This Semester...

Over the course of this semester at Manhattanville I have been enriched in many different ways. I went to human rights awareness day and listened to the lecture about the holocaust in relations to human rights. My professor, Professor Yahalom was a speaker during Human Rights Awareness Day. There is even a campaign for human rights. After the lecture she gave us two questions in response to what we learned about human rights awareness that day. Professor Yahalom discussed how human rights are related to the Holocaust even though some people might question the relation. This semester I watched a film at I watched at Manhattanville called, “Judgment at Nuremburg.” “Judgment at Nuremburg” is a movie adaptation of the trials that took place at Nuremburg.

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. ” —Article 1 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This definition demonstrates the meaning of human rights and what they represent. When we are born we are awarded these rights simply for being human. The violation of human rights is against the law. If I was having a conversation with someone who didn’t agree with the fact that the Holocaust has a connection to human rights I would recite the definition of human rights. I would ask them how they can question the existence of a connection. The Holocaust is the biggest event that took place that represents the violation of human rights. It is important to always realize that how important history is and that we can always learn from it.