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Monday, March 29, 2010
PERIOD 2 - "THE LONGEST HATRED"
You recently viewed the PBS documentary The Longest Hatred in class. Please share what you learned from the film and make at least one comment on another student's post.
23 comments:
Julian Sullivan
said...
It's a strange though, especially now, to hear that at one point in history it was "encouraged" to throw rocks at people, especially for their beliefs. What's weirder to me is that anti-semitism wasn't created by Hitler, it was continued and evolved by Hitler into the Holocaust. At first I wondered why everyone would follow him, but it makes a lot more sense now. It's hard to find an example of this now, because the idea is so foreign to people now. Very few people have the mentality, at least here, that an entire race is bad and should be wiped out. It is definitely not something that an entire area believes let alone an entire country, let alone an entire continent. The idea that people called Neo-Nazis are still around is scary.
During the film I feel like I learned alot more than I had previously known. I never realized that this hatred was going on at such an early time period. I suppose thats why its called The Longest Hatred. It was upsetting to see all the discrimination past generations had to endure, and what they are still enduring.
Julian, I agree with your statement regarding the neo-nazis, it really is scary. You would think that our country and other countries have grown enough to realize that what happened in the past is not ok and should not continue. The term, learn from past mistakes, comes to mind. Apparently some cannot grasp that concept.
Before even watching the movie I expected it to be about Ant-semitisim because the prejudice that was aimed towards jews was so extreme that it will be remembered forever. The real footage from the concentration camps made me feel sick to my stomach, and shocked that people were so eager to hate, to blame everything on the jews. And the fact that there are still people that practice anti-semitism is awful!
This video was really interesting and I learned a lot about how the hatred towards the Jews began. I had no idea that it started so early on and that it was spread throughout all of Europe- even through Italy and Spain. I also did not know that the swastika was formed from the cross. I found the rumors that were spread about the Jews to be horrific and I found it hard to believe that people accepted those rumors as a truth so quickly. Going into this video I really believed Hitler started anti-semitism but after I realized it has been going on for a long time.
Kayla, I completely agree with your comment that it is awful that anti semitism is still occurring. I was shocked when I saw the video of the current anti-Semitic people who still worshiped Hitler.
After watching this documentary i finally realized as to why Hitler and the Nazi's were able to turn all of Germany against the Jews. The fact that Jews have been oppressed long before Hitler came along was a very new idea. In fact the documentary said that the hatred for Jews started when Christianity split from Judaism. If that was the case then Hitler was very smart in channeling that hatred and manipulating to benefit his beliefs.
I agree with what you have said...The fact that people so quickly turned against Jews even though they didn't do anything to them is unbelievable. I also realized after watching this movie that Hitler wasn't the start for the anti-Semitic thoughts
This video really opened my eyes in how the whole hatred for the jewish community began. I had no idea that it all started first with the christian religion. I also made me sad to think that people used to draw them in pictures as devils. I think that this movie was a good introduction of what we are going to be learning in the future about the holocaust, which i am very excited to learn more about.
Julian, I agree that it was really interesting that the Holocaust wasnt started by Hitler. I always thought that that was how it started as well. I also think that its crazy who some people still believe this about jewish people too.
The most shocking fact about this movie, is that some people out there still believe that Jews should be exterminated. I also never knew that Jews were accused of killing of killing Catholic babies.
Julian,
I agree with you about how it's weird to to think that Hitler wasn't the originator of anti-semitism.
I learned a lot from watching the film over the last few days. I thought this film did a great job describing the origins of anti-Semitism and Nazism. I thought it also had great footage, from different time periods. After watching the film I come to the conclusion that many things in this world can be stopped in the beginning with just one person standing up against it. People often say that there is no one to blame for a conflict, but I think the blame falls upon those who did not take the initiative in the beginning to stop it.
I agree with you that its almost not believable that someone like Hitler could come to power so quickly and brain wash an entire nation of people into believing his hatred towards all other races not just Jews.
