How would you feel if you discovered that something you have believed to be true your entire life suddenly turns out to be a sham? Everything you thought to be real was a cover up, nothing but a hoax. As unfortunate as it may seem, many individuals do not believe that one of our most renown historical events, The Holocaust, ever took place or at least not as it is described to have taken place to this day. These individuals are called "Holocaust deniers" although they prefer the term "Holocaust revisionists". "Holocaust Denial" is the claim that the extermination of Jews during the Second World War did not occur or did not occur in the manner taught today. Although these narrow-minded human beings might argue that the Holocaust never took place, I strongly believe that the genocide of six million Jews did in fact occur. And, it is in fact, through the course of this text that I will attempt to bring across my point through the use of several arguments.
I assume very few of us have ever seen a Holocaust survivor. This is somewhat due to the fact that you wouldn't be able to distinguish them from a crowd. It's remarkable how they appear to be like any one of us yet on the inside they are far more complex. In response to this opinionated piece of writing, I assume a Holocaust "Revisionist" would argue that their family simply disappeared and that they were held captive in a cell for so many years. Where do all their scars come from? Besides the genocide of 11 million people and having to bear the sight of babies being burned alive, what could possibly have permanently scarred these survivors? If there's one thing that I've learned since I've began my education is that concrete evidence can always be forged but an alibi, never. A personal memory cannot be stolen or altered to benefit anyone else. That is why when we see Holocaust survivors and their horrible scars and health conditions; we have no choice to believe. Horrific stories about their past leave us on the edge of our seat wanting more while asking ourselves: how can this have actually happened? Today, we look around to see a fairly structured and educated civilization where in some cases Holocaust denial is in fact illegal. Countries such as Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France and Germany represent some of the countries that have passed a law against Holocaust denial. Hopefully someday it will be worldwide.
Of course, if the Jews didn't simply disappear they had to have been brought somewhere. During the Holocaust, the Jews were sent to concentration camps. Concentration camps were camps that Jews were forced to go to so they could be tortured or used as cheap labor. Concentration camps were first meant for the Jewish or other slave workers but as early as 1941, some of the camps started being used for killing the Jewish population. The Germans killed them in various disturbing way such as poisonous gas showers and testing medical experiments on them. The Germans gained most of the Jews trust by implementing mandatory showers so that they wouldn't restrain from taking a shower in fear of being intoxicated. To this day, there are still Jewish concentration camps that have not yet been torn down. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest concentration camp in Poland. Approximately 3 million Jews had died at Auschwitz.
Out of the 11 million people that were wiped out during The Holocaust, an astonishing 6 million consisted of Jewish families including men, women and children. How do 6 million people go missing with absolutely no explanation? The deniers say there is no direct photographic evidence or documentary evidence of genocide against the Jews. All the photographs and films of dead Jews were from food riots or were simply criminals and the ovens used to incinerate the dead bodies were used to cremate Jews in order to prevent the spreading of diseases. Most Germans and revisionists claim that they did not intentionally kill the Jews and that they were victims of "unfortunate" plagues and malnutrition. They also argue that the poison gas, Zyklon B, was used on German soldiers in WWI and therefore not as any sort of genocidal aid. However, there are numerous types of evidence that in fact confirm that the extermination of 6 million Jews did in fact take place. There is evidence of physical goods that were removed from the prisoners before and after death. Such things included hair, gold teeth, and personal items. There is just as much proof in documentation. The Nazis were very organized in their paperwork. They recorded things such as the supplies and the amount of Ziklon B gas sent in. All over the world there are scholars, researchers and historians that have devoted their lives to studying and re-examining accepted history until it is one hundred percent certain.
Pictures and survivors don't lie. While the Jews were being held in concentration camps, they slowly lost their identities. Their names were replaced by inks inscriptions on each of their arms. They became merely robots having to reply to roll call. There are still to this day Jews that have their "tattoo" which confirms the Holocaust's legitimacy. But once again, people believe what they prefer to believe. In the end, there is no reason to doubt that the Holocaust was a real event.
I assume very few of us have ever seen a Holocaust survivor. This is somewhat due to the fact that you wouldn't be able to distinguish them from a crowd. It's remarkable how they appear to be like any one of us yet on the inside they are far more complex. In response to this opinionated piece of writing, I assume a Holocaust "Revisionist" would argue that their family simply disappeared and that they were held captive in a cell for so many years. Where do all their scars come from? Besides the genocide of 11 million people and having to bear the sight of babies being burned alive, what could possibly have permanently scarred these survivors? If there's one thing that I've learned since I've began my education is that concrete evidence can always be forged but an alibi, never. A personal memory cannot be stolen or altered to benefit anyone else. That is why when we see Holocaust survivors and their horrible scars and health conditions; we have no choice to believe. Horrific stories about their past leave us on the edge of our seat wanting more while asking ourselves: how can this have actually happened? Today, we look around to see a fairly structured and educated civilization where in some cases Holocaust denial is in fact illegal. Countries such as Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France and Germany represent some of the countries that have passed a law against Holocaust denial. Hopefully someday it will be worldwide.
Of course, if the Jews didn't simply disappear they had to have been brought somewhere. During the Holocaust, the Jews were sent to concentration camps. Concentration camps were camps that Jews were forced to go to so they could be tortured or used as cheap labor. Concentration camps were first meant for the Jewish or other slave workers but as early as 1941, some of the camps started being used for killing the Jewish population. The Germans killed them in various disturbing way such as poisonous gas showers and testing medical experiments on them. The Germans gained most of the Jews trust by implementing mandatory showers so that they wouldn't restrain from taking a shower in fear of being intoxicated. To this day, there are still Jewish concentration camps that have not yet been torn down. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest concentration camp in Poland. Approximately 3 million Jews had died at Auschwitz.
Out of the 11 million people that were wiped out during The Holocaust, an astonishing 6 million consisted of Jewish families including men, women and children. How do 6 million people go missing with absolutely no explanation? The deniers say there is no direct photographic evidence or documentary evidence of genocide against the Jews. All the photographs and films of dead Jews were from food riots or were simply criminals and the ovens used to incinerate the dead bodies were used to cremate Jews in order to prevent the spreading of diseases. Most Germans and revisionists claim that they did not intentionally kill the Jews and that they were victims of "unfortunate" plagues and malnutrition. They also argue that the poison gas, Zyklon B, was used on German soldiers in WWI and therefore not as any sort of genocidal aid. However, there are numerous types of evidence that in fact confirm that the extermination of 6 million Jews did in fact take place. There is evidence of physical goods that were removed from the prisoners before and after death. Such things included hair, gold teeth, and personal items. There is just as much proof in documentation. The Nazis were very organized in their paperwork. They recorded things such as the supplies and the amount of Ziklon B gas sent in. All over the world there are scholars, researchers and historians that have devoted their lives to studying and re-examining accepted history until it is one hundred percent certain.
Pictures and survivors don't lie. While the Jews were being held in concentration camps, they slowly lost their identities. Their names were replaced by inks inscriptions on each of their arms. They became merely robots having to reply to roll call. There are still to this day Jews that have their "tattoo" which confirms the Holocaust's legitimacy. But once again, people believe what they prefer to believe. In the end, there is no reason to doubt that the Holocaust was a real event.
What's your take on the event? Do you think it happened? Why or why not?
