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TOPIC: Does humanity learn from history? The Holocaust – Three key lessons for Humanity

TOPIC: Does humanity learn from history? The Holocaust – Three key lessons for Humanity Six sources Dirzo, R., Ceballos, G., & Ehrlich, P. R. (2022). Circling the drain: the extinction crisis and the future of humanity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 377(1857), 20210378. Hahn, C. L. (2020). Human rights teaching: Snapshots from four countries. Human Rights

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If you were in a severe situation, do you think you could stay true to your faith and beliefs? 

If you were in a severe situation, do you think you could stay true to your faith and beliefs? Select ONE of the documents that you find MOST illuminating, and explain WHY in 4-5 sentences. I think who I found the most enlightening was Etty Hillesum. She was very personal about her struggles and the

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Etty Hillesum is writing about her experience of being in Westerbork, which was a camp established for those on their way to eventually die in a concentration camp.

Etty Hillesum is writing about her experience of being in Westerbork, which was a camp established for those on their way to eventually die in a concentration camp. Those in camps were expected in some way to get supplies from outside. She requests her friend, “if you don’t think it too immodest: a pillow or

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Herman Kruk is again observing many of the struggles that occurred in the Ghetto.

Herman Kruk is again observing many of the struggles that occurred in the Ghetto. In order that they might have food, they would try to get others to smuggle in food for them. Some were Christians, but they had the danger of being arrested. Kruk notes, “The Christians, on whom smuggled food had been found,

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Oskar Rosenfield: He notes many brutal aspects of living in the Ghetto and the corruption of one Jewish council leader called the Eldest.

Oskar Rosenfield: He notes many brutal aspects of living in the Ghetto and the corruption of one Jewish council leader called the Eldest. Murder was something that occurred among fellow Jews in the Ghetto. As he notes, “The murdered thirteen-year-old girl Ella Sznal. The murderer, the twenty-five-year-old Chaim Israel Brysz,” (Gigliotti and Lang, 339). The

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