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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
PERIOD 4: THE LONGEST HATRED
You recently viewed the PBS documentary The Longest Hatred in class. What did you learn that you did not know before watching the film?
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Rudy Alnaal
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This video was very informative, to say the least. I learned many new things that I had absolutely no idea about before, such as how the Catholics basically came up with a "Pre Holocaust" by wanting to exterminate all Jews, and separated them from everyone else, as well as putting yellow armbands on them. It just proved how the Holocaust wasn't really just carried out by the Nazis, or created by them. But it was created long before, it just never reached the level the Nazis got it to.
Watching the film, "The Longest Hatred", opened my eyes to the abuse that the Jewish people have been taking for thousands of years. Throughout history, Jews have been used as scapegoats or an excuse to a greater problem. Another insight that this film provided me with was how the rise of the Nazis occurred and how Hitler went about getting enough of the world to believe in the extermination of Jews for it to become a reality. Before watching the film, I was unaware of the many different propaganda tactics used by the Nazis to equate the Jews to the devil and sin. Overall, the film really showed me how something so unimaginable became a reality.
I had heard in the past that the Nazi's didn't come up with anything new, but I guess I didn't realize how far back the anti-Semitism went. For thousands of years, Jews were persecuted discriminated against, and accused of killing God and drinking the blood of children. Despite having no real evidence, Catholics segregated Jews and demeaned them to a point where they were treated like animals instead of humans. Jews were forced to wear yellow armbands much like the collars from the Mrs. Elliot video, except this time, the persecution was real. Jews were tortured and forced to show their supposed inferiority by eating grass and cow excrement. I had never seen the full extent of the horrors that the Jews faced, and thought that such things didn't extend before the Holocaust. When the Germans came to power, Jews were again treated like dirt and accused of being the source of all people, despite evidence; simply because the Nazis thought Jews were scum and wanted it to be true, it was implanted in the minds of many Germans that Jews were bad and they tainted the Aryan race. I didn't know much about anti-Semitism before the video, but I now understand some of the background of the Jews.
“The Longest Hatred” is a documentary that was able to capture all the harsh and violent treatment that the Jews endured up until the holocaust. After watching this documentary, I learned that Hitler had no new ideas during his Nazi regime. Everything he did had already been used on the Jews before. I was aware that Jewish people were tortured and ridiculed before World War 2, but I wasn’t aware of how long ago it became and how brutal and horrible it really was. I also learned a lot about how Christians in the past used Jews as scapegoats and gave them their horrible reputations and tortured them. It was hard to watch as a Christian and I was appalled by everything that had been done, but it was very informative.
I thought that this video was really interesting because it had provided a lot of information that better helps me understand the Holocaust. One of the things that I really wasn't aware of was the global hatred of the Jews. Before, I thought it was just the Nazis. Now that I know this, I can see how Hitler was able to get as many supporters and followers as he did. I also was unaware of how long the Jews had been hated. I didn't realize that it went as far back to the beginning of Christianity. This video really showed the overall intolerance that so many people had. When there are that many people with such negative ideas, it is easier for them to rise up and gain control.
Watching "The Longest Hatred" I learned a lot about the history of anti-antisemitism. I'd understood that the Nazis didn't make up anything new to use against the Jews, but I didn't know how far back antisemitism went. I learned that the hatred of the Jews stemmed from St. Paul saying that the Jews murdered God. I was surprised at how much of the hatred directed at Jews came from Christians. Being a Christian, I felt very conflicted, because I've always been taught that part of being a Christian is being kind and loving others. The actions of the Church towards the Jews were the opposite of kind, and entirely un-Christian.
While watching The Longest Hatred documentary in class, I was shown another side of religion. I, myself am not very religious, but have been exposed to many religions throughout my life, Christianity and Judaism being two of them. Before watching the film, I knew that there was unrest and dislike among the two in the past and that they have had their fair share of differences that have resulted in violence and destruction, yet I did not know how deep-rooted all of this anger between religions stemmed. It interests me that everyone in the world has a different interpretation of religion, but no one can ever agree to disagree. This hatred has always existed between different religious groups and I believe always will. It scares me to think that one group of people could hate another just for thinking differently than them. I’ve known about these kinds of issues, but only ever on the surface. This documentary allowed me to understand how others feel about certain religious beliefs and understand why they believe them.