I thought the movie really opened my eyes to how far the hatred of the Jewish people went back. I always thought the hatred of the Jewish people started around the time of Hitler and the Nazis. It is extremely unfortunate and unfair that all Jewish people were blamed for actions they never made. I agree with Julian that it is very hard to relate now becuase the idea of anti-semitism seems very foreign to us.
Like many others, I was shocked by how long the hatred has existed for, and how extreme it was(is). I think Mrinaal brought up a good point in that Hitler channeled the hatred, I had previously thought he created it. I now understand a little better how so many people seemed ok with the extermination of the jews, it was because for generations they had been taught that jews represented everything that is bad. I thought that the current day neo-nazi group was scary in that their beliefs still exist.
I found the information on anti-semitism very shocking, but also realistic. Prior to watching "The Longest Hatred" I did not realize that this hatred towards Jews had dated back to the beginning of time. It was interesting to learn about past events that shaped the rise of the Nazi party and shows partially how Hitler came to power. I found it very hard to watch some of this footage on discrimination. I agree with Kayla that it is awful that people still practice anti-semitism. I hope that in the future these discriminations towards Jews can be erased by all human beings.
I think that this documentary was very eye opening. I always knew about the hatred towards the jewish people during World War II, but I didn't know the history of predjudice towards them. It was shocking to me that such a group as the Nazis could spring from a religious group that was supposedly based upon love and caring. I was also surprised at the acusations that jewish people killed children and babies ina ritual. There is no evidence that this ever happend. It scares me that the Nazis so easily took over in Europe. I don't understand why everyone just decided to go along with them. I also didn't know that Hitler outwardly stated his future plans for the Jews the whole time. It seems rediculous to me that the idea of exterminating a whole group of people could seem okay to do to so many followers of Hitler. The holocaust is very interesting to me, and I am glad that we are learning about it.
Jill, I agree that it is sad that Jews were depicted as devils in the art of the time. This is completely unfounded and disturbing. I just don't see where all of the anti-semitism feelings of the time could have come from. I guess at the time they needed a scapegoat, and sadly, the people that fit this need ended up being the regularly descriminated against Jews.
What scares me is that Hitler didn't brainwash a soul. Everyone seemed to already believed it and all he did was round up the troops and take action. Scary.
I knew that antisemitism existed before Nazi Germany, but I had no idea that it had been such a strong attitude for nearly two thousand years. It makes me sad to learn that Jewish people have been portrayed as greedy, godless, and inhuman "things" that cannot be trusted and who only want money by so many people before the Nazis. It is apparent that Hitler cause Germany to develop such a strong hatred of the Jews overnight, he simply threw gas on the fire to gain power and support. Only after the killing of six million Jews did most people realize that this hatred was such a serious issue. I agree with Brian that anyone who acknowledges the occurrence of such atrocities and yet does not protest or do anything to prevent them may as well be committing the atrocities themselves.
For the longest time I looked at World War II and asked myself how could something like that happen and how could people let it happen. I always thought of it as a truly tragic event that came out of no where, just the crazy thoughts of a very disturbed man. This video showed that Hitler wasn't alone. The hatred was building long before Hitler was even born. This hate paved the way towards World War II and Hitler's awful plan.
Jill, I also found it disturbing how people portrayed Jews as the devil.
This film was eye opening for me. i learned so much about something that i knew very little about. As I was watching i was very shocked that they were able to do the things they did in the way they did with out meeting any resistance. I can now understand how people always look for a scapegoat and Jews in this case was it. I noticed that throughout the film I was able to pick up some different signs in every different time the Jews were being persecuted. I am glad I watch this because it thought me a totally different side of history in which I didn’t know before.
The discrimination of Jews in this time period was intense and fierce. The events and killings of Jews built up and built up until it exploded in the early 1900's with Nazi Germany. The hatred had gone on so long that there was no resolution to be found.
I thought this film was very interesting and I never realized how long the hatred of Jews had been going on. It's upsetting to see that people were so mean and awful to the Jewish people for really no reason.
Jake,
I agree with you that the assumption that Jews were killing Catholic babies is ridiculous. Also that people were so stupid to listen to Hitler and not one person stood up and said something against him.
