As a german I don't feel the responsibility for the actions of former generations, but I feel responsibility for not forgetting. Because forgetting is the first step to repeating history.
No, it's not. There is a thing like the "right to forget". There is tyranny of memory, too. It prevents us from moving forward and change, and once we stop changing, we're dead (before our time). There is a reason for humans naturally forgetting, biologically speaking. In the past, people would record the essence of things, experiences, in song and poetry. They would pass that down, over the centuries, it would change, be adapted to the current day, be kept relevant. It lives for ever, because it changes forever. We are now stuck in the past and it paralyses us all. Remembering in and of itself makes nothing happen in the world. Neither does forgetting. It is how you remember, and how you forget.
@@dr.florence your point is so stupid that I stopped reading after three lines. How is remembering preventing you from moving forward? The exact opposit is rather the case, you learn from the past. That does not mean that you are responsible for it. But you are responsible for the future
As a German, born in 1989, I feel no personal guilt whatsoever about the Holocaust other than your standard: "Yeah, that's a bad thing that happened in the past, committed by someone who is not me. Wish it didn't happen, but I'm just gonna move on with my day now." Do I feel like it was a dark part of our country's history? Absolutely. Do I feel like it was an absolutely terrible and awful thing? Unfathomably terrible. If Germany hadn't issued an official apology to the Jewish people, would I try to get something like that going? Absolutely, I would. Do my children need to pay a Holocaust tax? No, and even making that suggestion is absolutely disgusting. I'm very pleased to see that most Israelis filmed in this video agree with that sentiment.
+jeffhandler maybe learn some math. If my parents were of military age when the Holocaust happened in the early 40's, it means my mom gave birth to me in her late 70's or early 80's. You probably mean my grandparents, but it doesn't really matter. I think it's awful that the Holocaust happened, but I am not any more responsible for the actions of my grandparents than Americans today who are grandchildren of slave owners are responsible for the actions of their grandparents. No more responsible than grandchildren of Australians who wiped out aborigines. No more responsible than the grandchildren of the Spanish who carried out the inquisition. No more responsible than your future grandchildren for anything awful that you might potentially do. I am sad the Holocaust happened, it was an awful thing. I am just as sorry as any other random person who was not responsible or involved. No more, and no less. You can keep calling me a nazi if you want, it won't change any of what I said.
+pleasedontstalkme don't be mad at him, please, from my mums side family also suffered in Krakow, Poland, but escaped at the early beginning of nazi things, but left homes and properties there, but of course you are NOT responsible for grandfathers, cuz you are not him, i'm sure germans now fully understand from the experience of past, im more pessimistic about other countries in Europe, cuz now, its very dangerous to walk down the streets of Brussels, Paris, Stockgolm for jews
+pleasedontstalkme Then can someone with a decent knowledge of that matter tell me why can't Germany just say "No" to that cheap and disgusting blackmail?
pleasedontstalkme I agree with every single point you made; however, I still can't get a grasp of why the German government is tolerably paying Israel money that they obviously don't deserve without even putting up a fight! If you don't stand up to those Jews, you'll spend centuries paying reparations to people who no longer exist.
Michael Reid Spot on! I'm sure this is exactly how it went down during the initial negotiations that took place in 1952 when Germany was too weak to have a say. However, time has changed, Germany is one of the strongest nations in the world at the moment, yet they are still exposing themselves to the Jewish blackmail that's still going on day in, day out!
@@welshie2007 Right, but if you want to be god-like, meaning with proper moral, you should not punish the children. That being said, a compensation for the entire lives of the survivors should be given. And it's also indeed unfair that only Germany helps. Other countries helped Nazis too.
For me, as a German, this video was really interesting. We always are confronted with the holocaust, which I don't think to be a bad thing. The Germans as a people have a certain responsibility to never let anything like this happen again. That is an important task and in my opinion legitimises a recurrent confrontation with the topic. Still, I cannot say that I myself am responsible for what happened back then. I'm only 19 years old and even my parents were born about 10 years after the war.
Everything you were taught about what happened in WWII is either a lie or a distortion of what actually happened. The winners of course will not tell you the role of every party involved.
However your grandparents and great grandparents knew , and chose to ignore the facts , mostly ut of fear of being arrestd themselves , or knew and worked in the Camps and were therefore involved directly .
+asrsi I was born 79 and agree. Of course i know, we have nothing to do with it, but i feel guilty. My Grandparents born 34 and 38 where childs at 45 and never ever told about it. If we asked, they gone a kind angry and said "Stop it! Be glad you do not lived at this time. You would never wish that anyone" After the video i had tears in my eyes, because the first time i heard that especially jewish people, do not hate the new german generation.
i'm a jew and u can't be responsible for what the nazis did, they killed my grandpa not u. but it's important u to know what happened there and remember this
“Do you think that the Germans of today were responsible for the Holocaust” seems to get a immediate “No”. When he changes the question slightly to “do you think the Germans of today should be sorry for the Holocaust”, he’s asking a very different question.
Because thats a different question he is asking should they take responsibility for the countries actions by apologizing and as you could see most of them said no so why do you use this as an oprutuninty to discredit them
@@VIP1G jews lived their before arabs who weren't calld Palestinians by the way at the time invited them also imagine native amaricans came today to Amarica and asked for some land because they have great connection with this place it has many of their holy sites and it very well could help with the constent persecution they have experienced and also let's say most of the people there are not even native but from 25 countries and that they have bought many places of the land with money and the fact it was never in the Palestinians control but always some other empire as a proof by the way that they didn't have it is the fact they asked from French and Brriten for it but never got it (even though they were promised ) so as you can see they had the right to live there and they also had the right to defend themselves at 48 and its the arab nations leaders fault not israel's for the outcome they didn't even fight fairly the used soda bottles to scare them as part of their tactics and if you are going to remember the Palestinians kindness and the israelis ungreatfullnes then also read about the events of 1921 and 1929 and what they have experienced by their hands
As a German who was born 37 years after WWII, I feel responsible for standing up against anti-semitism, be it in Germany or anywhere else in the world. Last year I visited Yad Vashem and at the end of the visit I was in tears. I felt ashamed. At the same time, I felt incredibly blessed to be allowed to visit Israel. It was the most extraordinary holiday I have ever experienced.
