The Holocaust was a period of time that is open to many interpretations due to the nature of the events that took place. Hilberg, having researched for many years with thousands of documents has come to his own conclusions of the reasoning behind events, which are mostly supported by the documents. Hilberg was right on many points but his view of the Jews is critical and his definition of resistance seems to be incorrect, based upon the readings. While Jews did comply on some occasions and certain policies, resistance did occur, as shown by the Reader documents and personal accounts.
Hilberg states that, while there was a strong history of anti-Semitism, mass murder was not a step deemed necessary in most German’s eyes (Hilberg 5). The Anti-Semites’ Petition of 1880 is a perfect example of a strong anti-Jewish past, shown by the four points asked for within the document, including that “Jews be excluded from all governmental (authoritative) positions and that their employment in......
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