Essays and Research Papers on Holocaust

12 pages in length. The Jews have, perhaps, been one of the most persecuted of all peoples throughout history. Their pursuits to survive as both a people and a religion have been paved with pits and valleys from the time they began the struggle to reclaim what has been lost to political and ...

This 10 page paper looks at the history of the Holocaust through the devices of the Catholic Church. First is a section on Christian anti-Semitism which gives background to the next 2 sections that examines the Catholic Church's response to the Holocaust by reviewing the attitudes and policies as presented by the Popes Pius XI ...

A 7 page analysis of The Plague by Albert Camus and Night by Elie Wiesel. At first glance, these two works appear to be very dissimilar; however, the writer argues that they actually have quite a few points in common. Wiesel's book concerns the Holocaust and Camus' work appear to be about a plague ...

A five-page paper analyzing the view of the Holocaust expressed in two short stories from Tadeusz Borowski’s “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman.” There is a spiritual element to the way most Jews approached their fate that Borowski’s narrator cannot empathize with at all; for him everything is a matter of sheer expediency, ...

A five page paper comparing the similar urges on the part of Catholic lay worker Dorothy Day and Jewish Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel to help others. The paper identifies this characteristic, together with achieving a moral center, as fundamental to religious faith. Bibliography lists five sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the way mass society mentality affects our society as a whole. We are familiar with the effect it had on the Nazi foothold years ago but is it also seeping into modern cultures? A new system is suggested and outlined. Bibliography lists four sources.

This 5 page paper looks at this author's fictitious piece concerning the Holocaust. The authenticity of the work is discussed as well as themes of the book inclusive of the parent-child bond and the presence of evil in the world. Documentation on actual Holocaust events is provided in order to contemplate historical accuracy . Bibliography ...

3 pages. A fascinating look at the reign of Adolf Hitler. This paper takes an in-depth look at the argument on whether he should be regarded as Man of the Century, or whether to let his memory be hidden from view. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses how Primo Levi illustrates a sort of anti-civilization which emerges during times of war. This concept is discussed as it involves two works of Levi, that being "Survival in Auschwitz" and "Collected Poetry." The paper also discusses how this works in relationship to John Stuart Mill's book "On Liberty." No additional sources cited.

This 10 page paper examines the Holocaust and other Anti-Semitic movements of the 1920's and 1930's and speculates as to why the mass extermination of peoples happened in Germany but nowhere else. The Nazi party is discussed in depth. Some information on the KKK in the United States is also provided. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

10 pages in length. The Jews have been, perhaps, one of the most persecuted of all peoples throughout history. Their pursuits to survive as both a people and a religion have been paved with pits and valleys from the time they began the struggle to reclaim what has been lost to political and ...

12 pages in length. This very interesting paper gives a background on both Zen Buddhism and psychotherapy, and shows how the combination of the two can create an even more successful and meaningful therapy for patients. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page report discusses the genocide that took place in Cambodia during the totalitarian regime of the Khmer Rouge in 1975-1979. Various empirical studies reported that Cambodian women experienced the most extensive trauma. These women were victims of physical violence, often of a sexual nature, perpetrated by their fellow citizens. They were exposed to multiple forms of emotional abuse, torture, and ...

This five-page-paper presents a discussion about novel , "Billiards At Half Past Nine," by HEINRICH BOLL , and the lack of compassion that the era portrayed. Bibliography lists one source.

When one sits down to read the novella, The Shawl, by Cynthia Ozick, it is difficult to know in advance the amount of emotional investment one is likely to make, however, reader: be warned, this is a story that will grip your heart and not let go. This 5 page paper explores the metaphors and symbols of the ...

A 5 page paper. This paper has two distinct parts. The first is a scenario wherein the writer is a German Jew in 1939 and has just now decided to try to emigrate. The questions are: why did the person wait so long, what obstacles will be faced and what does the person think about ...

(6pp) At a time when much of the world was either enticed with, or entrapped, by fascism, Dietrich Bonhoeffer dared to live the morally responsible Christian life to its most expressive, and tragic, end. As a theologically rooted opponent to National Socialism, and later as a member of the political resistance against Nazism, Bonhoeffer was ...

(5 pp) When the Holocaust began, Alicia Jurman was a young Jewish girl growing up in the southeastern Polish city of Buczacz. In that city, about a third of the population was Jewish. Even though there was anti-Semitism in Poland, as there was anti-Semitism nearly everywhere in Europe, Alicia with her parents and four brothers led ...

This 6 page report discusses how Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitism grew in the two decades preceding World War II and how he used it to inspire the German people. By 1921, Hitler was speaking to groups that numbered in the thousands. By the time he published “Mein Kampf” (1924) membership in the Nazi party had grown to the tens of thousands. ...

A 7 page interpretive essay that strives to answer the question of how one would survive, both physically and emotionally, the atrocities of Auschwitz. Included is a discussion of accounts and emotions presented in Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chamber, a book written by Auschwitz survivor Filip Muller. Bibliography lists 1 ...

This 5 page paper (plus appendix) considers eugenics in Germany, the reason for its practice and the legislative framework for its continued use during the 1930's. The paper examines who was effected and the conditions which were defined as undesirable. The appendix is a copy of a memo signed by Hitler which authorised enforced euthanasia ...

A 5 page research paper in which the writer is—supposedly—an expert witness called in to advice the defense team of Deborah Lipstadt, who has been accused of libel by historian David Irving regarding her book Denying the Holocaust. The writer first offers a defensive strategy for Lipstadt and then, using Michael Berenbaum's The World Must ...

This five page paper explores why man is willing to inflict cruelty and death on other human beings. Focus is on the events during the Holocaust, but many other examples are given as well. Considers whether the new mechanical era is a cause. Argues a central thesis. Excellent paper showing the use of thesis and the ...

A 3 page paper which discusses the book "Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed," by Philip Hallie, as it relates to Magda Trocme and Reverend Trocme and their attitudes concerning God. Their primary motives are also discussed as they relate to "saving the Jews from the authorities." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the way in which the Third Reich Nazi policies were similar and different in these three countries. Each country is considered in the way the policies were implemented and the effects that they had on the country. The bibliography cites 6 sources.