My German friend, I am an Israeli Jew and I do not wish for Germans to live with guilt for things they did not do. I am glad to hear you had a meaningful experience in Israel. I wish you a good and happy life. With ❤ from 🇮🇱
I'm German and 14 years old and I don't understand why I should be responsible for something that happened over 70 years ago, long before I existed (not even as an ovum). I mean you don't make the Italians of today responsible for the Romans who killed Christians 2000 years ago either, do you?
+Helmut Sonntag my family was chased out of Eastern Europe into Germany, we lost everything while the bolsheviks where slaughtering & forcing Germans into labour camps to dye in Siberia...
A very dear friend of mine, of blessed memory, was born in Berlin and went through the holocaust. She was in Auschwitz and then on the death march. She saw the worst of the worst. She told me "not all Germans were Nazis and not all Nazis were German." A very wise woman.
+joni1305 Whites ended slavery and actually had the less slaves than any other ethnic Group with Arabs being number 1. Look it up if you don't believe me. My People have been enslaved for hundred of years by Arabian slave Traders, but nobody talks about it.
+Drew K. Thats sad but it doesnt change the fact that black people have been enslaved and still were discriminated against after abolishing slavery yet noone gives a shit about it. Some American people wave the flag of the southern states and express their pride to be ancestors of the south. Thats like waving a damn Nazi flag in front of jews and telling them how proud you are that your grandfather worked at a concentration camp killing jews. I just cant understand this Southern Pride thing.
+joni1305 I know want u mean but the south & the nazi are not the same thing. Yes slavery ended black were discriminated but many black enter politic became lawyer & got into business & vote in election. Black were able to develop their own culture & music like jazz & culture known as the Harlem Renaissance. During the civil wars a Robert Small a former black slave who free himself stole a confederate ship & gave it to the union & after the civil wars Robert Small became rich enter politic bought his former master mansion & allow his former master elderly wife to live in & he came boss of the house.
I am from Israel and I have no ill feelings toward Germany or Germans. I lived in France for many years and visited Germany many times, it is a beautiful country.
As a young German I want to thank you very much for creating this video. Sadly I don't know jewish people and so I don't know how they think about the past. I really appreciated listening to the people opinion about this topic. Keep on the work ;) Greetings!
@Grim FPV If they are then it is by their own hands only, did you watch the video? The vast majority of Jewish people (including myself) do not want this, we like germany
The old man's view was so interesting...i never thought of it that way, he's right ,germany was the only country that apologised and gave compensation to the survivors whereas the rest of the countries who took part in it did nothing.very valid point...talking about the "present"generation ,i agree on that the other allies of germany are much more responsible than Germany.
France wasn't an allied nation of Germany, it was conquered and occupied by Nazi's. There was active bloody resistances in France against Nazi's during the occupation. The old man is full of rage and anger, he sees only his own perception of events and not the events that lead to it. It's difficult for a victim of the holocaust to try or even want to understand that Germany took over and occupied these other countries, people died defending their countries against the Nazi's but he only seen it as them cooperating, and not as a nation that was force to surrender to them and live under Nazi occupation.
Japan keep silent about war atrocities they commit (Nanking massacre, forced prostitution among occupied nations). Thus, it occasionally triggered China, Korea and some other nations that were occupied by Japan. Italy people were basically reluctant to get involved in the war. It was Mussolini who was excited to go to war. At the end of the war, Mussolini was massacred by his own people.
@@Michael-du2fv And there was resistance in Germany, and in Austria as in every other nation. And there were many collaborators in Austria, France, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, etc.. People who even welcomed the Nazi occupation so they could be part of this strong Reich. There were also Nazis in China protecting Chinese against Japanese occupants. "One country did that thing to the other" is always over simplification. To some degree a necessary one so we can talk about it, but it still is. In the end people do things to other people. And people are very different, if they happen to live in the same country or not.
Massacres of jews were happening before Nazis too (including Poland). Everyone is so focused on WW2 which killed a lot at once, yes, but many jewish men, women and children were killed regularly even before that. Every nation involved should feel accountable for every case. There were very few pogroms in my country, however, throughout my childhood I remember various anti-semitic motives in our society which I never really understood. I think we should be accountable even for that. And I am not a jew.
Even my parents were born after the war, of course I (age 41) don't feel the slightest shade of responsibility. And to be honest, I am completely fed up with creeping german politicians to say sorry over and over again. The same holds for Isrealis or other Jews in the world pointing their fingers at us, 70 years later. I am just sick of it. Don't get me wrong, I feel honest pity for those families who have lost beloved people during that period of cruelty, but it's not my turn to apologize. Even my grandparents were left-wing. The 3rd Reich happened 3 to 4 Generations ago. Germany is no longer what it was then, and you know what? I am happy to be german without being a Nazi. Strange, huh...?
Yes people from that generation + their children who were Hitler youth are still very much alive. So yes their prejudices still can creep to future generations. It's not a fact of responsibility but of accountability.
And Yet.. you could maybe consider taking back a huge amount of wealth from individuals and corporations that made a lot of money from the holocaust - and then share it out among the survivors.. that would of course cost the german economy and in turn you - something..
Shame you dont feel any responsibility...sureee it was all nazis right? Couse natzis werent germans huh? All of you speak as if the aliens killed millions of people and are now destroying Europe
The past was very difficult, but today Germans and Israelis, Jews and Christs are friends! We are even allied now! I am very proud of that, i love Germany and i love Israel, and i think we`ll have a wonderful future with both our countrys if we keep up the great friendship!
as a german, do i fell sorry? YES! m'i responsible for the Crime we did? No. i'm 29 Years old, but the guy around min 7 freak me a bit out.. its all about money.. again! just to let you know Germany payed Israel in 1952: 3.000.000.000DM and in the same year 450.000.000DM to Jewish_Claims_Conference .. in 1964 we payed 873.000.000DM till 2010 we payed: 69.000.000.000€ ... in 2012 and 2013 its was 727.000.000€ and 251.000.000€ PLUS 3.000.000.000€ ... Krupp, Siemens and all other Companies with slaves in WW2 pay today a benefit (in germany its Rente)... You can get this Numbers from Wikipedia! The Old guy at the end lived the holocaust and didn't blame a german for that. NO he have the eggs to tell the truth! i would like to thank him! ppl who was IN the holocaust don't blame us, but stupid humans all over the earth do it... all i can say is i have full respect for this old man! semper fidelis!
