Examples

• Holocaust (referred to as Shoah) = example of immense suffering - time between 1933 - 1945, where around six million Jews were killed.
• HOLOCAUST

  • Caused some Jews to lose their faith ( questioned how a loving, righteous and just God could allow such senseless tragedy, feeling abandoned by their protector and provider) but others thanked God for their survival and used religion as way to survive (some risked their lives to continue observing holy days and fulfil the ritual of prayer while in the concentration camps and ghettos).
• HOLOCAUST

  • Some Jews believe suffering, to this extreme has a purpose that cannot be understood by people.
• • Holocaust Memorial Day commemorate the event - national day observed every year on January 27.
  • Time to remeber those who suffered and lost their lives during event.
• CASE STUDY - EVA CLARKE

  • Holocaust survivor who educates people about the tragedy.
  • Visits schools (like 2017), talks about experience.
• The word Holocaust means a burnt offering.