Hope Amidst Terror - 1036 Words

The horrifically unjust persecution of the Jewish people during the Holocaust is widely recognized as history’s single most malevolent event. Oskar Schindler’s courageous protection of his workers has become one of the most famous acts of compassion that occurred during Hitlers systematic execution of the Jews. Schindler was able to save over one thousand Jews by using his wealth and connections. The compassion that this member of the Nazi party showed to the Jews was punishable by death, yet he risked his life. Schindler and his assistant, Itzhak Stern, created a list of names, all of Schindler’s beloved workers who would be saved the horror of certain death at Nazi concentration camps. Stern, although a Jew, earned the position of†¦show more content†¦Through acts of selfless compassion good triumphs over evil. In direct opposition to compassion is hatred. At the root of all evil is the escalation of negativity manifested in a series of beliefs that ca n turn to actions. The Anti-Defamation League works to prevent anti-Semitism and they define a series of steps starting with â€Å"ignorance, insensitivity, stereotyping, prejudice and bigotry† which are at the bottom of the â€Å"iceberg† meaning they are present, that can and do escalate to crimes of discrimination, harassment and hate crimes. These are the steps Germany took under Hitler that led to the mass killing of the Jewish people. According to researchers in the Scholastic Update article, â€Å"Why Do People Hate,† hatred is learned. â€Å"The ugliest and most extreme violence is grounded in common, everyday prejudice, learned in childhood and reinforced by society.† The effect of Hitler’s goal to create a totalitarian state made up of the perfect, Aryan race was teaching Germans hatred and escalating the violence. Few had the courage to counter this, but Schindler proved to be, albeit flawed, a Nazi with a heart sympathetic to human suffering. 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