Aleksander Borkovich then pls give a web link or some other text... i know for sure we Deport jews, not only jews, evry humans who was against nazis ended up in kz ...
Also I may not be German ( I am spanish) but I lived in Germany until I was 10 years old. Germany will always have love in my heart and hearing the reactions from these people gives me hope. Germany is always apologizing and knows their past. It is good to see that the israelis understand that the youth of today are not to blame and many think it was horrible what was done.
I was born 1984 in Germany and this year I was travelling to Israel for the first time in my life. A former coworker who is from Israel told me so much about the country and gave me a different perspective from what you usually pick up concerning Israel over the news. I spent 10 days and it was a wonderful trip. The food is just amazing and the people are so nice, lively and relaxed. I just enjoyed the general vibe on the streets. I was hitchhiking twice and whenever I told I was from Germany everyone was just super curious from which city I came and I just had wonderful and interesting conversations.
Did you happen to glimpse the starving children in Gaza, the Jews-only roads, the checkpoints, the apartheid wall, the beatings, the shootings, please tell us more!!
@@boyinthecave Go play with yourself and leave the adults in peace with your lies and nonsense or if you make such silly accusation at least make an effort to base them in facts. Fact is no other country in history has provided more free of charge aid, water, electricity to a people that have no constructive bone in their body and are driven solely by the desire to murder them.
In this he is right, Jesus Christ was a jew amongst the jews. The salvation of the world comes from the jews. The salvation was brought to the jews first, when they did not accept it for the most part, they were dispersed. I hope the time of blessing is now again for the israeli nation and the world as they have been brought back from the nations!
It is the truth Corrider, and now they are being brought back from the countries they were dispersed to and surpressed in after not accepting the son of God. It is the end times nearing!
@@10BaroshGever he made this comment back when youtube comments section was broken and replying to someone made a entirely independent comment and doesnt show what comment or who you replied to
One thing I’d like to add is that Native Americans went through the murder and lands taken for hundreds of years by North American governments and still have their rights to land trampled on by governments and corporations...money won’t bring back what was lost and taken from these ppl
In Germany we say: "We (the newer generations) aren’t responsible for the Holocaust but we are responsible for not letting this happen again and to remember it"
The newer generations are between 0 and roughly 90 years old. (90 year old would've been children during the holocaust so also not responsible). So 90 year old persons would also be considered new generation.
I realize that must be the standard shit thats forced down your throat at school, because thats the exact same bland thing that every german in this comment section keeps parroting.
Not all responsibility was on Germans. The role of the onlooker/bystander/lacky/mercenary in conflicts is often discussed when talking bout the Holocaust. The poles who handed in/ratted out Jews to the Nazis because they were afraid to get in trouble, the soldiers who all conformed, etc. are all the focus. We can't necessarily change Hitler and make him a better person. There might be many people who believe the same things or worse, but by the instruments and mise en scene being passive and not opposing it, his evil was realized. Not only Hitler, not only Germany, not only Europe were at fault: even rumours of the British having intelligence about the camps and not aiming to emancipate them earlier was criticized. We all need to be brave and do our bit when we can in order to prevent evil acts like this.
@@principal_optimism Both the British and American intelligence sources had knowledge of the camps and elected to do nothing. Churchill supposedly wasn't particularly fond of the Jews (according to some reports), and Roosevelt didn't want to make the decision to assist inhabitants of the camps until much closer to the end of the war.
@@cheriehawthorne9246 Britain, America and the USSR conquered Nazi Germany and freed the jews in those concentration camps. You should be thankful for that.
I'm German and i hesitated to watch this video because i was afraid of the answers. I know i'm not responsible for the past but i've always felt guilty. Thank you for this video!
Dany your a fucking idiot if you feel guilty.. like come on, there were more even larger genocides and wars in history, german history isnt just 1939-1945. german history dates back as far as 100 BC Where the german tribes would defeat the almighty army of the roman empire. Speaking about rome.. when they conquered gaul they killed 1/3 of the population and enslaved another 1/3 only leaving the rest to live.
@@peorakef the video is about Germans today and if they are still responsible for the holocaust. What does that have anything to do with what you're saying? You have problems lol
@@xtremestre well, look im neutral but let me tell you what most people with common sense think when they see a comment like that: its obvious that the citizens in israel are rational and not crazy so if their army was doing terror and they knew it they wouldnt support it. But the citizens serve in the army themselves so they know whats happening. So by common sense its fair to say that their army cannot be a terror organization or their actions are somehow justified because again, if not then their citizens wouldnt support it. I hope you see now why its hard to believe your comment.
+Larrypint Absolut meine Meinung. Ich kann nichts dafür. Auch andere Völker haben Schlimmes getan, nur ist das in Vergessenheit geraten. Auch heute passiert noch viel Schlimmes. Natürlich, es ist gut, dass wir daran erinnert werden, dass das deutsche Volk Grausames und Furchtbares getan hat, aber Schuld sind wir, die jetzige Generation nicht.
Es geht für uns weniger um Schuld als vielmehr um Verantwortung. Auch andere Völker haben schlimmes getan, stimmt und der zweite Weltkrieg war ein Krieg seiner Zeit lediglich die klinische Massenvernichtung mit rassistischem und antisemtischem Hintergrund hat es in dieser Form noch nicht geben. Aber halb Europa und insbesondere die Ungarn und die Ukrainer haben sich in äußerster Brutalität daran beteiligt- die Verantwortung dafür wollten sie aber nicht tragen.Bentyboy
The worst thing that was there, was unwillingness of any care. No one wanted to know what was happening as if id does't exist. You know, sons are not responsible for farther's crimes. But their sins still echos through generations. Some of sins of that time still are alive...
@First Last I think it is part of the human DNA and to think only one race/nation/group is capable of atrocities is untrue . Two examples are the Soviet Union and Communist China where an estimate of 100 million people were murdered by these regimes.
