Monday 5/3: Genocide and the Holocaust

1. First they came for the Jews And I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists And I did not speak out— Because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me— And there was no one left To speak out for me. --Pastor Niemoeller Bell Work:Answer the following questions after reading the poem. Why you believe it is important to still study the Holocaust? Why do you think some people in the area do not fight against a genocide that is going on around them? Monday 5/3: Genocide and the Holocaust

2. Genocide: • “Genos” is Greek for race • “Cide” is Latin for killing • Genos+Cide= Genocide • The term "genocide" was coined by Raphael Lemkin, a Polish-Jewish legal scholar, in 1944 • The concept originated in his youth when he first heard of the Ottoman government's mass killings of its Christian population during the First World War.

3. What is Genocide? • The deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group.

4. What acts are Genocide? (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; (c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; (d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; (e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group

5. Why does Genocide occur? • The 8 Stages of Genocide • Classification • Symbolization • Dehumanization • Organization • Polarization • Preparation • Extermination • Denial

6. 1. Classification • People are divided into "us and them".

7. 2. Symbolization • When combined with hatred, symbols may be forced upon unwilling members of pariah groups

8. 3. Dehumanization • One group denies the humanity of the other group. Members of it are equated with animals, vermin, insects or diseases.

9. 4. Organization • Genocide is always organized... Special army units or militias are often trained and armed

10. 5. Polarization • Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda • New laws that promote segregation

11. 6. Preparation • Victims are identified and separated out because of their ethnic or religious identity

12. 7. Extermination • It is "extermination," not “murder,” to the killers because they do not believe their victims to be fully human.

13. 8. Denial • The perpetrators... deny that they committed any crimes

14. Mini-Project on World Genocides • Read through the case study on your genocide. Your group will create a poster answering each of the following questions. The poster will be presented to the class and others will have to answer these questions from your notes.

15. Each poster should include: • Title of Genocide • Information that answers the designated questions for your section • 5 dates in a timeline of events • A map of the area involved in the genocide • 1 quotation from the packet with explanation • 2 pictures

16. 2nd Hour Groups: • Rwanda: Allen, Ibarra, Sallee, Amidon, Levra, Taylor • Bosnia: Barrios, Stenger, Wllis, Miller, Tucci, Marcial • Cambodia:Beaudette, Wagner, Fritzler, Nguyen, Pardo, Goldfarb • Holocaust: Makowski, Wieczorek, Gonzalez, Powell, Gathman • Armenia: Morocco, Allison, Hayner, Sabie, Darnell

17. 3rd Hour Groups: • Rwanda: Curtis, Lisack, Augustine, Ibon, Smith, Copper • Bosnia: Darabu, Prathivadi, Boncosky, Ingrassia, Gelz, Demes • Cambodia: Gorski, Seiler, Cassidy, Krebs, Navarrete, Flight • Holocaust: Hamilton, Shariati, Cristo, Ladd, Stallworth, Giovine • Armenia: Hilbrandt, Temple, Dinh, Pytka, Trsinski, Knipp

18. 6th Hour Groups: Rwanda: O’Donnell, Navarrete, Burkes, Bonich, Plansky Bosnia: Palecki, Dalton, Galvin, Camara, Stringer Cambodia: Peterson, Marsh, Howorth, Huckins Holocaust: Sadoski, Moore, Prerost, Lewis Armenia: Barratt, Polo, Vandy, Onyibor

19. 7th Hour Group: Rwanda: Aceron, Dominguez, Morton, Connor, Lyngaas Bosnia: Gomez, Haage, Preble, Douglass, Macari Cambodia: Wibicki, Krueger, Siddiqui, Goodrich, Quezada Holocaust: Anikamadu, Lappe, Tafur, Szczurek, Wright Armenia: DalCerro, Mabry, Villacis, Sidor

20. Group of 6: each person is responsible for: Answering one question (#3-8) Completing one of the following: Title with group’s names, period, groups in genocide; Help w/ Timeline Timeline with dates Map with description of location Quotation with explanation Picture with explanation Picture with explanation Group of 5: Each person is responsible for: Answering one question (#3-8), one person gets 2 Completing one of the following: Title with group’s names, period, groups in genocide Help w/ Timeline Timeline with dates Quotation with explanation 2 Picture with explanations Map with description Group of 4: Person doing title does quotation, 2 people get 2 ?s How to split up the project:(Use PowerPoint, then we will print and paste onto paper)

21. Project Schedule: • Today in Class: Break up project • Tonight: Read through your packet to find the answers to your assignment • Tuesday in Class: In Computer Lab (2nd & 7th – 1142, 3rd & 6th – 220) typing up information and putting info on paper • Wednesday: Stations going around the room answering questions