Re: Reading an essay from my textbook and having difficulty understanding certain par Dear HKB, It's good to talk to you again. Congratulations on your successes, I'm sure you'll be a great teacher! I don't have time to answer all of your questions fully, but I'll give you some background to get you started.
The crux of your misunderstanding is the phrase "the Jewish Question." Hitler blamed Jews for most, if not all of the problems afflicting Germany and much of Europe. The "Jewish Question" was simply, "How do we get rid of all the Jews?"
The question itself is not the point of this essay, it is the answer to the question, which was called "The Final Solution," that is the main issue in this essay. Hitler's "Final Solution" was to gather up all of the Jews in Europe and kill them.
This is why Jews were being evacuated (rescued) from Scandanavia. The Christians of Scandanavia, including the King of Denmark, did not want their friends (the Jews) to be slaughtered by the Germans, so they protected them.
I'm sure lots of others here in the forum will add more to this. Like I said, I just wanted to say HI! and get you started.
Mike |