Thank you for the video and thanks to all the people who took part. Your answers touched me deeply. I am a german, born in 63. My grandparents were in their 40s and 50s when the Shoa happened. They did not agree with the regime, but they did not actively resist, but one occasion when they could help a jewish couple trying to escape, by hiding them in their home for one night. My late father was born in 24 and did not dare to defect the military draft at the time. My mother was born in 33 , when Hitler got in power, so she was actually a small child. Growing up, the Holocaust had always been an issue in my family, and at school they did a great job to teach us about the Holocaust, fascism and what leads to it. Unfortunately it seems to be rising again in many countries in Europe, as in the US. Facsism always finds "culprits", of different religions, ethnicities and nations. My father was deeply traumatized, he felt guilty to not have resisted as an extremely young man. He was also traumatized by beeing a prisoner of war in the russian Gulag camps, that he merely survived, physicaly handicapped. So I was in very close touch with the guilt of the responsible generation. As a child I felt my fathers guilt and pain, and I did what a child does: sympathize assume some of the guilt to help my beloved father. A "childish" irrational reaction. Watching that video moved me to tears, and that way I recognized that I have carried on this feeling of guilt from my childhood.
@@oaw_manofnorse The subtitles are accurate, this comment is not. "Did you get compensation?" "I am still getting compensation, I am still alive" It's in line with the subtitles given in the video.
@@oaw_manofnorse Your comment ends with a question, asking people for confirmation of whether or not that is what he really said. The comment in question that I am referring to is the one you replied to rather than your own.
The old man in the end, who recieves compensation has a very differentiated view. Two thirds of the jews in the russian empire (which includes poland) were forced to flee and up to a million were murdered. That was right before the first world war. His family was maybe close to extinction twice in a relativly short time. And its true that althought Nazi-Germany was evil, other countries werent necessarily better at the time. Also many french calloborated and 50% of the Waffen-SS were non germans (mostly recruited from eastern and south eastern europe- the countries he actually names). I believe he just wishes that they acknowledge that, as especially the modern polish goverment denies everything. I am glad he recieves at least a compensation and hope he could restart his family.
Man, I did not think much of this interview series you are doing at first, but the knowledge I am getting from these people's personal accounts and the elderly telling of events is blowing my mind. The old man mentioning that most of the supposedly anti-nazi actually treated Jews similarly went a long way towards showing how nazi-fascism is such a terrifying disease regardless of where it arises. Great job mate.
I was borne in Germany in 1995, I won't apologize for anything in the past, I don't have any connection to the past and I will never be responsible what happens in the past, I know it was really a bad time in the Past but Im here sitting writing this down in the Future! I ain't no nazi I love all kinds of people and I want my children life in the future without being hold in the past.
As a german born in 1992, i do not see or feel any responsibility for the holocaust. I do however believe to have a responsibility to keep the memory "alive" and act to prevent anything like this to ever happen again.
As an Austrian I sometimes feel like we ripped out pieces from our heart and brain. Remember Vienna was the largest jewish community on the planet and our society did benefit a lot! Anyways it's important sometimes go back in time and try to feel the pain. Empathy is integral on our way towards lasting piece! Greetings!
This is really insightful. Thank you for putting this together. I'm American and I have Jewish and German friends, I never ask about this subject to either of them, cause I always felt this was too dark of a subject and I didn't want to offend anyone, but I always wanted to know how they felt about it. Well done. Thanks!
My Grandfather suffered terribly at a prisoner of war camp in Germany in WWII, he was late for guard duty and missed his supper. Thankyou thankyou, I`m here all week.
So, is an american of european descent still responsible for the killing of south and north american natives ? NO Is a mongolian still responsible for the killing of native europeans in the mongolstorm under Genghis Khan ? NO Is a Turk still responsible for the siege of vienna ? NO Is an italian still responsible for the siege of Masada or Alesia ? NO Stupid questions, stupid answers.
As a (relatively) young German born in 1970 I see it the same way. The Germans born during the years of the war, or even those of an age unable to participate during the war crimes (like my father who was born in 1932, who was 7 at the start of the war and was 13 at the end of the war) are not responsible for the Holocaust. Those that hold to Nazi or Neo-Nazi views are despiccable individuals on par with criminals in my mind. This does not mean that Germany as a nation should ever forget about the Holocaust. Nor should the German population. Nor should it ever be allowed to happen again. Never forget, never again. I feel sorry for what happened, and I can empathize deeply with survivors and the descendants of the survivors. And yet I feel a huge guilt despite the fact neither I nor my parents were directly responsible for anything of that time. If somebody demands an apology from a German, it should not hurt you as a German of any age to publicly state that you are ashamed of that part of history, but you should also differentiate that you personally are not responsible for it. But how can you apply an amount of money to a life lost? It is a very difficult concept, and in my opinion devalues life by placing a monetary value on a single life, or 10 or hundreds or even millions. We have to find a way to come to terms with history and current events. I bow to the old man who, as a survivor of the Holocaust, has the greatness to differentiate.
The group at the end🙌🏻 as a German I still think we could do more and our country is the one to blame but most other government participated in it aswell just as ours did. People sadly didn’t give a damn about Jews back then and so the people didn’t act up while their neighbors got deported. I often think about how many lives could have been saved, how much more diverse and prettier europe could be if some of the Jewish culture survived in Europe. It’s a tragedy and even in 200 years the people of Europe shall never forget what occurred. That a group of people tried to vanish Jews, Roma and Slavic outside of central and Eastern Europe. Amen
Isaac Plumbo if you read my comment you would have understand, I said to namber the countries Germany occupied and fought with, not everyone. the number is between 50 to 80 million.
It seems many people have the misconception that the Third Reich was all fun and games for the Germans. It was traumatizing terror for many of them as well. It also seems, that in order to overcome those dark days, people need someone to take the blame and it is not satisfactory anough to blame dead people. Don't get me wrong, I can fully understand that urge but at the same time, I'm afraid I won't serve as a scapegoat, since I have nothing to do with this. People don't pay me for Beethovens excellent music either, just because I am German.
As German born in Poland I still feel to apologize. If you would ask me that question, I would propably answer: We have to. Not just in order to apologize, but more importantly to remember and learn from past to take it into the future
Gonen G Germany is the only country where it's illegal to raise your hand in Hitler manner and draw his symbols anywhere. There are usually 50 nazis at a demonstration and 500 people swearing at them, surrounded by police. we have freedom of speech. but it's simply wrong to say that "today's germans hold anti-semetic view".
