My NHD topic is the Holocaust, more specifically how it affected people. I'm focusing on how the events in Germany affected German citizens and other countries. I chose this view point for many reasons, I like psychology, its not as popular as other topics involving the Holocaust and I've never heard much about what people felt after it was all over. No one ever talks about the fear people felt, especially minorities, no one talks about how long it took before the horror of the Holocaust left peoples hearts and they could go back to living normal lives. Did family members hide their disabled relatives from the public in fear that they would be taken away? Did Jew's get as far away from Germany as they could, or did they stay in their home?
This topic is significant in terms of rights and responsibilities because its our responsibilities as humans to make sure others are okay. Whether that means opening up mental facilities to care for traumatized citizens, or charities to help those affected by the Holocaust get back on their feet. After the Holocaust ended many textbooks stop there, like after Hitler was dead and the rest of the Nazi's fled to unknown regions, everything was suddenly better. That's not true. My plan for this week is to research interviews with Holocaust survivors and see what life was like afterwords. I would also like to research what charity organizations helped anyone in need in that time.
Reading:
80 min
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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