History for me is very beautiful, even if some of the worst things happened, such as the Holocaust which took place during World War II. The Holocaust was the 1940's prosecution of many people, focusing on Jews all around Europe. When Adolf Hitler came to power, the value in humanity temporarily perished in years: concentration camps, strong military forces, families torn apart, Pearl Harbor and so much more. Yet there were those kinds of people, who in spite of the chaos unleashing around them, were destined to make their voices heard. They refused to let the Nazi's live their lives for them and made sure their story was told, no matter the cost. Some of these people were a great part of the Resistance, a secret group of young adults who conducted plans to either assassinate Hitler or help rescue Jews who were daily murdered in concentration camps. Yes, these were great heroes, but there were others who had hidden courage, were secret risk-takers, felt unconditional love in their hearts and had undeniable passion for the world. Young and small heroes that made the biggest differences; made the biggest impact in history. Who are they....?
- Annelies Marie Frank (Anne Frank)
- Hana Brady
- Elly Berkovits Gross
- Oskar Schindler
- Edith van Hassen
- Jack Mandelbaum
- Eliezer Wiesel (Elie Wiesel)
Yet, there are many other people, these are just a few, compared to the rest that endured the Holocaust; simply victimized because of who they were. There are others: Primo Levi, Mala Zimetbaum, Edek Galinski, Tsvi C. Nussbaum, Claus von Stauffenberg, etc...etc.. So many heroes that fought for what they believed in, and even if that cost them their lives, they were proud for they managed to do for their people. They eventually learned that freedom isn't free...it comes with a price, known as sacrifice.
Here are some websites that you can copy and paste into your browser to learn more about the Holocaust and it's victims:
- http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1&lid=2
- http://www.hanassuitcase.ca/index.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust
- http://www.2worldwar2.com/timeline.htm
Here is picture map that shows the concentration camp locations/areas (Copy and paste too):
- http://www.bobbickel.com/edfn520/section10/applications10c_files/image002.gi
