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Friday, March 23, 2012
PERIOD 3 - THE LONGEST HATRED
You recently viewed the PBS documentary The Longest Hatred in class. Please share what you learned from the film with the class. What did you learn that you did not know before watching the film?
22 comments:
Shaina Lariviere
said...
I think that the longest hatred was a real eye opener to me. I had no clue that the Jewish community has been hated for almost all of time. I can't believe that absolutely no one did anything, how could people believe everything that their told. Mr.Gallagher said that there are many people in this world that are indifferent. WHY! why do people allow things like this to happen. Doesn't anyone know how to use their voice? times have changed, speak up society and change the world. it only takes one voice.
I completely agree with Shaina. This film was an eye opener for me as well, and showed me how hard life really was for the Jews during this time. They were looked down upon, and I learned that people judged them all the time and accused them of stealing all of the belongings that they had during this time. Even if people did not know a Jewish person for who they were, they still assumed the worst and accused them of everything they possibly could. I felt so sorry for the Jewish community and was in shock with everything the film was teaching me.
After watching "The Longest Hatred", I was surprised to learn that anti-semitism didn't start around Hitler's time. It in fact started a lot earlier. The movie showed me how a lot of it stemmed from the catholic religion and as a Catholic, it was kind of embarrassing that my religion was partly responsible. I agree with both Shaina and Olivia in the fact that this film was an eye opener for me.
After watching The Longest Hatred in class, I realized that when Mr. Gallagher really wasnt exaggerating when he said the Holocaust happend because of millions of bystanders. Just like Shaina, Olivia, and Sadie said, this film was deffinatley an "eye opener" for me and it really made me think twice about standing up for something that I believe in.
After watching "The Longest Hatred", I learned that the Jews were blamed for everything. Anything bad that was going on or happened during that time, the Jews were accused of causing it. I did not know before watching this film that anti-semitism had started even before Hitler came along. I agree with Shaina that people should stand up for others instead of being bystanders.
Before watching the movie "The Longest Hatred" I had understood that there was a lot of Anti-Semitic feeling going back to the early to mid 1900s. However I had no idea that it stretched back so far before then. It made me realize that although it's a lot easier to stand by and watch how things play out in a situation that doesn't really seem right, it's a lot harder to stop that same thing once it's in motion and has a following. This hatred had been building for so long without anyone really trying to stop it that it became widely accepted. However so much hate based on something so trivial should not be allowed or overlooked.
This film really opened my eyes to reality. I used to think that Christianity was the perfect religion that it was impeccable. After watching this movie my opinion changed right away. I had no idea that how many Jews were massacre because of Christians. I had been living an ignorant lifestyle up until this point. I found it to be hypocrisy. A big part of Christianity is to be forgiven of one sin. It is supposed to a message that all faithful Christians are suppose to carry out. God is not about holding grudges he wants his followers to feel the same way. Everyone does things that other people don’t agree with. The solution is not to massacre innocent people that had nothing to do with it. To hear that the anti-Semitism created by the Christians was one of the reasons the Holocaust started makes me very ashamed. When is the world going to realized that bombing and genocides are not solutions to problems. Christians can’t be held fully accountable for the Holocaust. Hitler is his own person. This means he had the power to not pursue what he did and he choose to anyway. I am a confirmed Christian and I am proud of it. I am not proud of what happened in the past, but I know I would never be a part of something like that. I appreciate the fact that there are different religions. Everyone should be able to believe in what there heart tells him or her. Society needs to start realizing that there needs to be a balance between faith and morals. That way we can have coexisting religions without the anti-Semitism.
I think that The Longest Hatred was something that was very helpful to a lot of people and was a very good film to show in the class. I personally, had known that the 'hatred' of the Jewish people was one that has been a long running issue because of my dad lecturing me on this topic earlier in my life. I think that it is forgoten by a lot of people that it wasnt just Hitler and the Nazi's that hated the Jews. In order for them to come into power, there needed to be neccessary conditions. These conditions were the previous hatred. With out this hatred being a historical issue Hitler and the Nazis may not have actually been able to come into power and may not have been able to execute the Holocaust.
