Based on our Berlin Memorial Activity today in class, take a moment to reflect on what you learned about the Jewish decrees established during the Hitler years.
Prompts:
1 - What did you learn?
2 - Why do you think this monument was built?
3 - What did you notice about the number of laws passed in certain years?
4 - Which restrictions do you think you would do have the most trouble dealing with and why?
While learning about the Berlin Memorial, I learned that Jews ended up losing most of their rights that they had before. Most of the Jewish people were forced to lose their jobs, because of new laws that had passed. I also learned that the laws the Jews were forced to follow had gotten worse as time passed. The laws went from losing their jobs, to going into forced labor, to have Jews relocated into concentration camps to get killed. As learning all of this I understood the struggle that Jews had to live through. These people lost families, pets, and their own lives just because people didn't like them. The Jews were treated very unfairly from the laws, and it caused many people to lose their lives because of it.
I think the Berlin Memorial was built to remember all of the people who had lived through the Nuremberg Laws. When people see that memorial they can look back at all of the tough times the Jews had to go through. It reminds people of how many people were affected by these cruel laws. Many Jews died during that time, and I think the memorial was built to bring awareness of the people who had lived through it. I also think the Berlin memorial was built to remember this tragic historical event. This memorial shows people who are unaware of this event of how many people were killed from this. It also shows that these people who lost their lives shouldn't be forgotten. The many lives that have been killed and are remembered in this memorial shows that we shouldn't repeat history, because it will affect, and even kill many people just like this event.
The number of laws passed in certain years varied from year to year. Some years there were only a few, while others there were more. The laws also seemed to be getting more hurtful to the Jews as the years passed. Comparing 1937 to 1938, a lot more laws were passed in 1938. In some years there were a lot of laws passed like in 1942. In other years only a few passed like 1934. Through the years 1933 - 1939 it seemed as if most of the laws focused on entertainment and occupations. A lot of the Jews couldn't have their jobs anymore, because of these laws. In the years 1940 - 1942 the Jews started to lose most of their freedom. There were laws such as, they couldn't be outside at a certain time, they were limited to their food rations, they were forced to wear certain clothing, and had to preform forced labor. We can clearly see that as the years passed the worse the laws became for the Jews, and the less freedom they had.
The restriction that I would have the most trouble dealing with would be not being able to have a pet and not being able to go to school anymore. If you have a pet at home you know that they become part of the family. My family loves our pet, and I know we would all be heartbroken if it was taken away from us. A lot of people get so attached to animals, it's hard to let go of them. In this situation Jews were forced to not have any pets. Pets also give us entertainment, and a loving friendship sometimes. I couldn't imagine how hurt my family would be at the time if we were forced to give our animal away. I would also have trouble dealing with not being able to school. Most kids complain about going to school everyday, including me sometimes. Then you realize that school is where all of your friends are, and the place where you laugh. Without an education (especially at this age) you would have a hard time to find work.
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