@@osher87 im A Europoid Prussian North Germans. That conquered and referred to as the Spartans of the 17th and 18th century. They the prussian military elite of moderen Germany pushed for the first World War. Prussians were a German warrior culture that started during the Teutonic kingdom of Hanover and prussia. Then moved into military Prussian pointy spear hat clothes
It is usually that successful outsiders are hated. I ponder why people say they were hated "everywhere" they went, when there was only one holocaust. Other times weren't a holocaust, but multiple different groups battling and hating each other in different areas. Think of how many battles and wars that happened in Europe before WW II, everyone who was fighting each other hated the other group.
The germans don't need to apologize every year or two. One formal apology is enough. The best thing they can do is uphold a free society and defend human rights. And i think they have succeeded in that.
I love this video. I was born in 1991 and you wouldn't believe how much of a problem I still have with telling someone "Oh, I'm from Germany." It's immediately the elephant in the room. I am ashamed, still ashamed of what happened. Even if my family wasn't involved, doesn't even matter. The horrors of this war are still in our minds. My grandmother lost all of her brothers in the war. The third WW2 bomb was found this year in my neighbourhood. I know people don't hold me and my generation responsible, but we still feel ashamed for them. At least I do.
Dann bist du der Dumme. Wussten Sie eigentlich, dass der H... nie stattgefunden hat? Und wussten Sie, dass Deutschland niemanden zuerst angegriffen hat, sondern sich nur selbst verteidigt hat?
We need to remember what happened. And keep reminding. Making sure this never ever happens again. But we have to stop to apologize and try to be proud again. Thanks for this upload!
Here is a thought, most of the young Israelis in the video personally did not have to suffer the way their grandparents or great grandparents did. If you are NOT a holocaust survivor, you should not judge Germans of today. I am an Indian. We were ruled by British for centuries. What no one talks about is the brutality and persecution the Indians living in the British Raj had to suffer. But if you ask me, whether the British should apologize for the atrocities committed in India, my answer would be NO!! Because I personally didn't suffer anything, and it's the water under the bridge as far as I am concerned.
You want the rest of Europe to feel guilty, too. The holocaust only burdens Germans. European colonialism in India served to circumvent jizya. That's why bases in Africa were erected like the Cape colony and ships travelled around Africa from Europe to India forth and back. The colonialism was merely anti-Arab and anti-Moslem. There were no anti-Indian actions by Portuguese, Dutch or British.
Für all die Deutschen hier: Meine deutsche jüdische Oma, die in 1923 geboren wurde und immer noch lebt, hält niemanden von euch mehr für irgendwie verantwortlich für damals, ich habe ihr die Frage gerade gestellt. Das hat nicht mehr mit euch oder mit mir bzw. andere Israeli dieser Generation zu tun. Ich kriege immer noch verwirrte Umarmungen von Leuten in Deutschland, wenn sie erfahren, dass ich jüdischer Herkunft bin, obwohl es glücklicherweise eher die Ausnahme ist und für die meisten ist es relativ egal oder zumindest nicht so wichtig. Geschichte ist gut zu lernen um daraus Schlüsse zu ziehen, aber sie ist definitiv nicht da um Schuld- oder Opferkomplexe zu pflegen.
Can you make a video regarding the question "Are Jews of today still responsible for the crucifiction of Jesus and do they think it was the right thing to do?"
Humm that's funny the bible clearly states it was Romans that nailed your fake prophet to the cross.You know that morbid thing you all love to pray to and wear around your necks even though the bible states that no idols should ever be worshiped.
German here. I don't feel guilt towards jews, because I never harmed anyone of them. Nor did my father. Nor did my grandfathers. Both my grandfathers were drawn into a war they did not want, and they did what they had to do to survive because otherwise they would have been shot by their own people. The father of my mother didn't survive the war. I met two Jews in my entire life. One, an elderly man, accused me of being an antisemite because when he called me on a saturday night because his TV was not working (I was a service technician), I told him to wait until monday morning. The other one was my age. A nice guy, was in Germany to study, we had a few beers and a good time. I'm glad Jews got a place of their own now. Glad...and concerned. Israel is to me like a child that has experienced traumatizing lot of violence during it's upbringing, and now that it is adult, it tends to violence itself. I don't blame them. Life seems to be a neverending circle of suffering, almost impossible to break out.
As a German I can confirm that we were really often reminded by the holocaust. In school, I visited 2 different concentration camps with my class (I think that's something common in german education system). My class also had to clean up "Stolpersteine" (I don't know the English word for this) in our city. These are memorial stones for holocaust victims which are on the ground in some city's. When we talked about the second world war in history class, most of the content was about the holocaust. Don't get me wrong, we should not forget what happened back then but I feel like they wanted me to feel guilty about things that happened long before I was born.
I agree with the old gent at the end. Many in Europe, the poles, Hungarians, Ukrainians were among the worst among many. The Ukrainians did all kinds of dirty things for the Germans because they thought by selling their souls they would be free from the Russians at the end of the war. I know because I know the children of some of them in Canada. Some of them were my parents neighbours. When the war ended they all ran as far away as possible from what had been done and washed the blood from their hands and because Germany lost the war, it had no where to run and everyone pointed their finger at Germany like the woman in 'The Reader'.
Brad Kayganich at the ukrainian/polish border, the jewish population in the 1930s was killed down to 5 % ... that is bad. my personal evidence is one single eyewitness. my grandfather. he saw it in ukraine with his own eyes. ukrainian nationalists pushing together the jews. ready them for the so called KZ. You can call everyone a liar, but he was the most honest man i have ever met and he had tears in his eyes talking about this (it was near lemberg). all those killed for greed followed him through his live. Thats what happened... in real!
Russian Empire and USSR combined are probably directly responsable for more deaths of jews than Nazi Germany. I'm pulling the non-numbers out of my ass for lack of research and the nazis did it in a few decades for comparison's sake, but hatred and pogroms for jews was generally a very common thing in eastern Europe for what can be called a "long-ass time"
Are you kidding who do you think shot millions in those countries?It was the people of those countries under German order but it wasn't Germans killing them.
