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Holocaust
The genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews during World War II planned by Adolf Hitler.
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What did eichmann charges with?
Adolf Eichmann was indicted on 15 criminal charges, including Crime Against Humanity, War Crimes, and Crimes Against the Jewish People.
He was found guilty in all 15 counts and sentenced to death by hanging.
How did the final solution evolve?
Hitler had long looked for ways to remove the Jews from Germany. The "Final Solution" was so named because it was the final plan needed to get rid of the Jews. Other plans had involved forced emigration and removal of Jews from the Reich.
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The "Final Solution [of the Jewish Question]" is a translation of the Nazis' own term for it - "Endloesung [der Judenfrage]". It was meant to apply to all Jews in Europe. Since about 1980 the more usual term has been the Holocaust.
What labor did the Jews do in World War 2 camps?
Anything imaginable, from counterfeiting bank notes to making armaments. Menial labor like chopping down trees for lumber, working in mines, making German uniforms, forging works of art. Any job that forced labor could be used for, made available another soldier for the Fatherland.
What was the Jewish population of Europe in 1939?
Estimated Jewish population living in Europe in 2002: (source: "Quid.com")
- France 510 800
- Great Britain 276 000
- Russia 275 000
- Ukraine 110 000
- Germany 95 000
- Hungary 52 000
- Belgium 31 500
- Italy 29 500
- Netherlands 26 500
- Belarus 25 000
- Switzerland 18 000
- Sweden 15 000
- Spain 12 000
- Romania 11 000
- Austria 9 000
- Latvia 9 000
- Denmark 6 400
- Moldavia 6 000
- Greece 4 500
- Lithuania 4 000
- Poland 3 500
- Slovakia 3 300
- Czech Republic 2 800
- Bulgaria 2 500
- Estonia 2 000
- Others 8,500
1,570,000 if you include 19,000 from Turkey (depending on of what is your definition of "Europe")
A group has group operations. If these operations are continuous, it is called a continuos group. Addition of the real numbers under addition with the linear topology is one example. If I apply the discrete topology to any group, I can make it continuous. Note: we need continuous function and inverse!
Why didn't Jews just change their identity to avoid persecution in the holocaust?
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A few tried but the majority were indentified before the SS came to get them
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It was very difficult to change identities in Europe then, as it is now. European nations had/have very detailed records of a person's place of birth, residence, movements, etc. For instance if you wanted to move from one village/town or city to another, then you had to complete an application form for permission (often still required today). Records were kept of your new location. German authorities (and other local authorities) could readily verify the accuracy of your identification. Europeans were often required to carry their identification with them when away from their home town. Even before the genocide began, German Jews were required to identify themselves with the Jewish star on the outside of their clothes. Opportunities to falsify identities were increased as more cities were destroyed (with their records) and refugees were on the move. However, by this time, most of the Jewish population had been identified and collected.
What factors led to the Final Solution?
The main 'step' shortly before the start of the Final Solution was the isolation and ghettoization of the Jews in many areas under Nazi rule.
Almost no documents survive from the planning stage, if there in fact was one. It is quite possible that various subordinates launched the Final Solution themselves and that their decisions were rubber stamped at the top later. In fact, the early stages seem to have been pretty chaotic and that there was little planning. For example, when the Einsatzgruppen (mobile killing untis) first went into action (Kaunas, Lithuania, 25 June 1941) they generally shot only the adult male Jews. Then, later, they started throwing up their hands in horror at the prospect of providing for, or finding a use for the women and children. Gradually, they took to killing all Jews - men, women and children. They found it 'simpler'. It looks as if they 'planned' as they went along.
The Final Solution was not launched with a single order or 'big bang'.
Later the whole process became much more systematic and uniform.
As for broader events, some historians see the German defeat at Moscow as an important event as it meant that the territorial solution being considered earlier in 1941, namely 'resettlement in Siberia after the war', would not be possible. Arno Mayer takes the unusual view that the Final Solution was a personal act of 'revenge' by Hitler (or renewed outburst of hatred) for his defeat at Moscow, since he saw the Jews as Communists.
In July, 1941 Goering, who had previously been responsible for the Final Solution, were forced as a result of high level intrigue in the Nazi regime, to hand over responsibility for the 'Jewish question' to Heydrich and the SS. This meant that from then on the most fanatical and doctrinaire racists in the Nazi regime were in charge of the 'Jewish question'.
Another key decision was the introduction of a total ban on Jews emigrating from Germany or German-controlled territory. Previously, Jews had been allowed, even encouraged to leave Europe ... The ban came into force in August 1941 (though it did not become fully official till October 1941). Obviously, the switch from a policy of emigration to a ban on leaving Germany marks a telling change in policy.
Before the invention of the extermination camp the Germans were dependent on the mobile killing units (Einsatzgruppen).
What was the brutal killing of innocent civilians in Vietnam known as?
When the US and South Vietnam committed wanton killings, they used the names 'free fire zones', 'strategic bombing', 'area bombing', and 'pacification'. The US and South Vietnam may have caused the deaths of up to 2 million non-combatants.
