"Since Adolf Hitler's rise to power, the Jews of Germany had suffered years of harsh anti-Jewish policies, harassment and public humiliation. The Nazis wanted the Jews to never feel safe or welcome again. With the Third Reich's expansion and the start of the Second World War, more and more European Jews fell victim to persecution, ghettoisation and violence.
It was hard to imagine that the crimes against them could get any worse. But by December 1941, the Nazis began preparing for a "Final Solution of the Jewish question". It aimed at nothing less than the extermination of all Jewish life in Europe."
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Movies/films used:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Memorandum (1965)
The Pianist (2002)
Life is Beautiful (1997)
& Real footage
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Country in depression, nation in despair
One man seeking reasons everywhere
Growing hate and anger, the Führer's orders were precise
Who was to be blamed and pay the price
[Verse 2]
Wicked propaganda turning neighbors into foes
Soldiers of the Third Reich searching homes
And then their former friends are watching as they are round up one by one
Times of persecution’s just begun
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since it started on Kristallnacht ‘38
When liberty died and truth was denied
Sent away on trains, set on a one-way trip to hell
Enter the gates, Auschwitz awaits
[Chorus]
When freedom burns, the final solution
Dreams fade away and all hope turns to dust
When millions burn, the curtain has fallen
Lost to the world as they perish in flames
[Verse 3]
There was a country in depression, there was a nation in despair
One man finding reasons everywhere
Then there was raising hate and anger, the Führer's orders still apply
Who was to be blamed and sent to die
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since it started on Kristallnacht '38
When liberty died and truth was denied
Sent away on trains, sent on a one-way trip to Hell
Enter the gates, Auschwitz awaits!
[Chorus]
When freedom burns, the final solution
Dreams fade away and all hope turns to dust
When millions burn, the curtain has fallen
Lost to the world as they perish in flames
[Chorus]
When freedom burns, the final solution
Dreams fade away and all hope turns to dust
When millions burn, the curtain has fallen
Lost to the world as they perish in flames