The next thing we did was break off into groups and listen to the Elie Wiesel speech. He is a Holocaust survivor who gave this speech on April 12, 1999 hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. Elie was deported in the summer of 1944 to Auschwitz in occupied Poland. Wiesel was liberated by American troops in April 1945 and moved to Paris, became a journalist, then later settled in New York. He has written over 40 books including Night, a chronicle of his Holocaust experience.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29th
Today we read an article called "Man's Search for Meaning." We discussed with a group what the three phases were: the period following his admission, the period when he is well entrenched in camp routine, and the period following his release and liberation. This article is about a man in a concentration camp talking about the symptoms of the phases and how a man is affected by the concentration camps. The first phase brings shock and delusion- he thinks he is going to be fine. The second phase brings a "necessary mechanism for self defense." It deals with apathy; they begin to only care about their own survival and become detached. The third phase deals with the psychology of the prisoner who has been released. They desire to regain their humanity. This is from "Experiences in a Concentration Camp." Viktor Frankl spent his time in Auschwitz as a prisoner. My group was surprised that other prisoners were working crematoriums jobs and when they also received them from the train. The "delusion of reprieve" is clinging to false hope that they will survive when they are about to die. Some prisoners were supplied with liquor because they were friends with the S.S. and had access to it. Frankl says the mental agony was worse than physical pain because they were occasionally beaten but were in constant fear of being killed. Frankl experienced love with his wife- love is ultimate goal for man. The released prisoners wanted to eat a lot and talk about their experiences and Frankl "became human again" meaning he was able to feel again.
The next thing we did was break off into groups and listen to the Elie Wiesel speech. He is a Holocaust survivor who gave this speech on April 12, 1999 hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. Elie was deported in the summer of 1944 to Auschwitz in occupied Poland. Wiesel was liberated by American troops in April 1945 and moved to Paris, became a journalist, then later settled in New York. He has written over 40 books including Night, a chronicle of his Holocaust experience.
The next thing we did was break off into groups and listen to the Elie Wiesel speech. He is a Holocaust survivor who gave this speech on April 12, 1999 hosted by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. Elie was deported in the summer of 1944 to Auschwitz in occupied Poland. Wiesel was liberated by American troops in April 1945 and moved to Paris, became a journalist, then later settled in New York. He has written over 40 books including Night, a chronicle of his Holocaust experience.
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