There are to many living witnesses, physical evidence,and documentation to think otherwise.  It does not matter how many times this question is asked, it is not going to make the facts change to meet your needs.
914167
I believe the people that answered above are actually antisemitic and don't want to believe what you are saying. \nThis is a sad world we live in when they are willing to suffer as long as they can turn a blind eye towards truth.
273677
Definitely a MYTH, both in existence and scale\nJust Jewish propaganda to deceive the world.
761944
Mentioning events in history doesn't make you a racist. It's ok to say "Holocaust."\n\nThings happen because either: \n\n1. There is no God and actions in life are completely random.\n2. Fate, destiny, testing faith, etc. exists.\n3. There is a God, but there is no divine plan and actions in life are completely random.\n\nAnd what ever you choose to believe above, bad things happen in life...to everyone.
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Here's a link for a good site if you want to research it.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust
1139426
in all honesty... concentration camps were probably more humane than the hollows of a slave ship en route from the African continent to the US... However, I do think that the Nazis were definately issuing out unprecedented acts of cruelty on the Jews.  Now, I am African American, but I truely think horror is horror, and I don't see 1 being any better than the other.  However, at least the Jews still have a heritage to embrace, while all I have is myself to identify with in a foreign nation to my ancestors.  No no, I wouldn't weigh these horrors against each other... All I can say is, thank goodness I didn't have to endure through either... I'd most assuredly would not have stood either long enough to survive.