7812tj+Holocaust+Essay

//The Darkest Time In History//

The word "holocaust" means death by fire. In the Holocaust, millions of people were killed plenty of different ways. During the Holocaust, Jews, Gypsies, disabled people, and many other people were placed in concentration camps and most were killed. The Nazis thought that these people were undesirables, or people that shouldn't be alive. The Holocaust was the worst genocide to ever happen. A genocide is the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. I believe that sixth graders should be allowed to learn about the Holocaust because it helps increases our level of maturity, teaches us to be less prejudiced, and helps us remember the victims so we prevent another genocide in the future.

A first reason that sixth graders should be allowed to learn about the Holocaust is that sixth graders are mature enough and learning about this serious topic will help us become more mature. My mom said "Yes. I believe that sixth graders are old enough to learn what happened during the Holocaust". The Holocaust was a part of history. Simon Wiesenthal said, "The Holocaust was not only a Jewish tragedy but also a human tragedy." Simon Wiesenthal is saying that the Holocaust was one of the worst things to ever happen. The Holocaust teaches us that life isn't fair. There will be cruel people and cruel things out there. Also, it helps us decide right from wrong. We learn that the things that happened during the Holocaust are wrong. Since sixth graders are mature enough, they can learn about this dark time in history, and we can increase our level of maturity.

A second reason is that it teaches us to avoid being prejudiced. Adolf Hitler was extremely prejudiced against anyone who didn't fit his idea of a "perfect person". Being prejudiced can lead to bullying. The Holocaust started with bullying and turned into this horrendous event. There is something called Rachel's Challenge which tries to stop bullying and prejudice. In Rachel's Challenge, it says to give people three chances, but Adolf Hitler gave the Jews no chances. The Holocaust teaches what can result from judging people. Adolf Hitler was one person who judged others and punished them just because he didn't like them. The Holocaust teaches us that we should not be prejudiced.

A third reason to learn about the Holocaust is to prevent it from happening again. George Santayana said "Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it." This means that if you don't learn from history, you will cause history to repeat itself. The Holocaust was a shameful moment in world history. It was one of the all-time lows in the history of the world. People should learn about the Holocaust, and the millions of people who died, so it doesn't happen again. Sadly, there have been genocides since the Holocaust. If young people learn about the Holocaust and remember the stories of the millions of people who died, maybe we can prevent another genocide from happening in our lifetime.

Even though people may think that the events of the Holocaust are too horrible for sixth graders to know, sixth graders must learn about the Holocaust. These horrific events may give some people nightmares, but not learning about it can make it happen again. Would you want to live the rest of your life not knowing a big part of the world history? I believe that sixth graders are old enough to learn about the Holocaust.