As a German, I really dislike the way this interview was conducted. The question you're asking directly implies that Germans are apologizing for the Holocaust. I can assure you, we are not. Because that would be ridiculous. What we are doing is we acknowledge and condemn the atrocities commited by prior generations. We make ourselves aware of the awful acts commited in the name of our country and use that knowledge to ensure nothing like it ever happens again. The only Germans who are apologizing for the Holocaust are our government leaders. Because they volunteer to represent the country, and are thously responsible for adressing what Germany used to be and for fixing the damage caused by their predecessors. The false claim that modern-day Germans are forced to apologize for crimes they did not commit is a tactic commonly used by right wing extremists to demonize and discredit education on the Holocaust. I will assume that the interviewer did not pursue this intention and just wasn't aware of this. I just wanted to mention that the question distorts reality and makes Germany's effort look much less reasonable than the really are.
Thank you for this! As a german I think it is very important to talk about what happend and our relationship to each other. The generation of mine - we didn't want it, we didn't do it - and most of us are deep shocked about the past (and will ever be shocked!) - about the cruel behavior of our forefahthers, our relatives. I think it is important to differ between "guilt" and "responsibility" - personally I can't bear the guilt of my grans, my family, my nation - but I can take responsibility for the future, for a peaceful and respectful way to live together and work on this world. The shoa is not just a trauma of Israel - it is also the central trauma of Germany that confronts us with the darkest sides of the humen soul. This trauma brings us into the responsibility to reflect much more than some other nations do, what our (the german) role and behavior in the world should be. So I say "shalom!" to all of you out there - let us stand together to create a peaceful world.
5:40 apparently he doesn't know that Germany paid way over 30 billion Euros (by todays terms, back then that was a lot more) to jews, mostly in Israel. The first payment in the 50s was leveled at 3 billion DM (about 1,55 billion Euros) directly to Israel. These payments were the main reason Israel survived the following wars.
I as a german, born in 1987, say: yes we have to remember. Yes, what happened was beyond evil and horrible. But the eternal guilt-tripping and the occasional "jokes" from others when they throw around the word 'Nazi' needs to stop. It's enough, really. Germany and it's people have so much more to offer than their past.
@@komentierer I am fully aware of how the Nazis changed Germany. Hitler is personally responsible for ruining Germany, its people and its culture, as well as half of Europe. And this can still be seen all around Europe. The Jews were an integral part of European society and perfectly integrated. And the remnants of them still in Europe still are. The Holocaust was a terrible crime and cant be rectified. But still, Germanys history is tousands of years old and it would be extremely short sighted to let all the good parts be overshadowed by a little over a decade of Nazism. Nazism is an important, but not the defining part of german history.
@@MMadesen What most Germans don't understand is what the Thrid Reich truly destroyed. Claiming that there is thousands of years worth of German history to trace modern Germany back to, is sadly not accurate. Exactly that history was destroyed by the Nazis. The Nazis didn't destroy 12 Years. They destroyed the cultural heritage of thousands of years that preceded it. Your own statements are proof of how the historical revisionism by the Nazis shaped Germanys understanding of its heritage, even until today. Mentioning that Jews were "perfectly integrated" assumes that there was an existing German culture and Jews came and assimilated to it. It assumes that there was a distinct German culture and a distinct Jewish culture. It colors Judaism as something foreign or seperate. That could not further from the truth. Jews didn't "integrate" into German culture. They BUILT German culture. Germany IS Judaism and vice versa. Jewish life has existed in Germany longer than Germany itself, the first Jews migrated into the territory in the 300s AC. To provide some context: at that time, Germany was still ruled by pagan tribes and the Romans didn't dare to venture beyond the Danube. Christians and Jews arrived in the same time period and shaped the German culture together. That's what the Nazis destroyed. They purged Germany of its 1600 year long cultural history. They destroyed a part of its soul. And the did it in such an extreme way that people today don't even know that the part they destroyed ever existed. The Nazis re-shaped the way we see our history, they manipulated it and deprived it of its value by distorting it. The unfortunate truth is: Germany is 90 years old. Because that's when its cultural identity was forever destroyed by the Nazis.
@@komentierer I mostly agree with you. Nazis destroyed most of the german culture, partly by purposefully distortimg it to fit their narrative, party through the war, they caused. But Germany didnt die completely. It lost large territories, much of its historical sites and old towns, but it is still older than mere 80 years. And please read my previous comment again. I didnt say the Jews came to Germany like some normal immigrants into a preexisting state. I spoke of Europe as a whole. Jews were a foreign people being driven into Europe by the romans. And as I said they integrated into local european cultures, including the germanic ones, perfectly and lived (and still do in small parts) there in Europe for hundreds of years.
I really don't wanna get touchy on this topic but well... As a german for myself (I'm 22 years old) I personally think that our generation can't be blamed for anything those people did. I don't want to be sorry what happened there because I didn't do anything back then, I wasn't even born then and yet people still blame me and call me a nazi when they are angry. People have to get rid of that stuck thing in their mind that german=nazi. Of course and we all know this there are still people living here thinking this way and trust me 99% of us look down on them and want to break those guys. I don't want to have anything to do with those guys and 99% don't want that either. Yes, our government has to take responsibility for the survivors and their familys they can't compensate anything but at least help what our predecessors have done. I think germany learned from the past but the germany of today isn't to BLAME. We aren't Nazis. We are humans like everyone else. Maybe not as open to everyone else but I guess we got more carefull on what we say and do. As time passes I hope that will get "fixed". Sometimes I think: "why do I get blamed? What have I done personally to you? Why do I get rejected when I'm not that of an unfriendly guy?" I think germany still is apologizing because many people still give us all their hate. Some are not to blame and I could understand when they hate us because their entire family got killed by us. But even kids from other nations get taught that we are nazis and that is what delays the "peace" we all wish to acquire. Parents shouldn't talk or even teach their children about this anymore. Schools should stop that too. Guys...we want to forget that as well...we have had a hard time too...
MyrlaTV Germany is to blame.. you guys didn't learn anything after WW2. Germany is trying to ruin us once again and what do we hear from you guys? We are trying to save you, we are trying to help, we are the only ones doing anything. How about staying out of our countries.
