Holocaust Effect On Society

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Our society has gone through many life changing events all throughout the course of history. Many of these events are the type that affects not one or two individuals, but thousands and even millions, like the unspeakable terror attacks of September eleven. The Holocaust is one these occurrences that affected the entire world. What is the Holocaust? Why do we teach it to our children in school? Is it something we should still talk about, or is it best to leave the past as it and move on? To me, these are the important questions, the ones that are meant to be asked. The stories of survivors as well as remembrances of those dark times, have not only changed the lives of people, but have made it easier to understand the tragedies and the truths of the Holocaust. …show more content…

"The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators." (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). This genocide was referred to as "The final …show more content…

There is no doubt in anybody's mind that one of the main cause of this horrible event was hate, hate had the power to destroy thousands almost an entire community. With this research paper and my use of sources and evidence, I believe I have proven that The Holocaust has had many repercussion in today's society, for example a big sense of community, compassion and appreciation of life and freedom. Knowing what others have gone through makes our society more accepting and