Reflections on the anti-Semitism that began and the systematic isolation of Jews over time, taking away their rights, possessions and freedom. Jews were not permitted to join various youth groups. The content of the text books changed. Jews were not permitted in movie theaters, restaurants, and later in public schools, and could not see non-Jewsih doctors. Jews couldn't have a horse, or a cart, or a bicycle. Radios were confiscated. Money in bank accounts had to be deposited into a bank controlled by the Nazis.
On November 10, 1938, Kristallnacht occurred. Nazi stormtroopers burned synagogues. Jewish men were murdered and Jewish women were raped. The heads of households, the men, were arrested and placed into trucks that took them to Dachau.
Archival footage is used as a reference to the reflections provided by each survivor.
Standards
- 7-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes and effects of world conflicts in the first half of the twentieth century.
- The influence of both world wars and the worldwide Great Depression are still evident. To understand the effects these events had on the modern world, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
- 7-4.5 Summarize the causes and course of World War II, including drives for empire, appeasement and isolationism, the invasion of Poland, the Battle of Britain, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the "Final Solution," the Lend-Lease program, Pearl Harbo...
- 7-4.6 Analyze the Holocaust and its impact on European society and Jewish culture, including Nazi policies to eliminate the Jews and other minorities, the Nuremberg trials, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the rise of nationalism in Southwest...
- The influence of both world wars and the worldwide Great Depression are still evident. To understand the effects these events had on the modern world, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
- USHC-7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of World War II on the United States and the nation’s subsequent role in the world.
