Topic > The History of the Holocaust - 676 ​​

According to Kaplan, some methods used to exclude or eliminate Jews from German society include movements such as dehumanization, anti-Semitic laws, ordering Jews to wear the Star of David , Kristallnacht (the night of broken glass) and last but not least, genocide. With all the cruel movements and acts that have taken place to eliminate and separate one deserving race from another, this movement stands as one of the cruelest among others. Hitler's organization of the Nazi Party was simply based on the unhappiness in his life and a way of blaming others for the mistakes he made in his life. For such a passionate and well-spoken leader, one would think that his talents and abilities could have been used for something other than the cruel acts he committed against millions of innocent individuals. The dehumanization of the Jews was a campaign led by Hitler and his Nazi government that essentially demoralized the image of the Jewish community in the eyes of many people. Hitler blames the Jews for all the economic and social problems Germany was going through at the time. The propaganda aimed to dehumanize Jews by claiming that they were an inferior race while also laying the foundation for anti-Semitism, leading to the elimination of the Jewish community's freedom and rights to which it was entitled. This movement excluded them from society through the media; posters, newspapers, cartoons, etc. who have dismantled the image of the Jews by causing nothing but hatred, violence, persecution and humiliation of the Jewish race. The result of this process left the Jews in poverty, devastation and the greatest event that Hitler was responsible for; Genocide. As for anti-Semitic laws, Nazi governments were responsible for regulating such acts by Jews; Houses and synagogues. Hitler and the Nazi regime had caused more damage than anyone imagined. Many were killed while others were sent to concentration camps. This order given by Hitler is known as Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) due to the broken glass left behind from the destruction caused by the Germans and, unsurprisingly, the Jews were condemned and forced to pay for all the damages. These are just a few of the many trials that the Jews had experienced during this time. Hitler had created a system of hatred and that hatred spread like wildfire. Kaplan provides somewhat of a picture of what the Jews endured. Jews suffered humiliation, dehumanization, and simply devastation due to their racial differences and their status as being easily blamed for all the wrongs that seemed to occur at the time..