Hello Corey, I would love to show you something, but links are not allowed (?). William Toel has a website and a channel on TH-cam. Watch the last video or entry! It's German (written), but it's very true and good. They always divide! All love from Germany
+Oberscharführer Schrödinger Had to be done if Germans had not started the bloodshed it would not have happend it was vital to end the war it was Germany industrial hub. A terrible event that i wish never hapend but time is past war is war. As an American i will never apologies for Dresden, Hiroshima, Tokyo, or Nagasaki. It was war
Cormac Finn "it was germanys idustrial hub" no, it was not! dresden was a civillian city for refugees and wounded soldiers, it had no industrial nor millitary value, it was just a city filled with german women, elders, children and wounded soldiers!
Dresden in the 20th century was a major communications hub and manufacturing centre with 127 factories and major workshops and was designated by the German Military as a defensive strongpoint, with which to hinder the Soviet advance.[16] Being the capital of the German state of Saxony, Dresden not only had garrisons but a whole military borough, the Albertstadt.[citation needed] This military complex, named after Saxon King Albert, was not specifically targeted in the bombing of Dresden though it was within the expected area of destruction and was extensively damaged.
I used to work for a holocaust museum and the volunteers who did the tours were all survivors. Every year they hosted the German embassy who brought an apology and gifts for the museum to continue its education work. The Germans were adamant that the lessons from the holocaust won't be forgotten so whilst I don't think that those involved are responsible I do think its important that its not forgotten and that Germany's youth are taught about what happened. In regards to compensation victims of the holocaust are still receiving payments from the German Government. Each year the survivors report to the German embassy and receive payment. I'm not sure how much it is by they are being compensated (as if money could ever compensate for what happened...)
It is important to distinguish money given to individual survivors who should be entitled to it, from money given to a country. A lot of people are under the misperception that the money isn't given to individual survivors who are in their 80's and 90's.
It's encouraging to see these viewpoints. I'm from America and I went to school and grew up near many Jewish Americans. They were incredibly ignorant and mildly anti-German despite growing up in a cushy and comfortable lifestyle. These actual Israelis...I mean they're not actually in a severe oppression, but they enjoy relatively good levels of freedom and happiness now. Good to see that they are not clinging to bitterness and past horrors
The last man had a different perspective on the holocaust. I'd never heard that argument before, but it makes perfect sense. Germany took responsibility, but many countries are responsible. Even the French, as he said. If you blame Germany as a nation, then these nations are also responsible, as it was their own citizens and territory that carried out the genocide.
I'm an Israeli Jew & I & most Israelis agree.My Grandfather in Belarus had his 10 sisters &parents killed by Nazis.Not all Germans were Nazis.Since the late 50's E & W Germany basically turned from what had happened to become 1 of the most moral nations.It happened earlier with Prophet Jonah who told the most evil nation of Ninveh in G-D's Name to repent & they ALL did.Look at Syria today,earlier Turks killed 1.5 million Armenians in 9 months.They were mostly all civilians.
POLAND LOST 6 MILLION CITIZENS IN II WORLD WAR (among them 3 millions Jewish, not all of them orthodox). Poland lost almost half of the territory for Soviet Union ! THOUSANDS of POLISH PEOPLE were rescuing their Jewish neighbours and friends although they could lost their life together with hole family for helping them (only in Poland was such a high penalty). DO THEY ASK GERMANS FOR MONEY for bringing almost hole of the country to ruin or Russians to give back what have they taken?
Well I think it there is a diffrence between responsibility and guilt. As a German, born in the 21th century, I am not guilty because of what happened, neither are my parents. But I think my people have a historic responsibilty, even after my country went through a massive redemtion. Just like I feel the Americans have a responsibility because of their slavery history or the British because of their role as Conquerors. Even though they are not guilty.
As the last man points out, the Holocaust was a multinational project. The Germans were not necessarily the most anti-Semitic nation in Europe. After the Holocaust, Poles committed two pogroms against Jews (in August 1945 in Kraków and in July 1946 in Kielce).
Very good videos, Corey. As a Spaniard, with a great interest for all semitic cultures, I would like to watch a chapter about the Sephardies and their language, Ladino.
Hey, as a German I like to thank you for that great Video. I've always wanted to know what Israelis of today think about us. And yes, we're still blamed for it and we still blame ourselves for what happened, and we will never forget what happened. I can tell you that most of the population didnt want to know what happened to the people living next door. The jewish population was the scapegoat, and everybody believed it. Thats what they young generation of today cant understand.
These videos are so awesome. To everyone moaning about how stupid of a question it is, i would say yeah obviously. Really interesting bits of Corey's videos are those moments where you realize just how similar people can be apart from what we are only left to assume. So im just gonna leave it at that and show these to my mom because she's pretty religious and I sincerely believe these videos will allow me to communicate with her better and show her that despite the fact that im not really a believer she shouldnt worry about me being an intolerant person.
Man, I love your work... To create such a good youtube channel like that, it's just the best idea ever. I really believe that you do much more thant any other politic so please, don"t stop... Huge respect from France!
My step-grandmother’s whole family was killed/disappeared when the Germans invaded Poland. She was 14 & sent to work as slave labor in Germany. She survived rape on the train to Germany. Then she was raped in the work camp by the Polish men. She had a baby that disappeared while she was out working in the field. After the war she spent years in displaced persons camp. He reparations? About $38 a month from Germany.
As a german I don't feel responsible, but a little uncomfortable when I meet Israelis, because I don't know if they still held any grudge against germany. I have never met someone who did, but I could understand it.
@@brotherxela5085 Israelis are not Nazis, the conflict is very complicated, nobody for talking about peace and borders.Hamas is the Muslim brotherhood, Radical Islam
As a german I don't feel the responsibility for the actions of former generations, but I feel responsibility for not forgetting. Because forgetting is the first step to repeating history.
if you cant forget you nerver heal. And a lot of people never heal..just live the life in anger and blameing others.
@Jason Voorheese most of the world thinks very highly of Deutschland.
@@ElizabethGonzalez-jt7ns what do you mean?
No, it's not. There is a thing like the "right to forget". There is tyranny of memory, too. It prevents us from moving forward and change, and once we stop changing, we're dead (before our time). There is a reason for humans naturally forgetting, biologically speaking. In the past, people would record the essence of things, experiences, in song and poetry. They would pass that down, over the centuries, it would change, be adapted to the current day, be kept relevant. It lives for ever, because it changes forever. We are now stuck in the past and it paralyses us all. Remembering in and of itself makes nothing happen in the world. Neither does forgetting. It is how you remember, and how you forget.