Watching “The Longest Hatred”, I learned a lot about anti-Semitism. I’d understood that the Nazis didn’t come up with anything new to use against the Jews, but I hadn’t realized how long anti-Semitism had existed so fiercely. I learned that the hatred for Jews stemmed from St. Paul saying that the Jews murdered God. I also wasn’t aware of how deeply rooted the Church was in anti-Semitism. Being a Christian I’m aware of the differences between Jewish and Christian beliefs on Christ, and recognize that this is where most of the problems stem from. And while I do believe the Gospel, and that Jesus was condemned to crucifixion by the Jews, I don’t blame them for killing Him. I personally believe that God sent His Son to save mankind from their sins, and that the crucifixion of Christ was God’s plan and the Jews were following the plan whether they knew it or not. Also, the hateful actions of the Church towards the Jews appall me, because I've been taught that a large part of Christianity is to love one’s neighbor and even one’s enemy. So in my opinion the actions of the Church to persecute and oppress the Jews are entirely un-Christian.
After watching "The Longest Hatred" I learned a lot about Anti-Semitism. I had no idea that Christian’s blame Jews for the death of Jesus and that really shocked me. Coming from a very religious family that really surprised me because growing up I never heard that and at church Jews were never really mentioned. I have always known that religion plays a big part in many people’s lives and can be a large influence but I didn’t know how large a role it played in Anti-Semitism. The study of religion really interests me but this made me think about every I was taught as a young girl and made me question many of my beliefs. This video surprised me and didn't surprise me at the same but however I am very glad I got the opportunity to see it during class.
This film opened up my eyes to many things I did not know about the Holocaust before. One thing that surprised me was how the Jews were basically treated badly their entire existence. The Catholics treated the Jews just like the Nazis did and the Nazis even used the Catholics as an example. What I was most shocked to learn was that despite the Catholics treating the Jews bad, the Nazis did not stop there. They also murdered people from other races and religions like Muslims and Asians for example.
The film, "The Longest Hatred", was tremendously informative in explaining the roots of antisemitism. I knew that antisemitism was prevalent throughout world history, but I never knew where it started. I had also known that Jews were blamed for the crucifixion of Jesus, but didn't realize that it was explicitly stated in the new testament. I never really understood the role that christianity had in antisemitism, particularly Martin Luther's role. Now understanding the religious basis of antisemitism, it is easier to understand how something liker the holocaust could possibly be justified to the rest of the world.
The documentary "The Longest Hatred" provided insight into the history of anti-semitism. I honestly had no idea that the prejudices against the Jews were so prevalent in most cultures in almost every time period in the past two thousand years. I have been raised following the Catholic faith, and I was appalled by the actions of the Pope during WWII. To declare a state of neutrality and recognize the nazi party as a legitimate entity was not only foolish, it was downright idiotic. I believe it is important for every person to be aware of these offensive and malignant stereotypes, because recognizing them is the first step in eradicating them. Especially in our modern, highly connected world, there is no room for stereotypes.
This video was very eye-opening. The story of how the jews became such a hated culture is depressing and interesting. It shows how much blame can really mess up a bunch of people. This was also very interesting because it shows that people very well knew what they were getting into when they elected hitler into power.
In the video I learned many things that I didn’t know before regarding the holocaust. First off, being that the Nazis’ weren’t solely responsible for the mistreatment of the Jews, and that the Catholics had a big part of it their isolation from society. Also, that the Nazis’ made stories up about the Jews that were completely ridiculous. They said things like the Jews were the spawn of Satan, that they ate the excrement’s of cows. The Nazi and German people started to actually believe what they were making up because they said it so much, which in turn made them angrier. Overall I learned a lot of new things that I didn't know before through this video and it was very enlightening.
The video "The Longest Hatred" had a lot of information about how the Nazis treated the Jews. They were accused for the murder of Jesus. Not only did the Nazis treat the Jews badly but so did the Catholics. I learned that the synagogue was burned down with Jews in it. Its very shocking how much hate someone can put into a certain religion and how many people they can convince to believe the same way.
