The powers that be were notified many times of what was going on. ... A Swiss-German industrialist, after having been invited to watch a mass killing, sent photographs to Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, they were ignored. ... It is easy, when faced with all of these facts, to recognize that the image of the world as having German wool pulled over their eyes is fallacious. ... Despite their virtual lack of outside support, the European Jews did not go like lambs to the slaughter as they are often portrayed. ... Imagine watching all those you loved or cared about killed. ...

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The people in power at that time were notified many times of what was going on. ... A Swiss-German industrialist, after having been invited to watch a mass killing, sent photographs to Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, they were ignored. ... It is easy, when faced with all of these facts, to recognize that the image of the world as having German wool pulled over their eyes is fallacious. ... Despite their virtual lack of outside support, the European Jews did not go ''like lambs to the slaughter'' as they are often portrayed. ... Imagine watching all those yo...

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In my own family, I used to go and withdraw my parents' paycheck. ... In Tonga, parents are always there to help their children when they start going to pre-school up through their obtaining college degrees. ... Jewish people were persecuted because of their beliefs and the trademark that was placed on them. ... Yet the very people who were killing them "these Christians "had totally abandoned their beliefs. ... In conclusion, studying the Holocaust has opened my eyes to the lives of the Jewish people. ...

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I can remember when I was in 8th grade hearing an announcement over the loudspeaker that all of the seniors had to bring in their permission slips so that they would be allowed to watch the film in the auditorium the following week. ... Whenever he did meet with Stern, the intelligent manager would feed him little stories of how the Jews were being treated. ... These Jews are given over to Schindler who then releases them to go their own way. ... He slowly changed due to the bits and pieces that he heard from Stern and the atrocities that he saw with his own eyes. ... I don't know who cou...

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Wild beasts of prey, with animal hatred in their eyes; an extraordinary vitality had seized them, sharpening their teeth and nails." ... The food was their life source for survival. ... Even Elie had to watch as his father was slowly dying of starvation. ... The food they were given, the cruelty of starvation, and the despair that they had to go through were all contributing factors to these once civilized peoples to react in such a way. ... It must never be forgotten what these people had to go through. ...

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Liesel see's the compassion of Hans when she, "observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver. [] Upon seeing those eyes, understood that Hans Hubermann was worth a lot" (Zusak, 34). ... Ultimately, she knows that Hans is a good man, who is going to be a caring foster father despite the terrible circumstances that led her to be a foster child. ... One example is when he brings it on his walk, "They made their way back to Amper River. ... He shows a sign of good when a, "Jew stood before him, expecting another handful o...

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The story goes on the give us insight into the answer by investigating the background of these men. ... It was as if they enjoyed watching them suffer. It isn't' like the Jews had ravaged the German population and the German's were taking out their revenge on them. ... In Looking at the Holocaust from my own eyes, I see it as one of the greatest losses the world has ever known. ... Unfortunately, they were defenseless, naked, holding on to their children, stuffed into cattle cars, shot in firing lines, beaten, and worst of all packed into gas chambers, gassed and immediate...

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