When the North Vietnamese conquered the south in 1975, a huge wave of organized murder resulted. North Vietnamese leaders called this payment of 'blood debt.' Around 600,000 died from forced relocation and labor camps in the 'reeducation plan'. Tens of thousands perished fleeing the country. The Communist forces also did a genocidal or ethnic cleansing pogrom against the highlanders. One such campaign resulted in the death or disappearance of 150,000 people.
Another genocidal campaign was waged in the south by the Khmer Rouge, who essentially came into Vietnam and slaughtered anyone who was Vietnamese. The Communist leadership in Vietnam responded with a similarly vicious campaign which drove the Khmer Rouge out of Vietnam and ended with the Vietnamese Army toppling the Khmer Rouge leadership in Cambodia.
My Lai Massacre
No, the blood is always red. The term,' blue blood' is given to noble people.
What does a closed mouth doesn't get fed mean?
In the Spanish language there is a similar phrase... "El que no llora, no mama." The aforementioned phrase and the one in question are similar. They both mean that, if one is not ASSERTIVE about making his concerns known, their concerns will remain unresolved. For example, An employee deserving of a raise may wait in vain until he goes to his boss and actu$ally asks for one. p.s "El que no llora, no mama." translated literally is, "He who does not cry, does not suck. (mother's milk)" caryhoneybee 2008
What is a physical description of misha pilsudski?
Misha is short and he is 8 years old. He is a Naive. He lives in warsaw.
Why do Jehovah's Witnesses recruit?
John 17:3 "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."
All work is done on a voluntary basis. There is no charge for any literature in most of the Western world. There are no collections taken at meetings.
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My mother was a Jehovah witness from the late 1950s until her current senility.
I was under the impression that the religion was benign and not financially threatening. That is until my mother started to show signs of senility. Then the hierarchical construct of elders and the insulating quality of shunning anyone that questions them became crystal clear. Elders suddenly started showing up and actively and blatantly started trying to manipulate my mother in not only giving up her entire bank account but they even tried to get her to sign over her will along with power of attorney.
The IRS is well aware of the billions that come into the New York office and have been trying for decades to get this cult moved from a religious status to cult status so that they can see the books and tax them.
AnswerJehovah's Witnesses operate in the same way as big business. The organisation even has a Governing Body. Their voluntary workers are basically door-to-door sales people advertising the Governing Body's propaganda publications, The WatchTower and Awake Magazines. The more vulnerable people they can recruit with their flawed teachings the more money falls into the offering boxes in their many Kingdom Halls. Like big business the Jehovah's Witness organisation needs money - lots of it and it's the people at the top who benefit the most.I have personally visited the headquarters and know two of the "people at the top". They live very modestly, and the donations made by people go to furthering the work, and for relief efforts. Many people make this accusation, but no one has ever presented and proof -- like financial records or photos of the "people at the top" indulging in a Vatican like fortune.
AnswerThe above is an insightful view, but I would think that the average Jehovah's Witness on the street would not be aware of this and would not see it that way. They would sincerely believe they are on a 'mission from God,' to convert any and all who will listen to their view and that they are serving God by 'recruiting.'ANSWER FROM AN ACTUAL JW
The above answers are neither insightful nor accurate. Firstly, the entire organization from the Governing Body on is voluntary. We have no paid members as such. However, travelling overseers and Bethel members get their lodging and food paid for. Travelling overseers also have their cars paid for. All receive a small stipend each month also. Unlike other religions, Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy although they receive as stated above. To assert otherwise is a lie. I have been associated with the organization for most of my life, and some of family members are in positions of leadership in the organization. Non receive any kind monetary compensation. I myself voluntarily give of my time and resources to further our preaching work. We even travel to other areas voluntarily, using our own finances to help rebuild when disasters strike.
As far as recruiting, we are involved in a world-wide preaching commission that Jesus himself commanded his true followers to do. At Matthew 28:19,20, he said to "go and make disciples." At Matthew 24:14, he indicated that the preaching work would be one of the features of the sign that he gave indicating that we are in the last days of this world. If you read all of chapter 24 of Matthew, you will see other things mentioned that match the time we are now living in.
Our preaching work centers on God's kingdom. The very kingdom that Jesus taught us to pray for in Matthew 6:9,10. The reason that we are concerned with that kingdom, is that the Bible indicates that we are living deep into the time in which God will soon bring about that kingdom. (See also Luke Chapter 21 and 2 Timothy 3:1-5)
Our work is not so much "recruiting" as it is an educational work concerning that kingdom message of the Bible. If people decide to join us, then that is the decision they make on their own, and joining us they are. On a worldwide scale, Jehovah's Witnesses are present in over 235 lands with close to 7 million active ministers.
Of course such a work takes monetary funds. But since we have no paid clergy, we can operate much more efficiently than other religions. Unlike most churches, there are no collections, tithes, fund raisers, or any other activities to make money. There is never a collection plate passed at any meeting. All contributions are done by members on their own, by their own choice, and also done by people in our ministry who wish to help as well.
