Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2016

“Don’t Stand By”

The Holocaust – What was it?• The Holocaust was the organised persecution and murder of Jews,

homosexuals, Romani Gypsies, people with mental health issues, people with physical disabilities, Polish people, Jehovah’s witness, Roman Catholics, and anyone else who did not conform to Hitler’s idea of the “perfect race”.• It took place between 1933 and 1945 in countries all over Europe. To

see these countries use this website: http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/life-in-nazi-occupied-europe/jews-in-occupied-countries/which-countries-did-the-nazi-occupy/

How many people were murdered during The Holocaust?

• 11 million people were murdered as a result of Hitler and his Nazi party. But what does this number look like?

• The population of Worthing is only 97,540• The population of Eastbourne is

99,412• If every single person in these

three places was to be killed, it still doesn’t reach half a million.

What happened?

• Watch Heinz’s story of his experience during The Holocaust http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0201jgl • Then his interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0201nr9

How did people let this happen to their neighbours, friends, colleagues, doctors, teachers?

This year’s Holocaust Memorial Day theme is “Don’t Stand By”• What does this mean? • Why is this an important message?

Does this message only apply to situations like The Holocaust or can we apply it to other events in our

everyday lives?