Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Adolf Eichmann - Was his fate fair?

Adolf Eichmann took a part during the Holocaust as a Nazi. He was a Nazi Officer who eventually owned up to his mistakes and begged for forgiveness. During the Holocaust, Eichmann was following the commands given to try to stay alive even if those commands were not correct in his eyes. Eichmann was different than most of the officers under the power of Hitler. He didn't think it was right for the Jewish people to be tortured so he was transferred from many positions that wouldn't have direct contact with the Jews. After a long delay, Eichmann finally came out to the world about his perspective from the Holocaust and admitted to his terrible mistakes. June 1, 1962, Eichmann was hung for his actions. My family was personally affected from the Holocaust, and greatly  too. I believe that anyone who had the mindset to initiate terrible acts towards Jews do not have the right to life, with the exception of Eichmann and other instigators that had similar experiences to him.

Eichmann acknowledged his mistakes and tried to get the people of the world to understand that he had no choice during those years. He wrote "I declare once again, as I did in the presence of the court: I detest as the greatest of crimes the horrors which were perpetrated against the Jews and think it right that the initiators of these terrible deeds will stand trial before the law now and in the future". Eichmann did not deserve to be killed . The actions of the people around him contradicted his own morals, and would have killed Eichmann if he did not do what they said.

6 comments:

  1. How much responsibility do you think he bears? Do you think he might be describing things differently because he's begging not to get the death penalty?

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    1. He might have been telling different things to get people to sympathize him but no one will ever know the truth now. I think Eichmann was genuine about his actions to try to stay away from the madness that he had to be a part of.

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  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/world/middleeast/israel-adolf-eichmann-holocaust.html

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  3. I agree with what you are saying but I think that you should tell how he tried to make amends with the families that were affected or even if he tried to.

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  4. Sorry if this is weird because I really don't know you, but your blog is so interesting! I have many Jewish friends, and it's great to get a different perspective on their religion! This is amazing! I hope you had a nice trip!!

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