23 comments:
It's a strange though, especially now, to hear that at one point in history it was "encouraged" to throw rocks at people, especially for their beliefs. What's weirder to me is that anti-semitism wasn't created by Hitler, it was continued and evolved by Hitler into the Holocaust. At first I wondered why everyone would follow him, but it makes a lot more sense now. It's hard to find an example of this now, because the idea is so foreign to people now. Very few people have the mentality, at least here, that an entire race is bad and should be wiped out. It is definitely not something that an entire area believes let alone an entire country, let alone an entire continent. The idea that people called Neo-Nazis are still around is scary.
During the film I feel like I learned alot more than I had previously known. I never realized that this hatred was going on at such an early time period. I suppose thats why its called The Longest Hatred. It was upsetting to see all the discrimination past generations had to endure, and what they are still enduring.
Julian,
I agree with your statement regarding the neo-nazis, it really is scary. You would think that our country and other countries have grown enough to realize that what happened in the past is not ok and should not continue. The term, learn from past mistakes, comes to mind. Apparently some cannot grasp that concept.
Before even watching the movie I expected it to be about Ant-semitisim because the prejudice that was aimed towards jews was so extreme that it will be remembered forever. The real footage from the concentration camps made me feel sick to my stomach, and shocked that people were so eager to hate, to blame everything on the jews. And the fact that there are still people that practice anti-semitism is awful!
This video was really interesting and I learned a lot about how the hatred towards the Jews began. I had no idea that it started so early on and that it was spread throughout all of Europe- even through Italy and Spain. I also did not know that the swastika was formed from the cross. I found the rumors that were spread about the Jews to be horrific and I found it hard to believe that people accepted those rumors as a truth so quickly. Going into this video I really believed Hitler started anti-semitism but after I realized it has been going on for a long time.
Kayla, I completely agree with your comment that it is awful that anti semitism is still occurring. I was shocked when I saw the video of the current anti-Semitic people who still worshiped Hitler.
After watching this documentary i finally realized as to why Hitler and the Nazi's were able to turn all of Germany against the Jews. The fact that Jews have been oppressed long before Hitler came along was a very new idea. In fact the documentary said that the hatred for Jews started when Christianity split from Judaism. If that was the case then Hitler was very smart in channeling that hatred and manipulating to benefit his beliefs.
Sarah,
I agree with what you have said...The fact that people so quickly turned against Jews even though they didn't do anything to them is unbelievable. I also realized after watching this movie that Hitler wasn't the start for the anti-Semitic thoughts
This video really opened my eyes in how the whole hatred for the jewish community began. I had no idea that it all started first with the christian religion. I also made me sad to think that people used to draw them in pictures as devils. I think that this movie was a good introduction of what we are going to be learning in the future about the holocaust, which i am very excited to learn more about.
Julian,
I agree that it was really interesting that the Holocaust wasnt started by Hitler. I always thought that that was how it started as well. I also think that its crazy who some people still believe this about jewish people too.
The most shocking fact about this movie, is that some people out there still believe that Jews should be exterminated. I also never knew that Jews were accused of killing of killing Catholic babies.
Julian,
I agree with you about how it's weird to to think that Hitler wasn't the originator of anti-semitism.
I learned a lot from watching the film over the last few days. I thought this film did a great job describing the origins of anti-Semitism and Nazism. I thought it also had great footage, from different time periods. After watching the film I come to the conclusion that many things in this world can be stopped in the beginning with just one person standing up against it. People often say that there is no one to blame for a conflict, but I think the blame falls upon those who did not take the initiative in the beginning to stop it.
Mrinaal,
I agree with you that its almost not believable that someone like Hitler could come to power so quickly and brain wash an entire nation of people into believing his hatred towards all other races not just Jews.
I thought the movie really opened my eyes to how far the hatred of the Jewish people went back. I always thought the hatred of the Jewish people started around the time of Hitler and the Nazis. It is extremely unfortunate and unfair that all Jewish people were blamed for actions they never made. I agree with Julian that it is very hard to relate now becuase the idea of anti-semitism seems very foreign to us.
