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Monday, March 28, 2011
PERIOD 7 - 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.
38 comments:
Matt Rouleau
said...
What I learned from the documentary Longest Hatred was showing the viewers hatred toward Jewish people in Europe then how it spread worldwide. How Hilter try to put the JEwish people were at the bottom. I thought it was wrong that Jewish people were getting bashed and killed because of there religion and because Hilter were telling the people to kill the Jewish People.
The PBS documentary The Longest Hatred really opened my eyes to how much hatred there has been towards the Jewish people and for how long it has been going on. I learned a lot about what has really happen to the Jewish people and about how people try to cleverly cover up their hatred with careful words. I didn’t know almost anything about the Catholic churches issues with the Jews, for example about the ideas of Jews being the murderers of Jesus and the Pope making Jews wear special yellow badges so show they were Jews. I agree with Matt Rouleau that the continued hatred and violence toward the Jewish people is not appropriate.
the PBS documentary "The Longest Hatred" gave me an entirely different perspective on the way that Jewish people have been treated throughout history. I didn't know that the Jews had been discriminated against for so long before the Holocaust. I was surprised at how many different cultures and groups of people have used the Jewish people as a scapegoat for their problems.
Like James, i had very little knowledge about the hatred the Catholics had towards the Jews. I agree that this documentary was eye opening to the terrible treatment that the Jews have faced for so many years.
This documentary was really helpful in understanding where the hatred of the Jewish people originated. However, I think the video would’ve been more effective if there were more interviews from Christians. I believe only one Christian leader was interviewed and it would’ve given a better perspective if more were interviewed.
I also agree with what James said about not being aware of the Catholic Church’s hatred for Jewish people. I wasn’t aware of all the depictions of Jewish people as the devil or evil, and I was also unaware of the Pope forcing all Jews to wear a yellow badge.
Along with Kevin, I had no idea that the Jewish people had been hated by so many different people, especially the Catholics, before the Holocaust occured.
From the film "The Longest Hatred" I learned a lot about the seemingly eternal struggle of the Jewish people. For example, one of the things I learned was of the brutality of the acts that the Catholic church committed on the Jewish community. I always knew of the Crusades but I had no idea that Jews had been depicted to be so satanic for so many years. I was very much unaware that the Catholic church hated the Jews for the crucifiction of Christ and that this hatred started early on in history. Being a Catholic Christian, I found myself at times feeling almost ashamed of my own religion because of the sheer brutality and hatred that was displayed towards one group of people.
I'm pretty damn amazed at how strong the Jewish community was and still is. To be able to go through all of that torture and still proudly exclaim the Jewish name is unbelievable. It gives me a lot of respect for the people who have suffered, died, and live now.
Kevin brings up something that stuck out to me and that is the fact that Jews had been hated for so long. It's hard to grasp that it's been thousands of years and the people are still frowned upon by others.
i think that the documentary was a great thing to see because it help us to see how bad people discriminate Jewish people just for the religion. the documentary also show us how much power Hitler had on that time over everyone else at that time
I thought this was a very good document. I wasn't aware that Hitler ran on a platform based on Jewish hatred among other things. His speeches were very emotional and powerful, which is why many people were amazed at him and could see him as a successful ruler of Germany. I wasn't aware of how involved the Christians were in anti-semitism and how catastrophic the Crusades were. It seems to me that a lot of people supported anti-semitism until it was put into action on such a big scale.
The PBS documentary The Longest Hatred was a very interesting film that showed the struggles the jewish people have had to endure. Ever since the death of Christ, Jewish people have been the center of hate. Everything they do people found a way to hate them. It was unfair and completly unfair to the Jewish people and the unfair treatment still continues today.
I agree with Kevin, it was really surpising to see that the jewish people have been hated for so long. I always thought that this hatred towards them began around World War 2 but the film showed me otherwise.
I found this PBS documentary about the longstanding hatred of the Jews to be very interesting. The way in which the Jews have been used as a scapegoat throughout history is both upsetting and intruiging to me. This film caused to me to think about how discrimination begins and how one feeling of hatred can cause an entire race to suffer for centuries.
I agree with Emily, I think that the Jews have proved their resilience as a people through maintaining their pride and culture throughout centuries of persecution. After watching this film I feel a much deeper sense of pride for who my ancestors are and what they were able to overcome.
I agree with kevin, I was very suprised when I found out how many different cultures have discriminated against the jew and for how long they have been doing it.
I thought the documentary "The Longest Hatred" was a very informative film that helped to explain how the hatred of the Jewish people originated and how it was transformed throughout history. I thought the film was effective is showing what key factors played into the Jewish people being victimized and how that have become the scapegoats in many events. Some of the most difficult and moving scenes were those of the Holocaust and I found these to be very important in showing what devastating effects hatred and stereotyping can have.
