It is a cold December night, Audwin wraps his scarf a little tighter; his yellow star glistens under the streets lights signifying he is a Jew. His parent’s told him it will be his last night at home; he doesn’t know much about the invasion of the Nazis, but he knows no good can come from leaving. He takes in the last few steps of freedom before he marches up the stairs to their little apartment. This will be the last time he sees his parents, the last time he will feel the warmth of his bed, and it will be the last time he knows he’ll be okay. Although some may say that the United States shelters and protects many lives, it may be thought that the past does not show the same results. The United State’s history displays many downfalls on how people are treated; repeatedly the United States outcasts race, religion, and sexuality. The United States, along with many other countries, don’t possess the most polite reputation, considering their histories, but they seem to …show more content…
They strongly believe the Jews twisted the facts from the Holocaust; claiming six million deaths was exaggerated, but the few deaths that occurred were not due to gas chambers, they were due to starvation and disease. Also it is believed that the Nazi’s had no intention to kill the Jews (“Holocaust Denial Timeline”), they believe the Jews plotted the Holocaust to guilt Westerners to show interest in their beliefs (“Combating Holocaust Denial”). In addition, some believe the ever so famous diary of Anne Frank is forgery. The United States didn’t believe the statements of the mass killing of Jews across the ocean; they believed the reports were propaganda (“Holocaust Denial Timeline”). Ultimately, the reports of the Holocaust are hard to comprehend, but the realization of it can be found in documentations from history, therefore, it’s difficult to believe that people believe it didn’t