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Discrimination In Night By Elie Wiesel

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Gavin Arbic Mrs.Onstad AP Language and Composition 16 December 2022

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The Holocaust was the mass murder of millions of Jewish people. Jewish people were forced into labor camps and forced to work for the Nazi army. When they arrived at the camps, they were separated from their families. The events that the Jewish people went through left a tremendous impact on history. The Holocaust is important to study to show the impact of history on American society, to show how dangerous discrimination is, and to promote human rights awareness.
Studying the Holocaust is important to understand how it impacted societies around the world. Throughout Night, Elie Wiesel leads readers through the journey of how he lost his faith. Elie saw such traumatic events that he …show more content…

The Jews were no longer allowed to hold government official jobs. Thus leading to the Jews having no say in elections or what laws are passed. In our world today, people have a say in who holds an official position, as well as laws that are passed. The Jews were overrun by discrimination by the Nazis. They were forced to wear a yellow star to identify that they were Jewish. The yellow star represents a small act of discrimination The Jews were forced to turn over their valuables to the Jewish council which would then be turned over to the Nazis. Many Jews hid their valuables from the Nazis so they could use them, later on, to bribe soldiers to warn the Jews about what was happening, get extra food, get better jobs, and gain information on where they were going next. When the Nazis forced the Jews to turn over their valuables, it showed the control the Nazis had over the Jewish people. The control the Nazis had over the Jews frightened them so much that they had no other choice but to obey the Nazi's orders. These examples demonstrate worsening discrimination, which societies should look out

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