After watching the movie I learned about the hatred that still goes on today with Jews. It is hard to understand why the Jewish people are the ones to blame for everything. I especially don’t understand how Christians could have so much hatred towards them especially because their religion is based off Jesus dying for their sins. In other words Jesus’ death by the Jews started the Christian religion so how could Christians be so upset with them. Emily Hite brings up a good point in that the Jewish people are so strong. After all that they’ve been through they’re still practicing their religion and many are still being tortured for it.
I agree with Rachel's comment about how unbelievable it is that the hatred of the Jews evolved from simple dislike to something as terrible as the mass murders of the Holocaust. I think the documentary did a very good job of showing how the feelings towards the Jews has changed over time and how it led to such terrible outcomes.
I thought the film "The Longest Hatred" was very informational. I never knew that the reason the Jews were victimized and mistreated was because they were blamed for killing Jesus. The amount of hatred toward the Jews was very disturbing and I had no idea how long it was going on for.
I agree with Rachel when she said that one small feeling of hatred can cause an entire race to suffer. I also agree with Emily H when she says how strong the Jews had been throughout all the hatred towards them.
After watching the film in class I never realized how much suffering the Jews have really suffered over the centuries. It was very uncomfortable to watch at certain points in the documentary to see how the Jews were harassed and blamed as a scape goat for all of Germany’s problems and for losing WWI. The other aspect that amazes me is how people in Germany after all that has happened, continue to hate Jews and blame them for the wrongs in there society. People actually have the will to be able to vandalize the tomb stones of the dead because of there religion. I agree with Matt and James in that it is totally inappropriate for these things to still be happening today and they need to be stoped before worse actions take place.
The Longest Hatred documentary opened my eyes to the truth about why the Jews were really discriminated by Germany, and why the Holocaust actually occurred. I didnt actually realize that the hatred towards the jews is still an issue today. It is amazing to see how such a small disagreement in a religuous aspect can cause such a hatred and mass extermination of an entire peoples.
I agree with what Brenda said in regards to it would have helped if the Christians had a bigger role in the documentary. It almost seemed like the documentary was very one sided because there wasn't much response from the Christian population.
The documentary "The Longest Hatred" opened my eyes on how the Jewish people were treated and how they were hated for so long. Many different groups hated the Jews for different reasons. The Catholic church believed the Jews had murdered Jesus and the Nazi party just didn't want them around. This documentary really made me understand that the Jews had been going through a lot of hatred. I agree with Matt. I think it was extremely wrong that the Jewish people were being prosecuted because of their religion.
I thought that The Longest Hatred was really interesting. I think this documentary did a very good job opening the eyes of the viewers on how mistreated the Jewish people were. I think it's sad how poorly the Jewish people were treated. The discrimination they faced is horrible and no one should ever have to go through what they experienced. I agree with Matt when he explains how he thought it was wrong how the Jewish people were discriminated against for religion
I missed some of the documentary, but I found that the most shocking aspect of the film to me was the fact that there was still so much anti-semitism prevalent in Germany. I always thought that after the holocaust, Germans had accepted the responsibility for the tragedy with full remorse and guilt, but apparently I was wrong. Anyway, I thought that the documentary was a very informative one, from what I saw of it.
I agree with Sarah, that the documentary also "opened my eyes on how the Jewish people were treated and how they were hated for so long." Her post also reminded me of how shocked I was to learn that the Jews were deemed responsible for the death of Jesus. I always knew that Jesus was condemned by Jewish officials, but it never occurred to me that I should blame Jews for his death. In fact, it's quite a ridiculous notion due to the fact that Jesus himself was Jewish (many people seem to have the belief that Jesus was a christian, when the religion didn't officially exist yet). There is a rather large hole in the argument blaming the Jews, since Jesus practiced Judaism in it's purest form. Christianity really only refers to followers of the christ, so Jesus (in this context) could not have been considered christian. He can't follow himself :P
I thought the documentary “The longest Hatred” was very educational and really helped me to have a better understanding of what people really thought of the Jewish community. Also I was shocked when I learned that the Christians were the leaders behind it all, and the connection between the cross and the symbol for the Nazi party. Over all I thought it was very helpful going forward and getting more into the holocaust.
I agree with what Jake Philips pointed out that what was hated at the time was somehow reflected on the Jews whether it pertained to them or not it was always their fault.
I think this film was very interesting and it showed how the Jewish people were put down and the excuses people made to hate them as a people. This film was interesting because it put the religious background behind it
38 comments:
What I learned from the documentary Longest Hatred was showing the viewers hatred toward Jewish people in Europe then how it spread worldwide. How Hilter try to put the JEwish people were at the bottom. I thought it was wrong that Jewish people were getting bashed and killed because of there religion and because Hilter were telling the people to kill the Jewish People.
