Chapter
Americans' Disregard of Concentration Camps During WWII
16:09 - 22:36 (06:26)
The majority of Americans during World War II chose to ignore the concentration camps and pretend nothing was happening, causing the suffering and death of many people considered "undesirables" in Nazi Germany. Local papers reported incidents of killings by guards at Dachau as early as 1933, but Americans failed to acknowledge the atrocities until later in the war.
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The speaker expresses their frustration with the idea that people they know are turning a blind eye to the disappearances and murders of those they love, and recounts a story of a group of Jews taken into protective custody in 1938 that was not reported in the local news.
16:09 - 18:59 (02:49)
Summary
The speaker expresses their frustration with the idea that people they know are turning a blind eye to the disappearances and murders of those they love, and recounts a story of a group of Jews taken into protective custody in 1938 that was not reported in the local news.
ChapterAmericans' Disregard of Concentration Camps During WWII
EpisodePart Two: How Nice, Normal People Made The Holocaust Possible
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Nazis used propaganda to frame concentration camps as places for "race defilers, rapists, sexual degenerates, and habitual criminals," rather than specifically targeting Jews.
18:59 - 22:36 (03:37)
Summary
The Nazis used propaganda to frame concentration camps as places for "race defilers, rapists, sexual degenerates, and habitual criminals," rather than specifically targeting Jews. This tactic was used to garner public support for the creation of the camps.