What I learned from "The Longest Hatred" was that the Jews were usually used as a scapegoat for people to blame things on. I never realized how rough it was for them during the early 20th century and how many people had a hate for them. Something else I didn't know before watching the film was that Hitler's rise to power was a lot easier than it seemed. He easily got people to follow him by expressing politics that the people wanted, and then he brought the extermination of the Jews idea, and everyone followed.
I agree with Ali and her comment about not knowing that the anti-semitic attitude was stretched back so far in time. When I think about it, that attitude is disgusting and completely wrong and I'm almost ashamed that most of it came from the religion that I follow.
After watching the "The Longest Hatred", I realized that anti-semitism against the Jewish people occured long before Hitler came into power. I agree with Shaina that one of the main reasons the anti-semitic attitude towards Jews went so far was because the world allowed for it to happen without saying or doing anything to stop it.
Along with other classmates, I was also unaware of the hatred towards the Jewish Community before the holocaust. The fact that horrible things were happening to these innocent people day after day, and nothing was being done to stop this madness is mindblowing.
I agree with most peoples comments. I didn't realize how difficult life was for the Jews back then. It angers me about how harsh of assumptions everybody made regarding the Jewish community, and nobody treated them as equals. I thought that anti-seminitism began aroudn Hitlers time, but after watching this I learned that it all began way before. This film mostly opened me up to the harsh realities in life.
There was a lot that I learned from The Longest Hatred. When I heard the name of the film, I didn't realize that it was going back in time before the Holocaust, I thought is was going to be about from the Holocaust until now. I only thought this because I never knew that Jewish people have been hated since the day Jesus was alive. I also never knew that the virgin Mary was Jewish. I guess I could have guessed that she was considering her son was, I jsut never put two and two together. I found it interesting that Jewish people were found to be referenced with the devil.
After watching "The Longest Hatred" i learned that the Jews had it pretty bad. They were blamed for everything that happened everyday, which to me is unfair. Now i know how bad the Holocaust was. People need to stand up for whats right even if you have to stand alone.
After watching "The Longest Hatred", I truly understood just how long the Jewish people have been hated upon. Just as Kim had said, I thought anti-semitism was created by the Nazi party. I had no idea it had started immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I was taken back by the fact that even Popes have had anti-semitic attitudes, and have even called for mass murders of Jews long before the time of Hitler.
I had always known that those of Hebrew decent were persecuted by a multitude of people. I also had a general idea of when it had originated, that said I never knew just how brutal it was. I love the hypocrisy of Catholicism, “love thy neighbor”, “turn the other cheek”, “alienate and spit upon those whose religion slightly differs”? Another ideal I find almost ironic is the fact the Jewish religion believes not in a Hell. In my opinion Hell isn’t necessarily in the afterlife as shown via the longstanding persecution and malicious acts that had befallen the Jewish people. I did not know however, that the Nazi party was partly inspired by Christianity. I suppose if you break apart a cross in the correct ways and put it together it could resemble a swastika.
In response to Shaina's comment, I find it despicable that no one did anything to help the Jewish community. Being the cynical individual that I am, I was left rather unsurprised. I feel live everyone was trying to save their own asses. Why protect others when one has a hard enough time protecting one's self?
I learned the reasons behind the anti-semitism in Germany. The German people needed a people to blame for their issues in World War 1. They hated the Jews because of their positioning within society and what they did; not just one crazy radical coming into power. It was a whole society of bystanders that just let it happen, not just Hitler or the nazis. I agree with Max in saying that i didn't realise the nazis were so deeply involved in the Christian faith.
