Holocaust Blog 12/3/14

After reading about bystanders and upstanders I believe many people stood by and watched the holocaust take place was because of fear.  Not everyone was brainwashed for hating Jews but they knew if they betrayed the Nazi and Hitler there would be a consequence.  Of course there was others who did sheltered Jews and when they were caught they would be killed or put in camps.  That made others fear of their lives being taken away and facing a group that has military weapons.  Other Germans took the risk to actually save Jews and I think the reason why is because they knew they were being killed and mistreated.  Unlike others who were brainwashed to say hurtful names to Jews they took the risk to shelter Jews knowing their life could be taken away.  What I would think I would have done is maybe take the risk of helping the Jews.  Even though there is much fear like being placed in camps and killed also being called a Jew lover or something like that.  Also if I was an upstander then I would take the non violent route.  I would listen to forbidden allied broadcast radios, and read or produce clandestine anti-Nazi newspaper.  Though I will of course need to act normal like all Germans so no one knows that I am hiding something from everyone.  Staying away from killing high ranking informers and trying to assassinate Adolf Hitler would at least help me be disguised as an Nazi follower.