I would also like to further add one of my own personal experiences to this answer. When my wife and I were married in a Kingdom Hall, we were not charged for the use of the Hall, for the services of the minister, or anything else. The facilities and everyone concerned were made available to us without any mention of money. JW's do not ask return payment for the use of our facilities or the services of our elders (congregation ministers) for any weddings, funerals, or otherwise, even though the electricity costs money, and the minsters use their gasoline and time. Other religions charge large sums for such things. The organization of Jehovah's Witnesses are not big business as was asserted. We have a Governing Body, because we need direction. To be a legal corporation, we have to have a president, secretary, and so forth, but they are not paid. This is in accordance with Jesus words, "received free, give free."-Matthew 10:8
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To quote the above "We have a Governing Body, because we need direction." But what does the Bible say? "I praise the Lord, because HE guides me, and in the night my conscience warns me. I am always aware of the Lord's presence; he is near, and nothing can shake me." "You will show me the path that leads to life." (Psalms 16: 7, 8 and 11). Scriptures taken from the 'Sunrise Good News Bible'
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How are we shown "the path that leads to life"? Is it miraculously? We certainly do not think so. Jehovah's Witnesses interpret that reality as an exhortation to proceed according to the information found in the Scriptures and in harmony with the direction of God's holy spirit (2 Tim. 3:16). So leadership of God's people on earth has always been delegated to humans on a congregational basis. Subsequent to Adam's abdication we can think of the patriarchs, judges, kings and priests who took the lead in Jehovah's name (Gen. 12:1-3; Judges 21:25;1 Samuel 8:7-9;De 17:8, 9).
The first century Christian congregation, following that pattern - uninterrupted by the appearance of the Messiah - was headed by a governing body based in Jerusalem (1 Corinthians 12:28). Jehovah's Witnesses today follow the same pattern. Being a Witness myself for the past 19 years has done nothing in this regard but to convince me as to the importance of this arrangement in maintaining Theocratic order.
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Jesus Christ is our leader (Listen to the old song Jesus Christ our leader is in full control, he equips the soldiers that he does enroll. But the Bible doesn't always give us crystal clear answers. Read Matthew 7:7,8 . It says " Keep on asking, and it will be given you; keep on seeking, and you will find; keep on knocking, and it will be opened to you. For everyone asking receives, and everyone seeking finds, and to everyone knocking, it will be opened." New World Translation. Our Governing Body helps us understand these scriptures better, and to show us how they apply to us today. Even though we have the Governing Body, Jehovah's Witnesses are encouraged to study and make the truth our own.
What did Jesus do? He preached to people. Since we follow Christ's example, we preach door-to-door. I like to answer questions with other questions. If our what we preach is so flawed and untruthful, why our the amount of baptised, active Jehovah's Witness keep increasing? When Jehovah's Witnesses were being brutally persecuted, and still are, why did we stick to our faith? If it was so false, we would have given up on it. Instead, Jehovah's Witnesses stick up for what we know is right. With our gas prices going up rapidly, why are paying the money to teach lies? We pay the money for the gas and donate to our organization to help people worldwide. I am only 13 years old, but I know that this is the only true religion. Sure, I was raised in the truth, and my parents have brought me up going to meetings and learning about our religion, but I know what I'm hearing is true. It all makes perfect sense to me, as does it to many others of different nationalities, ages, colors, languages and personalities. I'm 100% sure this is the truth.
I am a witness and we preach to others because it was a commandment from Jesus himself and that's exactly what he did here on earth so we as true christians are followers of christ so we follow his example.
ANSWERIn our Kingdom Halls there are donation boxes and they are located in the lobby of the hall so no one is forced to put money in them. And the money in them is used to print our publications that we offer people like the first person to comment to help them. No one is paid to work for the governing body, it is all volunteer. FURTHERThe whole money issue.... it's all donations. No one is forced or looked down upon if they give nothing. Not like in other churches where they hold people until a certain amount is raised or they have to give up a certain amount of their income...Who were there four people who helped the franks when they were in the annex?
The 4 helpers that helped the Frank family were Miep Gies, Victor Kugler, Bep Voskuijl, and Johannes Kleiman. Miep Gies was the main helper, but the others helped also.
Did toska feuchtbaum go into hiding?
no toska did not go into hiding, her and her mother had no money to exit austria so they were taken out of their home and out into the 2nd district in Vienna along with the other jews.
Who is Moushi and what happened to him?
Mouschi was Peter Van Daans cat.
Mouschi was a stray cat that Peter found and adopted.
Mouschi ran away during the night.
What does your study of the Holocaust tell you about human nature?
Given the opportunity, man will seek to dominate and destroy that which he does not understand.
Hitler was a proponent of euthanasia, and his Ultimate Solution was to exterminate any "deviation" from his considered norm. In his opinion, those who were born with birth defects, those whose morals did not match his own, or those who politically opposed him, were candidates for death. Hitler's solution was ethnic cleansing at the highest level; given that he controlled half of Europe, he was able to exterminate all those groups and was well on his way to applying the same standards to anyone who was not blue eyed, blond, Lutheran and German.
