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Jan 24, 2019 the nazis set out to annihilate the jews of europe, at the very least, if not more. In addition to the millions of jews killed during the holocaust, multiple other ethnic groups were displaced, abused, imprisoned, and killed. Introduction to the holocaust the holocaust encyclopedia. The books targeted for burning were those viewed as being subversive or as representing ideologies opposed to nazism. Nazi germany was known to have been extremely discriminatory, especially towards jews. Firstperson stories of nonjews persecuted by the nazis 9780395502129. Minority groups which did not conflict with the nazis vision were not. These institutionalized practices came to be called the holocaust, and they began with legalized social discrimination against specific groups, and involuntary hospitalization, euthanasia, and forced.

Among these people were people of color, poles polish. Of all the people the nazis persecuted the christians, catholics and other religious leaders were left for last on their list. The limits of the racial state, published in 2011 in the history workshop journal, which, through an analysis of the experiences of black and gypsy peoples in the holocaust, provides insights into the nuances encountered between official and everyday perceptions of difference, and the variety of experiences of the. Communists, socialists, other nonnationalist groups. Unlike the jews and others persecuted and killed by virtue of their birth, jehovahs witnesses had the opportunity to escape persecution and personal harm by renouncing their religious beliefs. The nazis aimed to completely exclude jews and other minorities from everyday life. On july 5, 1933, the catholic centre party, and its ally the bavarian peoples party, disbanded itself under relentless nazi intimidation and after empty promises were made promising catholic freedom in education and for youth groups. Along with jews, the nazis targeted slavic people, polish people, russians and gypsies and anybody who did not belong to the aryan race. What groups of people were persecuted during the holocaust. While the majority of victims of the holocaust were jews, many other minority groups were targeted as well.

The nazis also identified political dissidents, jehovahs witnesses. Women and children and african americans were also persecuted but in different ways than the different ethnic groups. And although it contains many characters belonging to groups persecuted by the nazis including jews, gays, lesbians criminals and others perceived by the nazis as undesirable, such as prostitutes, the homeless, drunks, beggars and the unemployed its hard to identify any clues as to what the author thought would happen to those individuals. In what ways are themes that were present during the holocaust still at play in our society today.

Want more information on nazi ideology and the reason the nazis determined these groups enemies and undesirable click here. Which other undesirable group were persecuted by the nazis. Persecution of homosexuals in nazi germany wikipedia. List of books and articles about other victims of the. Why and how the nazis persecuted jews essay 812 words. Six million jewish people were murdered during the genocide in europe in the years leading up to 1945, and the jews are rightly remembered as the group that adolf hitlers nazi party most savagely persecuted during the holocaust. Pius xii continued the work of his predecessor, and numerous historians, both catholic and jewish, have chronicled his work in rescuing jews from the nazis. The largest of these book bonfires occurred in berlin, where an estimated 40,000 people gathered to hear a speech by the propaganda minister, joseph goebbels. Because of this, nazis were more interested in how the u. The persecution of those who did not fit hitlers ideal aryan master race began soon after hitler became chancellor of germany in january 1933. Other groups singled out by the nazis included lgbtq individuals, the physically and mentally disabled, roma gypsies, poles and other slavic peoples, jehovahs witnesses, and members of political opposition groups. Start studying history groups the nazis persecuted. Minority groups that were considered criminal, antisocial or otherwise undesirable were persecuted. What groups of people were executed during the holocaust.

After the machtergreifung, they persecuted all those who did not fit into their concept of a politically homogenous nation. Five million is frequently cited as the number of nonjews killed by the nazis. However, jews were not the only group to be targeted by the nazis, leading to a debate as to whether other groups should be counted as holocaust victims. Spurlin has suggested that restricting the definition of holocaust to jews fosters a misrepresentation of history and devalues the suffering of other victims of nazi atrocities. The figure is inaccurate and was apparently an invention of famed nazihunter simon. According to british historian ian kershaw, the nazis genocide and brutality was their way of ensuring lebensraum living space for those who met hitlers narrow racial requirements. Whilst not the primary focus of the nazi regime its first few years, persecution started from the moment that the nazis entered power and almost continuously escalated. Opinion the nazis first victims were the disabled the.