Like many others, I was shocked by how long the hatred has existed for, and how extreme it was(is). I think Mrinaal brought up a good point in that Hitler channeled the hatred, I had previously thought he created it. I now understand a little better how so many people seemed ok with the extermination of the jews, it was because for generations they had been taught that jews represented everything that is bad. I thought that the current day neo-nazi group was scary in that their beliefs still exist.
I found the information on anti-semitism very shocking, but also realistic. Prior to watching "The Longest Hatred" I did not realize that this hatred towards Jews had dated back to the beginning of time. It was interesting to learn about past events that shaped the rise of the Nazi party and shows partially how Hitler came to power. I found it very hard to watch some of this footage on discrimination. I agree with Kayla that it is awful that people still practice anti-semitism. I hope that in the future these discriminations towards Jews can be erased by all human beings.
I think that this documentary was very eye opening. I always knew about the hatred towards the jewish people during World War II, but I didn't know the history of predjudice towards them. It was shocking to me that such a group as the Nazis could spring from a religious group that was supposedly based upon love and caring. I was also surprised at the acusations that jewish people killed children and babies ina ritual. There is no evidence that this ever happend. It scares me that the Nazis so easily took over in Europe. I don't understand why everyone just decided to go along with them. I also didn't know that Hitler outwardly stated his future plans for the Jews the whole time. It seems rediculous to me that the idea of exterminating a whole group of people could seem okay to do to so many followers of Hitler. The holocaust is very interesting to me, and I am glad that we are learning about it.
Jill, I agree that it is sad that Jews were depicted as devils in the art of the time. This is completely unfounded and disturbing. I just don't see where all of the anti-semitism feelings of the time could have come from. I guess at the time they needed a scapegoat, and sadly, the people that fit this need ended up being the regularly descriminated against Jews.
I was absent on 3/31 and 3/30.
@ Brian Leslie,
What scares me is that Hitler didn't brainwash a soul. Everyone seemed to already believed it and all he did was round up the troops and take action. Scary.
I knew that antisemitism existed before Nazi Germany, but I had no idea that it had been such a strong attitude for nearly two thousand years. It makes me sad to learn that Jewish people have been portrayed as greedy, godless, and inhuman "things" that cannot be trusted and who only want money by so many people before the Nazis. It is apparent that Hitler cause Germany to develop such a strong hatred of the Jews overnight, he simply threw gas on the fire to gain power and support. Only after the killing of six million Jews did most people realize that this hatred was such a serious issue. I agree with Brian that anyone who acknowledges the occurrence of such atrocities and yet does not protest or do anything to prevent them may as well be committing the atrocities themselves.
For the longest time I looked at World War II and asked myself how could something like that happen and how could people let it happen. I always thought of it as a truly tragic event that came out of no where, just the crazy thoughts of a very disturbed man. This video showed that Hitler wasn't alone. The hatred was building long before Hitler was even born. This hate paved the way towards World War II and Hitler's awful plan.
Jill, I also found it disturbing how people portrayed Jews as the devil.
This film was eye opening for me. i learned so much about something that i knew very little about. As I was watching i was very shocked that they were able to do the things they did in the way they did with out meeting any resistance. I can now understand how people always look for a scapegoat and Jews in this case was it. I noticed that throughout the film I was able to pick up some different signs in every different time the Jews were being persecuted. I am glad I watch this because it thought me a totally different side of history in which I didn’t know before.
The discrimination of Jews in this time period was intense and fierce. The events and killings of Jews built up and built up until it exploded in the early 1900's with Nazi Germany. The hatred had gone on so long that there was no resolution to be found.
I thought this film was very interesting and I never realized how long the hatred of Jews had been going on. It's upsetting to see that people were so mean and awful to the Jewish people for really no reason.
Jake,
I agree with you that the assumption that Jews were killing Catholic babies is ridiculous. Also that people were so stupid to listen to Hitler and not one person stood up and said something against him.
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