Edmund Burke
Project description
Assignments:
1. Edmund Burke, British Statesman,orator, and political thinker of the 18th century is attributed to have said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Based on the readings, and links in this module, describe the many forms of resistance the Jews developed to help resist and deter Nazi evil.
2. In what way does the survival of Primo Levifrom the wretched experiences of the Holocaust, exemplify the success of Jewish resistance against the Nazis?
3. The non- Jews who labored at great personal risk to their safety to save Jews became known as the “Righteous Gentiles.”
Select three of their stories from the many sources in this module. What interested you about their experiences? Discuss how their participation made a difference in the lives of the people they helped. (Select different types of experiences)
Why did some risk their lives to save the Jews, while others remained bystanders and were reluctant to participate?
4. Select (5) of the following individuals. In brief paragraph, show how the courage and compassion of these righteous people helped to subvert efforts by the Nazis to win the psychological battle of demoralizing the Jews. In framing your answer, consider the following points.
What were the motivations behind the actions that these people took?
What risks were associated with their efforts?
What are some of the practical and ethical reasons for helping the Jews?
A. Raoul Wallenberg
B. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski
C. Emanuel Ringelblum
D. Jan Karaki
E. Maximilan Kolbe
F. Janusz Korczak
G. Chiune and Yukiko Sugihara
H. Andre and Magda Trocme
I. Oskar Schindler
5. What is the value of Anne Frank’s story in helping us to better understand the Holocaust? How does Anne’s description of the horrors of the time become the means through which she is still able to experience the triumph of the human spirit?
Readings:
Landau: PP 192-221
(Chap 8)
Images/Anthology:
Overview PP 293-294
I Did What Everyone Should Have Done
PP 295-299
Mansum (as told to Bleek and Drucker)
Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed
PP 300-306
Hallie
Escape from Sobibor
PP 109-113
Raske
August-Nov 1943
PP 310-315
Levi
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
PP 326-333
Meed
Schindler’s Legacy
PP 460-467
Brecher
Raoul Wallenberg:
Angel of Rescue
PP 475-490
Rosenfield
The Mosaic Artist’s
Apprentice PP 454-455
Eliach
Natasha’s Triumph
PP 456-459
Nomberg-Przytyk
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