Can you identify one or more of these groups of victims. Jehovahs witnesses suffered religious persecution in nazi germany between 1933 and 1945 after refusing to perform military service, join nazi organizations or give allegiance to the hitler regime. However tragic, these nonjewish victims are typically not considered victims of the holocaust. Introduction to the definition of genocidepaul akayesu that all stable and permanent groups were protected by the convention. Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them communists, socialists, jehovahs witnesses, and homosexuals. Nonjewish victims of the holocaust jewish virtual library. In contrast, they persecuted homosexuals only in germany and without any plan entailing a final solution. Persecution of jehovahs witnesses in nazi germany wikipedia. Two books that recount pius xiis efforts and refute the postwar slander against him are hitler, the war, and the pope by ronald j. They included jews, homosexuals, gypsies, the disabled, jehovah s witnesses, political opponents, the unemployed, the homeless and ethnic minorities.

Between 1934 and 1945 around 335,000 undesirable men and women were sterilized to prevent them. The nazis did not have a definitive policy to persecute lesbians. Most european jews lived in countries that nazi germany would occupy or influence during world war ii. This allowed for the compulsory sterilization of the simple minded and chronic alcoholics. Despite this, there were some lesbians who were either denounced by neighbours or friends or caught by the nazis in other ways. The holocaustvictimshomosexuals wikibooks, open books for. On may 10, 1933, nazis in berlin burned works of jewish authors, the library of the institut fur sexualwissenschaft, and other works considered ungerman.

The nazis original plan, he writes, was to deport all of the jews of the reich to an unspecified destination in russia and to deal with them after the end of the war but in the war in poland and the early part of the war a thorough and detailed analysis of how the nazis perpetrated the holocaust. The nazi regime was characterised by the brutal oppression and persecution of jewish people and other minorities. They believed that certain groups were inferior and were a threat to the purity of the aryan. Poles romasinti gypsies homosexuals handicapped jehovahs witnesses more details on these victims groups and others who were persecuted click here. The policy of hitler and other nazis was to leave them alone as long. A second decree in 1932 widened the ban in other german states. Germans of african descentmany of whom, called rhineland bastards by the nazis, were the offspring of german mothers and french colonial african troops who had occupied the rhineland after world war iwere also persecuted by the nazis. Are groups besides jews who were targeted in the holocaust. From blacks to deaf people, the nazis used sterilization, euthanasia, and even mass murder to stop apparent defects. Firstperson stories of nonjews persecuted by the nazis by ina r. May 20, 2019 because of this, nazis were more interested in how the u.

Adolf hitler was appointed chancellor of germany on 30 january 1933, and from that point forward, persecution of jehovahs witnesses intensified. Documenting numbers of victims of the holocaust and nazi persecution. Rychlak and the myth of hitlers pope by rabbi david. Under the rule of nazi germany from 1933 to 1945, gay men and to a lesser extent lesbians were persecuted with thousands of gay men imprisoned in nazi. Firstperson stories of nonjews persecuted by the nazis. The holocaust is a term coined specifically to refer to the extermination of jews by the nazis, therefore it is silly to be offended when it is being used as intended.

Among the earliest victims of discrimination and persecution in nazi germany were political opponentsprimarily communists, socialists, social democrats, and trade union leaders. An estimated 10,000 witnesseshalf of the number of members in germany during that periodwere imprisoned, including 2000 who were sent to nazi concentration camps. The nazis original plan, he writes, was to deport all of the jews of the reich to an unspecified destination in russia and to deal with them after the end of the war but in the war in poland and the early part of the war a thorough and detailed analysis of. Why and how the nazis persecuted jews the persecution of the jews in nazi germany is concerned with the holocaust, a word that today has a certain aura about it. In late february 1933, as the moderating influence of ernst rohm weakened, the nazi party launched its purge of homosexual gay, lesbian, and bisexual. Outside of inferior ethnic groups, the nazis also targeted people based on their. Divide students into six cooperative groups and assign each group one of the six attached excerpts from the book the other victims. The nazis set out to annihilate the jews of europe, at the very least, if not more. The party leaders, headed by hitler, were obsessive about.

Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Firstperson stories of nonjews persecuted by the nazis sandpiper by ina r. As a result, the nazis imprisoned many of the roughly 20,000 witnesses in germany. Friedman recounts the treatment of nonjewish people during the nazi occupation of germany. In what ways did groups persecuted by the nazis work to maintain their identity andor resist persecution. The government next banned the other political parties. Firstperson stories of nonjews persecuted by the nazis 6. People from all ethnic groups died during the holocaust, but the only ethnic groups that were specifically targeted by the nazis for extermination were the jews and the roma, or gypsies. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. First person stories of nonjews persecuted by the nazis boston. History groups the nazis persecuted flashcards quizlet. The limits of the racial state, published in 2011 in the history workshop journal, which, through an analysis of the experiences of black and gypsy peoples in the holocaust, provides insights into the nuances encountered between official and everyday perceptions of difference, and the variety of.

Nazibanned novel about german street teens is still. By the end of world war ii the nazis had killed millions of jews in concentration. The slavs were one of the most widely persecuted groups during the war, with many poles, russians, ukrainians, slovenes, serbs and others killed by the nazis. Houghton mifflin, 1990, which was cited in 1991 as one of the best books of the american library associationyoung adult division. Indeed, lewy contradicts much existing scholarship in showing that, however much the gypsies were persecuted, there was no general program of extermination. This included christians who put their god above the fuhrer, trade unionists who did not want to join the nazi trade union, parents who did not want to send their. Catholic martyrs of the holocaust catholic answers. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the other victims.

Other groups singled out by the nazis included lgbtq individuals, the physically and mentally disabled, roma gypsies, poles and other slavic peoples, jehovah s witnesses, and members of political opposition groups. What were the 52 kinds of victims persecuted by the nazis. The holocaust, the attempted extermination of the jews and other groups deemed undesirable by the nazis, was based on the idea that the germans were the master race. The other ethnic group that the nazis targeted was gypsies. The nazis, who came to power in germany in january 1933, believed that germans were racially superior. A series of personal stories from some of the nonjews, including gypsies, political and religious activists, the physically challenged, and other undesirables, who were persecuted but escaped the fate of the five million gentiles murdered by the nazis.

Although the phrase holocaust victims usually refers to jews, millions of members of other groups and nationalities who were considered inferior were killed by the nazis. The holocaust was the systematic, statesponsored persecution and murder of six million jews by the nazi regime and its allies and. In 1933, the jewish population of europe stood at over nine million. Gypsies, jews and many other minority groups were persecuted by the nazis. What some people may not know is how many other groups were discriminated and persecuted during this era and wwii. Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological. By the end of 1932, more than 2,300 charges against bible students were pending. The nazi regime also persecuted and killed members of other groups.

Why did the nazis persecute minority groups answers. Joe scarborough seemingly compares trumps migrant rhetoric. These women were arrested and often sent to concentration camps, where they were listed as asocial or political prisoners. The jehovahs witnesses endured intense persecution under the nazi regime, from 1933 to 1945.

By the end of world war ii the nazis had killed millions of jews in concentration camps and, according to the bbc, 85. The party leaders, headed by hitler, were obsessive about jews, but not about homosexuals. Rosenhaft discusses her article, blacks and gypsies in nazi germany. The nazis also persecuted authors and artists whose works they. While it classified jews as the priority enemy, the nazi ideological concept of race targeted other groups for persecution, imprisonment, and annihilation. Hmh minority victims of the holocaust holocaust museum houston. Linda jacobs altman the forgotten victims of the holocaust. Other groups persecuted in the holocaust wwii book. Fifty years after the end of world war ii, few people are aware that jews were not the only victims of the nazis. Other groups persecuted in the holocaust nazi germany was known to have been extremely discriminatory, especially towards jews. And rightly so, in that period, where hitler was at the height of his control, 5 6 million jews were killed while in captivity, subjected to torture and starvation, in german death.