Watching the film, "The Longest Hatred" I learned that many other people, countries and religions, persecuted the Jews; long before the Nazis came to power. The Catholic Church always hated the Jews because they said that the Jews killed Jesus. I don't understand why Jews were used as scapegoats. Were people jealous of them, or was it all about the death of Jesus? The musical, "Fiddler On The Roof", took place right before the Russian Revolution and the Jews of that period had to leave their homes and were persecuted. What the Nazis did was horrible,and more horrible was that people started to believe all the propaganda because it was coming from the government.
The longest hatred was a very moving and eye opening film. When it talked about how everyone in the world basically refused to help those in Germany it made me realize how selfish it was. Had someone stepped in when hitler first rose to power and began breaking rules, the holocaust could've been avoided completely. The film really upset me actually and made me think differently of the world. Even if it is a burden to us, the longest hatred shows we should still try to help and not be a bystander in any situation in which someone/group is being hurt.
The longest hatred made a big impact on me. It made me realize how hated the Jews really were. I can't believe that they got hated for all those years. The holocaust was just repeated from an old empire like with the gold starts. Overall, I found it interesting.
In the film the longest hatred, i learned how it was even possible for the German people to fall under the Nazi regime and how they could systematically exterminate millions of a race while the world watched. I also learned the long term hatred that religious rivalries have ensued. It was shocking to see all of the small children in the streets of poland and germany looking malnourished and feeble. Kids are supposed to be having fun and playing around but instead they were in the middle of somthing none of them could control.
The film the longest hatred made me realize how long the hatred for Jews was. After watching the film I saw how anti-Semitism has been going on. I was surprised to learn that what the Nazis did was a repeat of what had happened several different times in history. The Nazis used preexisting thoughts to exterminate the Jews. This is important information to know when learning about the holocaust because it helps explain how Hitler and other Nazi party leaders convinced many Germans that the Jews were to blame for many of Germanys problems.
this video was really interesting and i learned a lot of things i never knew before. i never knew the catholics hated the jews as much as they did andhow they wanted to wipe the whole religion out. I also found this video interesting because i like to learn a lot about religion. the way they put yellow bands to seperate the jews from everyone else really caught my eyes. i never knew some hatered like this could lead to that.
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This video was very informative, to say the least. I learned many new things that I had absolutely no idea about before, such as how the Catholics basically came up with a "Pre Holocaust" by wanting to exterminate all Jews, and separated them from everyone else, as well as putting yellow armbands on them. It just proved how the Holocaust wasn't really just carried out by the Nazis, or created by them. But it was created long before, it just never reached the level the Nazis got it to.
Watching the film, "The Longest Hatred", opened my eyes to the abuse that the Jewish people have been taking for thousands of years. Throughout history, Jews have been used as scapegoats or an excuse to a greater problem. Another insight that this film provided me with was how the rise of the Nazis occurred and how Hitler went about getting enough of the world to believe in the extermination of Jews for it to become a reality. Before watching the film, I was unaware of the many different propaganda tactics used by the Nazis to equate the Jews to the devil and sin. Overall, the film really showed me how something so unimaginable became a reality.
I had heard in the past that the Nazi's didn't come up with anything new, but I guess I didn't realize how far back the anti-Semitism went. For thousands of years, Jews were persecuted discriminated against, and accused of killing God and drinking the blood of children. Despite having no real evidence, Catholics segregated Jews and demeaned them to a point where they were treated like animals instead of humans. Jews were forced to wear yellow armbands much like the collars from the Mrs. Elliot video, except this time, the persecution was real. Jews were tortured and forced to show their supposed inferiority by eating grass and cow excrement. I had never seen the full extent of the horrors that the Jews faced, and thought that such things didn't extend before the Holocaust. When the Germans came to power, Jews were again treated like dirt and accused of being the source of all people, despite evidence; simply because the Nazis thought Jews were scum and wanted it to be true, it was implanted in the minds of many Germans that Jews were bad and they tainted the Aryan race. I didn't know much about anti-Semitism before the video, but I now understand some of the background of the Jews.
