Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2000
Titel der Quelle:
חינוך לתרבות בחברה רב-תרבותית
Angaben zur Quelle:
(תשסא) 159-168
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) History
;
Antisemitism History 1933-1945
;
National socialism Philosophy
;
Genocide History 20th century
Abstract:
Based on a lecture delivered in Bonn, 27 January 1998. Explains several reasons why the Holocaust was unique: the Jews were murdered simply for having been born Jewish; the intention of the Nazis was to murder all of the Jews in the world, while other genocides were restricted to specific areas; the Nazi ideology behind the genocide was based on an irrational racial antisemitism, including belief in a Jewish world conspiracy, while other genocides had more realistic motivations; and the Nazis were also determined to humiliate the Jews, bodily and mentally, before they murdered them. Although the Holocaust was unique, the threat of its recurrence is universal because extremism can lead to genocide. Germany bears responsibility for the culture which allowed the rise of Nazism; since the German intelligentsia supported racism and antisemitism, it was easy to convince the general public to do so. The Jews became a target for the German public’s general discontent and a symbol of the scorned Western culture. However, some Germans rejected Nazism and some even risked their lives to save Jews. Both Germans and Jews must learn from the Holocaust and try to prevent its recurrence.
Note:
בסלובקית:
,
"Acta Judaica Slovaca" 7 (2001) 87-97
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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