The Holocaust 1.Genocide 2.Holocaust 3.Crimes Against Humanity Define the following terms:

Share with a partner your definition & then come up with a common definition for each of the terms. Be ready to share. 1.Genocide 2.Holocaust 3.Crimes Against Humanity

Genocide Geno – from the Greek word genos, which means birth, race, of a similar kind Geno-cide -Cide – from the French word cida, which means to cut, kill

Holocaust Holo – from the Greek word olos, which means “whole” Holo-caust -caust – from the Greek works kaustos or kautos which means burnt Derived from the Greek holokauston which meant a sacrifice totally burned by fire.

Holocaust Appearing as early as the fifth century B.C., the term can mean a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire or a great destruction of life, especially by fire. Today, the term refers to the systematic planned extermination of about six million European Jews and millions of others by the Nazis between

Crimes Against Humanity Defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Explanatory Memorandum, "are particularly odious offences in that they constitute a serious attack on human dignity or grave humiliation or a degradation of one or more human beings.”Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court human dignity

Crimes Against Humanity Crimes against humanity defined by the Allies in article 6 (c) of the Nuremberg Charter (August 8, 1945) as follows: “murder, extermination, enslavement, deportation, and other inhumane acts committed against any civilian population… Nuremberg Charter

By Elie Wiesel “Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.” Elie Wiesel

Memoirs Night by Elie Wiesel

What is a Memoir? First person narratives in the writer’s voice Express the writer’s feelings and opinions about events Gives insight into the impact of history on people lives

How is it different from an autobiography? Usually only covers a portion of the author’s life Autobiographies tell a life story Biographies tell the life story written by a third party

Why did Elie Wiesel write Night? Read along on pages vii-x After reading, answer the question above

Preface to Night, pg. xv “Sometimes I am asked if I know the ‘response to Auschwitz’; I answer that not only do I not know it, but that I don’t even know if a tragedy of this magnitude has a response. What I do know is that there is ‘response’ in responsibility. When we speak of this era of evil and darkness, so close and yet so distant, ‘responsibility’ is the key word. The witness has forced himself to testify. For the youth of today, for the children who will be born tomorrow. He does not want his past to become their future.” -Elie Wiesel

CharactersTraits Elie Wiesel (narrator)