The main thing that I learned from the film was that hitler didn't rise to power just by himself. He was not only helPed by his advisors but also the German people who bought into the nazis propaganda. This makes me realize how important it is too look deeper than the surface to see what the true intentions of some people are
22 comments:
I think that the longest hatred was a real eye opener to me. I had no clue that the Jewish community has been hated for almost all of time. I can't believe that absolutely no one did anything, how could people believe everything that their told. Mr.Gallagher said that there are many people in this world that are indifferent. WHY! why do people allow things like this to happen. Doesn't anyone know how to use their voice? times have changed, speak up society and change the world. it only takes one voice.
I completely agree with Shaina. This film was an eye opener for me as well, and showed me how hard life really was for the Jews during this time. They were looked down upon, and I learned that people judged them all the time and accused them of stealing all of the belongings that they had during this time. Even if people did not know a Jewish person for who they were, they still assumed the worst and accused them of everything they possibly could. I felt so sorry for the Jewish community and was in shock with everything the film was teaching me.
After watching "The Longest Hatred", I was surprised to learn that anti-semitism didn't start around Hitler's time. It in fact started a lot earlier. The movie showed me how a lot of it stemmed from the catholic religion and as a Catholic, it was kind of embarrassing that my religion was partly responsible. I agree with both Shaina and Olivia in the fact that this film was an eye opener for me.
After watching The Longest Hatred in class, I realized that when Mr. Gallagher really wasnt exaggerating when he said the Holocaust happend because of millions of bystanders. Just like Shaina, Olivia, and Sadie said, this film was deffinatley an "eye opener" for me and it really made me think twice about standing up for something that I believe in.
After watching "The Longest Hatred", I learned that the Jews were blamed for everything. Anything bad that was going on or happened during that time, the Jews were accused of causing it. I did not know before watching this film that anti-semitism had started even before Hitler came along. I agree with Shaina that people should stand up for others instead of being bystanders.
Before watching the movie "The Longest Hatred" I had understood that there was a lot of Anti-Semitic feeling going back to the early to mid 1900s. However I had no idea that it stretched back so far before then. It made me realize that although it's a lot easier to stand by and watch how things play out in a situation that doesn't really seem right, it's a lot harder to stop that same thing once it's in motion and has a following. This hatred had been building for so long without anyone really trying to stop it that it became widely accepted. However so much hate based on something so trivial should not be allowed or overlooked.
This film really opened my eyes to reality. I used to think that Christianity was the perfect religion that it was impeccable. After watching this movie my opinion changed right away. I had no idea that how many Jews were massacre because of Christians. I had been living an ignorant lifestyle up until this point. I found it to be hypocrisy. A big part of Christianity is to be forgiven of one sin. It is supposed to a message that all faithful Christians are suppose to carry out. God is not about holding grudges he wants his followers to feel the same way. Everyone does things that other people don’t agree with. The solution is not to massacre innocent people that had nothing to do with it. To hear that the anti-Semitism created by the Christians was one of the reasons the Holocaust started makes me very ashamed. When is the world going to realized that bombing and genocides are not solutions to problems. Christians can’t be held fully accountable for the Holocaust. Hitler is his own person. This means he had the power to not pursue what he did and he choose to anyway. I am a confirmed Christian and I am proud of it. I am not proud of what happened in the past, but I know I would never be a part of something like that. I appreciate the fact that there are different religions. Everyone should be able to believe in what there heart tells him or her. Society needs to start realizing that there needs to be a balance between faith and morals. That way we can have coexisting religions without the anti-Semitism.
I think that The Longest Hatred was something that was very helpful to a lot of people and was a very good film to show in the class. I personally, had known that the 'hatred' of the Jewish people was one that has been a long running issue because of my dad lecturing me on this topic earlier in my life. I think that it is forgoten by a lot of people that it wasnt just Hitler and the Nazi's that hated the Jews. In order for them to come into power, there needed to be neccessary conditions. These conditions were the previous hatred. With out this hatred being a historical issue Hitler and the Nazis may not have actually been able to come into power and may not have been able to execute the Holocaust.
