Introductory Paragraph Everyone thought slavery was horrible, but what Hitler did to the Jewish community was just as bad, if not worse. Many of us are unaware of what really happened; the Jews were just another minority that got the short end of the stick. Millions of innocent Jews died because of Hitler and his rules. ThesisMany who lived during the Holocaust remained silent when it came to someone who harassed Jews. It is not right to sit back and watch these tragic events happen to other people; we can't just sweep this under the rug.TestimoniesIt didn't matter if you were a good person at heart, if you were Jewish, you were scum. Hatred of Jews continued in schools, streets and homes. The children at school were discussed by the teachers; they even told other kids not to talk to certain students just because they were Jewish. One writer gave a personal example of her experience the day she was made to seem like an inferior person, while at school: "Even later that day I couldn't remember what she actually said, but at some point while she was talking he pointed at me and said, 'Go away, you dirty Jew,'” (Smith 52). This was something that took everyone by surprise the Jews with their cars. No one stood up to the Nazis or wondered what heinous crimes they were committing. They would just acquiesce and wouldn't even dare open their mouths. They had to return any valuables or anything they owned, no questions asked. Greene 47) They had to give up all the jewelry because most of the rings and necklaces were made of real gold. The Germans even went so far as to attack the Jews not only physically but also mentally. “The Germa......middle of paper......).Even if the past is the past, we cannot allow something like this to happen again. If genocide occurred in America, then our country would officially fail. This is not something we can forget, it is something life-threatening. It comes down to the fact that people were too afraid to say anything to stop what was really happening in Germany. Many experiments were conducted outside Germany by a psychologist named Milgram; his findings were spot on about how the German people dealt with everything during the Holocaust. The Milgram experiment shows that when someone has authority, everyone else will do what the "responsible" person says, regardless of whether it is right or wrong (Staub). Concluding Sentence If we keep this in mind, we will have a better chance of ending something as serious as another Holocaust. We have to do something about it, we can't just sweep this thing under the rug.