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1 Introduction to the Holocaust

2 Introduction to the Holocaust comes from a GREEK term which means: total BURNING or sacrifice by BURNING

3 Introduction to the Holocaust Holocaust is the systematic MURDER of 6 million Jews by NAZI Germany during World War II

4 Introduction to the Holocaust Genocide is the attempt to WIPE OUT (kill) an entire group of people based on RACE, nationality, RELIGION, etc. Turks killing Armenians during World War I

5 Introduction to the Holocaust Genocide is the attempt to WIPE OUT (kill) an entire group of people based on RACE, nationality, RELIGION, etc. more than 1 million people killed in Cambodia in the 1970 s

6 Introduction to the Holocaust Genocide is the attempt to WIPE OUT (kill) an entire group of people based on RACE, nationality, RELIGION, etc. Between , black Africans were killed in Darfur, Sudan Almost 1,000,000 killed in 100 days in Rwanda in 1994

7 How is the Holocaust different?! Tried to wipe out all 9.5 million EUROPEAN Jews Only act of genocide in a modern industrial country - use state-of-the-art TECHNOLOGY - scientists, PROFESSORS, & DOCTORS helped - technology made specifically for MURDERING Jews - killed many other people as well

8 Why learn/teach about the Holocaust?! To REMEMBER the events and the 11 million victims Shows the danger of HATE Warns us how modern TECHNOLOGY can be used negatively To keep something like it from happening again

9 II. Brief Background of Jewish Culture A. left the kingdom of JUDEA after defeated by Romans in 70 A.D. 1. Jews fled and scattered across EUROPE a. This scattering is known as the Diaspora. 2. in recent centuries, Jews set up communities in Spain, GERMANY_, POLAND, and other parts of Europe

10 B. Role of religion in Jewish culture 1. _SYNAGOGUES_ were the center of Jewish communities a. Jewish bible is the _TORAH_; code of laws is the _TALMUD_. 2. Rabbis act as religious leader and TEACHER_ for the community.

11 B. Role of religion in Jewish culture 1. _SYNAGOGUES_ were the center of Jewish communities a. Jewish bible is the _TORAH_; code of laws is the _TALMUD_. 2. Rabbis act as religious leader and TEACHER_ for the community.

12 B. Role of religion in Jewish culture 1. _SYNAGOGUES_ were the center of Jewish communities a. Jewish bible is the _TORAH_; code of laws is the _TALMUD_. 2. Rabbis act as religious leader and TEACHER_ for the community.

13 B. Role of religion in Jewish culture 1. _SYNAGOGUES_ were the center of Jewish communities a. Jewish bible is the _TORAH_; code of laws is the _TALMUD_. 2. Rabbis act as religious leader and TEACHER_ for the community.

14 C. History of persecution 1. in history, some early Christian leaders taught ANTI-SEMITISM a. anti-semitism is HATRED of Jewish people b. told stories of Jews harming Christian children 2. laws prohibit Jews from being farmers; Jews blamed for epidemics

15 D. Different lives in different places A.Jews in Germany ASSIMILATED to the German culture. 1. spoke German; wore German clothing; children went to German schools; lived among the Germans; many were doctors, writers, artists, and scientists.

16 D. Different lives in different places A.Jews in Germany ASSIMILATED to the German culture. 1. spoke German; wore German clothing; children went to German schools; lived among the Germans; many were doctors, writers, artists, and scientists.

17 D. Different lives in different places A.Jews in Germany ASSIMILATED to the German culture. 1. spoke German; wore German clothing; children went to German schools; lived among the Germans; many were doctors, writers, artists, and scientists.

18 A.Many Jews in Poland did NOT ASSIMILATE to Polish culture. 1. spoke YIDDISH, lived by traditional Jewish customs, lived in small Jewish villages (like shtetls), worked as tailors, shopkeepers, and carpenters.

19 A.Many Jews in Poland did NOT ASSIMILATE to Polish culture. 1. spoke YIDDISH, lived by traditional Jewish customs, lived in small Jewish villages (like shtetls), worked as tailors, shopkeepers, and carpenters.

20 A.Many Jews in Poland did NOT ASSIMILATE to Polish culture. 1. spoke YIDDISH, lived by traditional Jewish customs, lived in small Jewish villages (like shtetls), worked as tailors, shopkeepers, and carpenters.

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