I was absent for this.
What I learned from "The Longest Hatred" was that the Jews were usually used as a scapegoat for people to blame things on. I never realized how rough it was for them during the early 20th century and how many people had a hate for them. Something else I didn't know before watching the film was that Hitler's rise to power was a lot easier than it seemed. He easily got people to follow him by expressing politics that the people wanted, and then he brought the extermination of the Jews idea, and everyone followed.
I agree with Ali and her comment about not knowing that the anti-semitic attitude was stretched back so far in time. When I think about it, that attitude is disgusting and completely wrong and I'm almost ashamed that most of it came from the religion that I follow.
After watching the "The Longest Hatred", I realized that anti-semitism against the Jewish people occured long before Hitler came into power. I agree with Shaina that one of the main reasons the anti-semitic attitude towards Jews went so far was because the world allowed for it to happen without saying or doing anything to stop it.
Along with other classmates, I was also unaware of the hatred towards the Jewish Community before the holocaust. The fact that horrible things were happening to these innocent people day after day, and nothing was being done to stop this madness is mindblowing.
I agree with most peoples comments. I didn't realize how difficult life was for the Jews back then. It angers me about how harsh of assumptions everybody made regarding the Jewish community, and nobody treated them as equals. I thought that anti-seminitism began aroudn Hitlers time, but after watching this I learned that it all began way before. This film mostly opened me up to the harsh realities in life.
There was a lot that I learned from The Longest Hatred. When I heard the name of the film, I didn't realize that it was going back in time before the Holocaust, I thought is was going to be about from the Holocaust until now. I only thought this because I never knew that Jewish people have been hated since the day Jesus was alive. I also never knew that the virgin Mary was Jewish. I guess I could have guessed that she was considering her son was, I jsut never put two and two together. I found it interesting that Jewish people were found to be referenced with the devil.
After watching "The Longest Hatred" i learned that the Jews had it pretty bad. They were blamed for everything that happened everyday, which to me is unfair. Now i know how bad the Holocaust was. People need to stand up for whats right even if you have to stand alone.
After watching "The Longest Hatred", I truly understood just how long the Jewish people have been hated upon. Just as Kim had said, I thought anti-semitism was created by the Nazi party. I had no idea it had started immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I was taken back by the fact that even Popes have had anti-semitic attitudes, and have even called for mass murders of Jews long before the time of Hitler.
I had always known that those of Hebrew decent were persecuted by a multitude of people. I also had a general idea of when it had originated, that said I never knew just how brutal it was. I love the hypocrisy of Catholicism, “love thy neighbor”, “turn the other cheek”, “alienate and spit upon those whose religion slightly differs”? Another ideal I find almost ironic is the fact the Jewish religion believes not in a Hell. In my opinion Hell isn’t necessarily in the afterlife as shown via the longstanding persecution and malicious acts that had befallen the Jewish people. I did not know however, that the Nazi party was partly inspired by Christianity. I suppose if you break apart a cross in the correct ways and put it together it could resemble a swastika.
In response to Shaina's comment, I find it despicable that no one did anything to help the Jewish community. Being the cynical individual that I am, I was left rather unsurprised. I feel live everyone was trying to save their own asses. Why protect others when one has a hard enough time protecting one's self?
I learned the reasons behind the anti-semitism in Germany. The German people needed a people to blame for their issues in World War 1. They hated the Jews because of their positioning within society and what they did; not just one crazy radical coming into power. It was a whole society of bystanders that just let it happen, not just Hitler or the nazis. I agree with Max in saying that i didn't realise the nazis were so deeply involved in the Christian faith.
I was absent this day.
The main thing that I learned from the film was that hitler didn't rise to power just by himself. He was not only helPed by his advisors but also the German people who bought into the nazis propaganda. This makes me realize how important it is too look deeper than the surface to see what the true intentions of some people are
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