Thursday, May 22, 2008

What is Genocide?




The Genocide is a BIG topic and cant be handled lightly.




Genocide is when there is a GIANT group of people are killed or harmed for reasons that rally don't make any sense.





Children that don't need to be that skinny. They also need someone to look after them this picture is just plan sad.


http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10007043


This is a aritle about a Jewish lawyer. Its about six paragarhs long so its not that bad of a long read.




http://mvdg.wordpress.com/2007/11/02/the-push-for-recognition-continues/




"The Armenian genocide, which occurred from 1915 until 1917, involved the Turkish government’s deportation and massacre of hundreds of thousands of innocent Armenian civilians." That's a quote from the link above. Hope its interesting to you.




This video has a little swearing in it and talks about rap, Africa, Refugees, and China. The video shows pictures of dead people. It also kinda sounds like a AD on the other hand.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx-yD7__ChU

This sad how their bodies are just laying there in the street. If you look closly you could see feet of other people who are just looking at them and are not doing anything but looking.


This next video is about Rwanda in Africa and it shows a lot of pictures that are kinda sad. Most about children but at first there is skulls.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsdPrQNa0Ig




"The Biseis of Civilization in the near East American Cranes in Ourfa" is what the picture says on the sign in the middle.

"Genocide is systematic killing of an entire ethnic community. The objectives of such a plan would be the disintegration of the political and social institutions, of culture, language, national feelings, religion, and the economic existence of national groups, and the destruction of the personal security, liberty, health, dignity, and even the lives of the individuals belonging to such groups."

http://www.sociologyindex.com/genocide.htm

Which says in the lower link but genocide is a lot like racism, or sexism if someone has not noticed. So no matter what you cant find Genocide where ever you go pretty much. Which is not far to people who has not done anything wrong.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Riga Ghetto



A Jewish person is being dragged away by Latvian soldiers into the Rigo Ghetto.





Histroy




Riga city was found in 1201. The city was ruled by many nations at the time. When Livonia (Livland) disowned in the late 16th century, after Riga city joined Poland. Polish ruled for a few years. Sweden and Poland fought and Sweden won. In return Sweden won control of Riga city Ghetto in 1621. After the war of Sweden and Russia Riga city was in Russian control. The Riga city ended up being the second largest city in north-westren Russia. Shortly after the German forces came the Soviet Uoion was created which lasted two years. In Lativa Riga was declared the capital in 1920. In 1742 the Jews were expelled from the city, but later were able to return. By 1935 almost half of the city was Jewish, which was about 43,000 people.




This was the notice that the Jews were given by the German, Russian, and Latvins when they were told to leave.




"All Jews living within the boundaries of Riga City who as yet have not moved to the ghetto must do so before October 25, 6:00 p.m. Those who do not observe this directive will be most severely punished."
This video is makes me think about the childern that had to grow up in the Riga Ghetto City.