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Auschwitz
Jun 20 2008, 6:38 AM EDT
Some argued it was the quickest hope for escape and survival, was others argued it was immoral for the allies to risk killing inncoent prisoners. The U.S. Government had been saying the best hope for the prisoners was the quickest ending (victory) of World War II. Bombs were dropping at nearby military / economic targets; however none were planned to drop on the death camp itself. Apparently, a few bombs did drop though as mistaken "collateral" damage, killing nearly 100 at the camp.Regular transports arrived daily into Auschwitz from all over Europe, though as a percentage of overall populations, Polish, German, and E. European Jews lost substantially more than W. Europe. France lost 17% of its Jewish population, while Poland lost more than 90%. Denmark saved more than 90% of its Jewish population, although the loss of one innocent individual in genocide, especially a child, is just one too many. It is important to learn the mistakes of the past to prevent them in the future. One big current positive is Germany, Poland, W. Europe, and Israel are allies with each other and the United States, though, unfortuntely genocide is still continuing elsewhere in the world today. If children learn at a young age to treat others (everyone!) the way they want to be treated, maybe there is hope for the future. Thanks to the following sources: Dwork, Deborah and Van Pelt, Robert. "Auschwitz". Encyclopedia Judaica. Detroit: 1973 Cryer, Robert. "Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity" Oxford: 2002 Hilberg, Raul. "Auschwitz". The Holocaust Encyclopedia. New Haven: Yale, 2001 0 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?
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