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UNIT 3 - ARE THE BYSTANDERS EQUALLY TO BLAME? - PART I
Defining the Problem:

When we first learn about the Holocaust and discover what happened to the Jews of Europe we ask the question, 'how did civilised people allow this happen?

There is no simple answer and no single reason. What happened to Jews during two decades of the twentieth century was the most sustained persecution of a race, religion and culture ever known. For Jews in Germany, the active persecution began immediately after Hitler came to power in March 1933 and continued until the end of the War in 1945.

If we examine how Jewish peoples rights were gradually eroded during this time, it brings us to a realisation that the lack of action on the part of other German people during this period, especially the pre - war period enabled serious violations against human rights to take place.

However, we should also ask ourselves the question 'Would we have behaved any differently towards our Jewish neighbours, if we had lived in Germany during

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that period?'

This brings us to another equally as important question. 'Do we challenge those situations that arise in our every day lives where people from minority groups are treated less well that others?
Module Objectives:
To understand what happened to Jews living in Hitler's Germany
- To consider how the gradual erosion of human rights can sometimes lead to the destruction of the human spirit and the loss of the will to resist
- To help young people to develop an understanding through the situation faced by Jews in their every day life, of why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is so important
- To encourage young people to become active in their opposition to racism, bigotry and discrimination
Resources:
copy of the power point presentation 'The Erosion of Human Rights in Germany'; print outs of each restriction faced by German Jews between March 1933 and March 1945; several large sheets of plain paper; felt tipped pens.
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