The Holocaust
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What political, social, cultural factors do you think account for the Holocaust? What were the various forms of Jewish resistance? In your response, exploring Daniel Goldhagen’s Hitler’s Willing Executionersand by referring to Gerda Weissmann’s experience during the Holocaust. Although he argues for a monocausal explanation of the Holocaust, explore the Goldhagen essay and the way in which the author outlines different explanations for the cruel behavior of the perpetrators.
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Why does Gerson Cohen argue that assimilation in Jewish history was not only unavoidable but necessary for Jewish survival? Refer to his essay “The Blessings of Assimilation in Jewish History” in your response.