Page 2 of 2 1 Wolfe, Zane Phycology of the Holocaust 30 March 2023 What it Takes to Become an Upstander During the mass Genocide of Jewish people called and known as the Holocaust, that happend in Germany during 1930s, and 1940s, and around 6 million jewish people were killed during this period, although some place this as higher. Some people who are not as familiar with this topic, most wonder why did everyone go along with it? Also why did no one try to fight back? The main reason why people went through with this even if it would be against their morals, is the bystander effect. For example of a case of the bystander effect would be and include, Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old woman, was raped and stabbed in front of 38 people whom saw and …show more content…
The main reason why people went through with this even if it would be against their morals, is the bystander effect. For example of a case of the bystander effect would be and include, Kitty Genovese, a 28-year-old woman, was raped and stabbed in front of 38 people whom saw and heard this. It’s shocking that so many people could do this and just let this happen and go on. This is a prime example of the bystander effect. The bystander effect is when people feel “not responsible” for something happening. This case is actually a main example of the bystander effect in action. They feel as if they are just minding their own business. Some feel like it would be unsafe to intervene and could hurt themself or get killed. This case in particular, Kitty Genovese, lived in New York. It happened around 2:30, on March 13, 1964. The perpetrator was, Winston Moseley, who would be convicted to life in prison without parole. But this isn’t always the case. There are people who have and will and would stand up for what they believe and follow their morals and what they believe is right to them as a person. These people are referred to and called for being like this, an upstander. For example JAMIE BENNETT You need a citation for this information. …show more content…
His family was catholic. At 43 years old he was drafted into the military. He was an officer during the war in 1939, where he would continue to serve for the end of the entire war. Even thought he was serving and was apart of the German and Nazi army as well as being born in German and being German, he started to disagree with the regime, policies, and the overall everything that was going on, and disgusted by the crimes against the Polish people and Jewish people that he was to ultimately become witness to and seeing all of this going down. He kept a diary during his service about his true feelings and is shift of beliefs of him starting to disagree with the regime, policies, and the overall everything that was going on, and disgusted by the crimes that were being committed and the hate filled violence that was around him and was being done to Jewsih and Polish people. He didn’t just do this though, he also actively participated in and was helping the victims and trying to help the best he could. He also made a Jewish man famous with the film "The Pianist", based on and was the topic along the lines of detailing Waldislaw Szpilman's life story. After his,