The PBS documentary The Longest Hatred really opened my eyes to how much hatred there has been towards the Jewish people and for how long it has been going on. I learned a lot about what has really happen to the Jewish people and about how people try to cleverly cover up their hatred with careful words. I didn’t know almost anything about the Catholic churches issues with the Jews, for example about the ideas of Jews being the murderers of Jesus and the Pope making Jews wear special yellow badges so show they were Jews. I agree with Matt Rouleau that the continued hatred and violence toward the Jewish people is not appropriate.
I agree wtih James Seatter about how the doucmentary how did open your eye and how you got to see the hatred everyone had against the Jewish people.
I thought it was interesting to point out that the view of jews is constantly metamorphasizing into whatever a culture wants to hate.
And James points out the fued between Jews and Christians for which I have never witnessed myself but seems logical and probable.
the PBS documentary "The Longest Hatred" gave me an entirely different perspective on the way that Jewish people have been treated throughout history. I didn't know that the Jews had been discriminated against for so long before the Holocaust. I was surprised at how many different cultures and groups of people have used the Jewish people as a scapegoat for their problems.
Like James, i had very little knowledge about the hatred the Catholics had towards the Jews. I agree that this documentary was eye opening to the terrible treatment that the Jews have faced for so many years.
This documentary was really helpful in understanding where the hatred of the Jewish people originated. However, I think the video would’ve been more effective if there were more interviews from Christians. I believe only one Christian leader was interviewed and it would’ve given a better perspective if more were interviewed.
I also agree with what James said about not being aware of the Catholic Church’s hatred for Jewish people. I wasn’t aware of all the depictions of Jewish people as the devil or evil, and I was also unaware of the Pope forcing all Jews to wear a yellow badge.
Along with Kevin, I had no idea that the Jewish people had been hated by so many different people, especially the Catholics, before the Holocaust occured.
From the film "The Longest Hatred" I learned a lot about the seemingly eternal struggle of the Jewish people. For example, one of the things I learned was of the brutality of the acts that the Catholic church committed on the Jewish community. I always knew of the Crusades but I had no idea that Jews had been depicted to be so satanic for so many years. I was very much unaware that the Catholic church hated the Jews for the crucifiction of Christ and that this hatred started early on in history. Being a Catholic Christian, I found myself at times feeling almost ashamed of my own religion because of the sheer brutality and hatred that was displayed towards one group of people.
I'm pretty damn amazed at how strong the Jewish community was and still is. To be able to go through all of that torture and still proudly exclaim the Jewish name is unbelievable. It gives me a lot of respect for the people who have suffered, died, and live now.
Kevin brings up something that stuck out to me and that is the fact that Jews had been hated for so long. It's hard to grasp that it's been thousands of years and the people are still frowned upon by others.
i think that the documentary was a great thing to see because it help us to see how bad people discriminate Jewish people just for the religion. the documentary also show us how much power Hitler had on that time over everyone else at that time
I thought this was a very good document. I wasn't aware that Hitler ran on a platform based on Jewish hatred among other things. His speeches were very emotional and powerful, which is why many people were amazed at him and could see him as a successful ruler of Germany. I wasn't aware of how involved the Christians were in anti-semitism and how catastrophic the Crusades were. It seems to me that a lot of people supported anti-semitism until it was put into action on such a big scale.
I agree with Emily that is quite shameful to know that Catholic Christian, my own religion, did such a thing like the Crusades.
The PBS documentary The Longest Hatred was a very interesting film that showed the struggles the jewish people have had to endure. Ever since the death of Christ, Jewish people have been the center of hate. Everything they do people found a way to hate them. It was unfair and completly unfair to the Jewish people and the unfair treatment still continues today.
I agree with Kevin, it was really surpising to see that the jewish people have been hated for so long. I always thought that this hatred towards them began around World War 2 but the film showed me otherwise.
I found this PBS documentary about the longstanding hatred of the Jews to be very interesting. The way in which the Jews have been used as a scapegoat throughout history is both upsetting and intruiging to me. This film caused to me to think about how discrimination begins and how one feeling of hatred can cause an entire race to suffer for centuries.
I agree with Emily, I think that the Jews have proved their resilience as a people through maintaining their pride and culture throughout centuries of persecution. After watching this film I feel a much deeper sense of pride for who my ancestors are and what they were able to overcome.
I agree with kevin, I was very suprised when I found out how many different cultures have discriminated against the jew and for how long they have been doing it.
I thought the documentary "The Longest Hatred" was a very informative film that helped to explain how the hatred of the Jewish people originated and how it was transformed throughout history. I thought the film was effective is showing what key factors played into the Jewish people being victimized and how that have become the scapegoats in many events. Some of the most difficult and moving scenes were those of the Holocaust and I found these to be very important in showing what devastating effects hatred and stereotyping can have.