“The Longest Hatred” is a documentary that was able to capture all the harsh and violent treatment that the Jews endured up until the holocaust. After watching this documentary, I learned that Hitler had no new ideas during his Nazi regime. Everything he did had already been used on the Jews before. I was aware that Jewish people were tortured and ridiculed before World War 2, but I wasn’t aware of how long ago it became and how brutal and horrible it really was. I also learned a lot about how Christians in the past used Jews as scapegoats and gave them their horrible reputations and tortured them. It was hard to watch as a Christian and I was appalled by everything that had been done, but it was very informative.
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I thought that this video was really interesting because it had provided a lot of information that better helps me understand the Holocaust. One of the things that I really wasn't aware of was the global hatred of the Jews. Before, I thought it was just the Nazis. Now that I know this, I can see how Hitler was able to get as many supporters and followers as he did. I also was unaware of how long the Jews had been hated. I didn't realize that it went as far back to the beginning of Christianity. This video really showed the overall intolerance that so many people had. When there are that many people with such negative ideas, it is easier for them to rise up and gain control.
Watching "The Longest Hatred" I learned a lot about the history of anti-antisemitism. I'd understood that the Nazis didn't make up anything new to use against the Jews, but I didn't know how far back antisemitism went. I learned that the hatred of the Jews stemmed from St. Paul saying that the Jews murdered God. I was surprised at how much of the hatred directed at Jews came from Christians. Being a Christian, I felt very conflicted, because I've always been taught that part of being a Christian is being kind and loving others. The actions of the Church towards the Jews were the opposite of kind, and entirely un-Christian.
While watching The Longest Hatred documentary in class, I was shown another side of religion. I, myself am not very religious, but have been exposed to many religions throughout my life, Christianity and Judaism being two of them. Before watching the film, I knew that there was unrest and dislike among the two in the past and that they have had their fair share of differences that have resulted in violence and destruction, yet I did not know how deep-rooted all of this anger between religions stemmed. It interests me that everyone in the world has a different interpretation of religion, but no one can ever agree to disagree. This hatred has always existed between different religious groups and I believe always will. It scares me to think that one group of people could hate another just for thinking differently than them. I’ve known about these kinds of issues, but only ever on the surface. This documentary allowed me to understand how others feel about certain religious beliefs and understand why they believe them.
Watching “The Longest Hatred”, I learned a lot about anti-Semitism. I’d understood that the Nazis didn’t come up with anything new to use against the Jews, but I hadn’t realized how long anti-Semitism had existed so fiercely. I learned that the hatred for Jews stemmed from St. Paul saying that the Jews murdered God. I also wasn’t aware of how deeply rooted the Church was in anti-Semitism. Being a Christian I’m aware of the differences between Jewish and Christian beliefs on Christ, and recognize that this is where most of the problems stem from. And while I do believe the Gospel, and that Jesus was condemned to crucifixion by the Jews, I don’t blame them for killing Him. I personally believe that God sent His Son to save mankind from their sins, and that the crucifixion of Christ was God’s plan and the Jews were following the plan whether they knew it or not. Also, the hateful actions of the Church towards the Jews appall me, because I've been taught that a large part of Christianity is to love one’s neighbor and even one’s enemy. So in my opinion the actions of the Church to persecute and oppress the Jews are entirely un-Christian.
After watching "The Longest Hatred" I learned a lot about Anti-Semitism. I had no idea that Christian’s blame Jews for the death of Jesus and that really shocked me. Coming from a very religious family that really surprised me because growing up I never heard that and at church Jews were never really mentioned. I have always known that religion plays a big part in many people’s lives and can be a large influence but I didn’t know how large a role it played in Anti-Semitism. The study of religion really interests me but this made me think about every I was taught as a young girl and made me question many of my beliefs. This video surprised me and didn't surprise me at the same but however I am very glad I got the opportunity to see it during class.
This film opened up my eyes to many things I did not know about the Holocaust before. One thing that surprised me was how the Jews were basically treated badly their entire existence. The Catholics treated the Jews just like the Nazis did and the Nazis even used the Catholics as an example. What I was most shocked to learn was that despite the Catholics treating the Jews bad, the Nazis did not stop there. They also murdered people from other races and religions like Muslims and Asians for example.
