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Holocaust Rememberance Day
Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak for me. We’ve been taught that it is important to know history so that we can understand and learn from past mistakes and avoid repeating them in the future. On May 2nd, millions of people worldwide will remember the victims of the Holocaust as we observe the Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust is the term that refers to the tragedy of the World War II, specifically the ethnic cleansing carried out by the Nazis. Counting around 11 million deaths, it is undoubtedly one of the most horrendous crimes committed against humanity. Holocaust encompasses the time period from 1938 to 1945; its victims range from Jews to physically disabled. Singled out as the primary target, the Jewish people suffered around 6 million deaths during the Holocaust, that being nearly 65% of European Jewry. However, they were not the only ones. Germans sought to really “cleanse” the human race. They targeted all the people who were somehow different from their “norms”. 5 million people other than Jews were killed during the Holocaust; these included homosexuals, gypsies, disabled,... Please login to view comments from other users.
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