After watching the movie I learned about the hatred that still goes on today with Jews. It is hard to understand why the Jewish people are the ones to blame for everything. I especially don’t understand how Christians could have so much hatred towards them especially because their religion is based off Jesus dying for their sins. In other words Jesus’ death by the Jews started the Christian religion so how could Christians be so upset with them.
Emily Hite brings up a good point in that the Jewish people are so strong. After all that they’ve been through they’re still practicing their religion and many are still being tortured for it.
I agree with Rachel's comment about how unbelievable it is that the hatred of the Jews evolved from simple dislike to something as terrible as the mass murders of the Holocaust. I think the documentary did a very good job of showing how the feelings towards the Jews has changed over time and how it led to such terrible outcomes.
I thought the film "The Longest Hatred" was very informational. I never knew that the reason the Jews were victimized and mistreated was because they were blamed for killing Jesus. The amount of hatred toward the Jews was very disturbing and I had no idea how long it was going on for.
I agree with Rachel when she said that one small feeling of hatred can cause an entire race to suffer. I also agree with Emily H when she says how strong the Jews had been throughout all the hatred towards them.
After watching the film in class I never realized how much suffering the Jews have really suffered over the centuries. It was very uncomfortable to watch at certain points in the documentary to see how the Jews were harassed and blamed as a scape goat for all of Germany’s problems and for losing WWI. The other aspect that amazes me is how people in Germany after all that has happened, continue to hate Jews and blame them for the wrongs in there society. People actually have the will to be able to vandalize the tomb stones of the dead because of there religion. I agree with Matt and James in that it is totally inappropriate for these things to still be happening today and they need to be stoped before worse actions take place.
I was absent the day the blog was assigned
The Longest Hatred documentary opened my eyes to the truth about why the Jews were really discriminated by Germany, and why the Holocaust actually occurred. I didnt actually realize that the hatred towards the jews is still an issue today. It is amazing to see how such a small disagreement in a religuous aspect can cause such a hatred and mass extermination of an entire peoples.
I agree with what Brenda said in regards to it would have helped if the Christians had a bigger role in the documentary. It almost seemed like the documentary was very one sided because there wasn't much response from the Christian population.
The documentary "The Longest Hatred" opened my eyes on how the Jewish people were treated and how they were hated for so long. Many different groups hated the Jews for different reasons. The Catholic church believed the Jews had murdered Jesus and the Nazi party just didn't want them around. This documentary really made me understand that the Jews had been going through a lot of hatred. I agree with Matt. I think it was extremely wrong that the Jewish people were being prosecuted because of their religion.
I thought that The Longest Hatred was really interesting. I think this documentary did a very good job opening the eyes of the viewers on how mistreated the Jewish people were. I think it's sad how poorly the Jewish people were treated. The discrimination they faced is horrible and no one should ever have to go through what they experienced. I agree with Matt when he explains how he thought it was wrong how the Jewish people were discriminated against for religion
I missed some of the documentary, but I found that the most shocking aspect of the film to me was the fact that there was still so much anti-semitism prevalent in Germany. I always thought that after the holocaust, Germans had accepted the responsibility for the tragedy with full remorse and guilt, but apparently I was wrong. Anyway, I thought that the documentary was a very informative one, from what I saw of it.
I agree with Sarah, that the documentary also "opened my eyes on how the Jewish people were treated and how they were hated for so long." Her post also reminded me of how shocked I was to learn that the Jews were deemed responsible for the death of Jesus. I always knew that Jesus was condemned by Jewish officials, but it never occurred to me that I should blame Jews for his death. In fact, it's quite a ridiculous notion due to the fact that Jesus himself was Jewish (many people seem to have the belief that Jesus was a christian, when the religion didn't officially exist yet). There is a rather large hole in the argument blaming the Jews, since Jesus practiced Judaism in it's purest form. Christianity really only refers to followers of the christ, so Jesus (in this context) could not have been considered christian. He can't follow himself :P
I thought the documentary “The longest Hatred” was very educational and really helped me to have a better understanding of what people really thought of the Jewish community. Also I was shocked when I learned that the Christians were the leaders behind it all, and the connection between the cross and the symbol for the Nazi party. Over all I thought it was very helpful going forward and getting more into the holocaust.
I agree with what Jake Philips pointed out that what was hated at the time was somehow reflected on the Jews whether it pertained to them or not it was always their fault.
I think this film was very interesting and it showed how the Jewish people were put down and the excuses people made to hate them as a people. This film was interesting because it put the religious background behind it
I agree with Matt in the sense that this hatred of Jews started to spread until it was spread worldwide
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