The film, "The Longest Hatred", was tremendously informative in explaining the roots of antisemitism. I knew that antisemitism was prevalent throughout world history, but I never knew where it started. I had also known that Jews were blamed for the crucifixion of Jesus, but didn't realize that it was explicitly stated in the new testament. I never really understood the role that christianity had in antisemitism, particularly Martin Luther's role. Now understanding the religious basis of antisemitism, it is easier to understand how something liker the holocaust could possibly be justified to the rest of the world.
The documentary "The Longest Hatred" provided insight into the history of anti-semitism. I honestly had no idea that the prejudices against the Jews were so prevalent in most cultures in almost every time period in the past two thousand years. I have been raised following the Catholic faith, and I was appalled by the actions of the Pope during WWII. To declare a state of neutrality and recognize the nazi party as a legitimate entity was not only foolish, it was downright idiotic. I believe it is important for every person to be aware of these offensive and malignant stereotypes, because recognizing them is the first step in eradicating them. Especially in our modern, highly connected world, there is no room for stereotypes.
This video was very eye-opening. The story of how the jews became such a hated culture is depressing and interesting. It shows how much blame can really mess up a bunch of people. This was also very interesting because it shows that people very well knew what they were getting into when they elected hitler into power.
In the video I learned many things that I didn’t know before regarding the holocaust. First off, being that the Nazis’ weren’t solely responsible for the mistreatment of the Jews, and that the Catholics had a big part of it their isolation from society. Also, that the Nazis’ made stories up about the Jews that were completely ridiculous. They said things like the Jews were the spawn of Satan, that they ate the excrement’s of cows. The Nazi and German people started to actually believe what they were making up because they said it so much, which in turn made them angrier. Overall I learned a lot of new things that I didn't know before through this video and it was very enlightening.
The video "The Longest Hatred" had a lot of information about how the Nazis treated the Jews. They were accused for the murder of Jesus. Not only did the Nazis treat the Jews badly but so did the Catholics. I learned that the synagogue was burned down with Jews in it. Its very shocking how much hate someone can put into a certain religion and how many people they can convince to believe the same way.
Watching the film, "The Longest Hatred" I learned that many other people, countries and religions, persecuted the Jews; long before the Nazis came to power. The Catholic Church always hated the Jews because they said that the Jews killed Jesus. I don't understand why Jews were used as scapegoats. Were people jealous of them, or was it all about the death of Jesus? The musical, "Fiddler On The Roof", took place right before the Russian Revolution and the Jews of that period had to leave their homes and were persecuted. What the Nazis did was horrible,and more horrible was that people started to believe all the propaganda because it was coming from the government.
The longest hatred was a very moving and eye opening film. When it talked about how everyone in the world basically refused to help those in Germany it made me realize how selfish it was. Had someone stepped in when hitler first rose to power and began breaking rules, the holocaust could've been avoided completely. The film really upset me actually and made me think differently of the world. Even if it is a burden to us, the longest hatred shows we should still try to help and not be a bystander in any situation in which someone/group is being hurt.
The longest hatred made a big impact on me. It made me realize how hated the Jews really were. I can't believe that they got hated for all those years. The holocaust was just repeated from an old empire like with the gold starts. Overall, I found it interesting.
In the film the longest hatred, i learned how it was even possible for the German people to fall under the Nazi regime and how they could systematically exterminate millions of a race while the world watched. I also learned the long term hatred that religious rivalries have ensued. It was shocking to see all of the small children in the streets of poland and germany looking malnourished and feeble. Kids are supposed to be having fun and playing around but instead they were in the middle of somthing none of them could control.
The film the longest hatred made me realize how long the hatred for Jews was. After watching the film I saw how anti-Semitism has been going on. I was surprised to learn that what the Nazis did was a repeat of what had happened several different times in history. The Nazis used preexisting thoughts to exterminate the Jews. This is important information to know when learning about the holocaust because it helps explain how Hitler and other Nazi party leaders convinced many Germans that the Jews were to blame for many of Germanys problems.
this video was really interesting and i learned a lot of things i never knew before. i never knew the catholics hated the jews as much as they did andhow they wanted to wipe the whole religion out. I also found this video interesting because i like to learn a lot about religion. the way they put yellow bands to seperate the jews from everyone else really caught my eyes. i never knew some hatered like this could lead to that.
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