Sody-Mac

World War 11 began in late 1930’s and continued right through until September 2, 1945. The conflict divided the whole developed world, and was the most deadly conflict ever. In total over 70million people died, the majority being civilians. The conflict also came at an enormous economic cost, in total, over a trillion american dollars. During World War ll, Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, commited genecide on all Jews living in Germany. It was known as the Holocaust. The holocaust involved the slaughter of approximately six million Jews, and others deemed unfit for life - the mentally ill, disabled or homosexual. Jewish citizens of Germany were transported to various camps around Germany known as concentration camps. It was here, that the Jews were starved, tortured, burned, shot or gassed. The group of countries opposing Hitler's reign were known as the Allies. The allies led by the Big Three (Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill) formed a large following known as the United Nations. This included countries powers such as USA, Britain and USSR.

 Good work Sods!- KP

**A FEW QUOTES....**

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed....Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never." Chapter 3, pg. 32

"Yet another last night. The last night at home, the last night in the ghetto, the last night in the train, and, now, the last night in Buna. How much longer were our lives to be dragged out from one 'last night' to another?" Chapter 5, pg. 79

“Where is God? Where is He?” someone behind me asked. .. For more than half an hour [the child in the noose] stayed there, struggling between life and death, dying in slow agony under our eyes. And we had to look him full in the face. He was still alive when I passed in front of him. His tongue was still red, his eyes were not yet glazed. Behind me, I heard the same man asking: “Where is God now?” And I heard a voice within me answer him: “Where is He? Here He is—He is hanging here on this gallows. . . .” This piece of writing stands out to me most because it demonstrates the brutality that the Jews were confronted with. The act of hanging someone and forcing his peers is unbelievably inhumane in todays society, and it paints a vivid and clear picture in the readers mind that the Gestapo were almost unhuman. The clear cut description of the struggling child depicts a cruel environment, in which fellow humans must witness the torture of their peers, and be powerless to help them. This experience is almost beyond comprehension to almost everyone in the world wide community, which is slowly becoming increasingly just. This passage appealed to my sense of fairness and justice. How is it that these innocent, peaceful race can be subjected to this inhumane cruelty and torture, merely because it is the wish of one man? How is it that one man can brainwash an entire army into justifying their actions? And why did it take the rest of the world to realise the extent of which the situation had gotten out of control? For me, this passage of writing creates the largest impression on me, and demonstrates the message the story is trying to get accross. The message of faith, dehumanisation and relationships. = = = = = = Well done Sods! Good to see you spent some time on the holidays thinking about Elie - KP = = REFLECTION?????