Conclusion

As we headed back to the United States on our final day I can reminisce on what I have seen and experienced on the trip to Poland. On our final day at Poland we explored more of the city of Krakow and saw many beautiful sites. The group that I was with was able to see the lake where the Soviets crossed during the winter to liberate the city. The churches were massive. In one of them we saw a drop of blood of pope John Paul 2. The city was packed and filled with so much of Poland’s history.

What still gets to me is the hatred of the Jews. On the whole trip in general I still cannot get over the fact that their was so much hatred towards Jews. What got to me was looking at the history when I learned in class about some of the famous people who had big hatred towards the people and its religion. What I realized is that Hitler had similar views about the Jews as Martin Luther did. While on the trip it was easy to tell how hatred and history can repeat themselves especially in today's society.

Hundreds of years ago Martin Luther stated that the Jews were nothing but liars. He even wrote about in a book even said quote the the Jews are “Spawns of Satan.” As time progressed to the 1930s we can see how Hitler uses his quotes in order to persuade others by saying “The Jews are nothing but thieves and are evil.” We often learned about Anti Semitism and its routes especially when it comes to Martin Luther. It can show people can be motivated by the past and reenact history to the best to its ability. When we look at today with Anti Semitism we can learn how it’s still alive and that past can be recreated.

With shootings and vandalism in the U.S. against Jews it can show how some like to reenact or be motivated by others actions. But some believe that people will target a whole group of other people especially in the present day. 911 brought a big number of racism towards Muslims and in a article a while ago it said that China began to separate and even deport Chinese Muslims. This is a giant red flag and warning how history is repeating itself but with a different religion and group of people. Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany's problems and now with Islamic terrorism people are blaming the Muslim religion. My greatest fear after going to the concentration camp is that one day someone will have that much hatred towards Muslims that god forbid will begin deportations and will ultimately repeat the worst time in human history. So what we need to do is always be tolerant but mainly if something bad happens and someone or some group takes credit for it. We must not always blame the whole race or group. Because one doesn't speak for all.