@@dr.florence your point is so stupid that I stopped reading after three lines. How is remembering preventing you from moving forward? The exact opposit is rather the case, you learn from the past. That does not mean that you are responsible for it. But you are responsible for the future
As a German, born in 1989, I feel no personal guilt whatsoever about the Holocaust other than your standard: "Yeah, that's a bad thing that happened in the past, committed by someone who is not me. Wish it didn't happen, but I'm just gonna move on with my day now." Do I feel like it was a dark part of our country's history? Absolutely. Do I feel like it was an absolutely terrible and awful thing? Unfathomably terrible. If Germany hadn't issued an official apology to the Jewish people, would I try to get something like that going? Absolutely, I would. Do my children need to pay a Holocaust tax? No, and even making that suggestion is absolutely disgusting.
I'm very pleased to see that most Israelis filmed in this video agree with that sentiment.
+jeffhandler maybe learn some math. If my parents were of military age when the Holocaust happened in the early 40's, it means my mom gave birth to me in her late 70's or early 80's.
You probably mean my grandparents, but it doesn't really matter. I think it's awful that the Holocaust happened, but I am not any more responsible for the actions of my grandparents than Americans today who are grandchildren of slave owners are responsible for the actions of their grandparents. No more responsible than grandchildren of Australians who wiped out aborigines. No more responsible than the grandchildren of the Spanish who carried out the inquisition. No more responsible than your future grandchildren for anything awful that you might potentially do.
I am sad the Holocaust happened, it was an awful thing. I am just as sorry as any other random person who was not responsible or involved. No more, and no less.
You can keep calling me a nazi if you want, it won't change any of what I said.
+pleasedontstalkme don't be mad at him, please, from my mums side family also suffered in Krakow, Poland, but escaped at the early beginning of nazi things, but left homes and properties there, but of course you are NOT responsible for grandfathers, cuz you are not him, i'm sure germans now fully understand from the experience of past, im more pessimistic about other countries in Europe, cuz now, its very dangerous to walk down the streets of Brussels, Paris, Stockgolm for jews
+pleasedontstalkme
Then can someone with a decent knowledge of that matter tell me why can't Germany just say "No" to that cheap and disgusting blackmail?
pleasedontstalkme I agree with every single point you made; however, I still can't get a grasp of why the German government is tolerably paying Israel money that they obviously don't deserve without even putting up a fight! If you don't stand up to those Jews, you'll spend centuries paying reparations to people who no longer exist.
Michael Reid
Spot on! I'm sure this is exactly how it went down during the initial negotiations that took place in 1952 when Germany was too weak to have a say. However, time has changed, Germany is one of the strongest nations in the world at the moment, yet they are still exposing themselves to the Jewish blackmail that's still going on day in, day out!
"The sins of the fathers will not be visited upon the sons." From the Ancient Hebrew Scriptures.
The sins of the fathers are reflected in the vices of the sons..
I am not the real Dread Pirate Roberts. Pulling lots of pills there mate
Then why did god kill all of the first born sons of Egypt?
1Fireskull no nowadays the turks are their next victims
@@welshie2007 Right, but if you want to be god-like, meaning with proper moral, you should not punish the children.
That being said, a compensation for the entire lives of the survivors should be given.
And it's also indeed unfair that only Germany helps. Other countries helped Nazis too.
For me, as a German, this video was really interesting. We always are confronted with the holocaust, which I don't think to be a bad thing. The Germans as a people have a certain responsibility to never let anything like this happen again. That is an important task and in my opinion legitimises a recurrent confrontation with the topic. Still, I cannot say that I myself am responsible for what happened back then. I'm only 19 years old and even my parents were born about 10 years after the war.
i wonder how's your life now that its been 8 years later!
Not only germans have that responsibility. Everyone has.
@@swagkachu3784 I'm not responsible for anything that happened to the Jews in Germany, are you crazy?
Everything you were taught about what happened in WWII is either a lie or a distortion of what actually happened. The winners of course will not tell you the role of every party involved.
However your grandparents and great grandparents knew , and chose to ignore the facts , mostly ut of fear of being arrestd themselves , or knew and worked in the Camps and were therefore involved directly .
As german born 1967 I like to see this video. I feel not responsible, but I think we have to remember what happened.
+asrsi I was born 79 and agree. Of course i know, we have nothing to do with it, but i feel guilty. My Grandparents born 34 and 38 where childs at 45 and never ever told about it. If we asked, they gone a kind angry and said "Stop it! Be glad you do not lived at this time. You would never wish that anyone"
After the video i had tears in my eyes, because the first time i heard that especially jewish people, do not hate the new german generation.
MultiTwentyseven Ignoranz siegt halt, nicht wahr!
i'm a jew and u can't be responsible for what the nazis did, they killed my grandpa not u. but it's important u to know what happened there and remember this
Des Troya i never heard of it actually, can u tell me the names of those things so i can learn ?
ido h I already did, it is called the Bolshevik Revolution.
“Do you think that the Germans of today were responsible for the Holocaust” seems to get a immediate “No”. When he changes the question slightly to “do you think the Germans of today should be sorry for the Holocaust”, he’s asking a very different question.
@@tonyyassine4554 apologize for winning a war that they didn't start? hard pass
@@SupaBloom difference between “start” and “cause”
@@SupaBloom what start go study history then come . Palestinians welcomed jews in their country and this what the got for being kind hearted people
Because thats a different question he is asking should they take responsibility for the countries actions by apologizing and as you could see most of them said no so why do you use this as an oprutuninty to discredit them
@@VIP1G jews lived their before arabs who weren't calld Palestinians by the way at the time invited them also imagine native amaricans came today to Amarica and asked for some land because they have great connection with this place it has many of their holy sites and it very well could help with the constent persecution they have experienced and also let's say most of the people there are not even native but from 25 countries and that they have bought many places of the land with money and the fact it was never in the Palestinians control but always some other empire as a proof by the way that they didn't have it is the fact they asked from French and Brriten for it but never got it (even though they were promised ) so as you can see they had the right to live there and they also had the right to defend themselves at 48 and its the arab nations leaders fault not israel's for the outcome they didn't even fight fairly the used soda bottles to scare them as part of their tactics and if you are going to remember the Palestinians kindness and the israelis ungreatfullnes then also read about the events of 1921 and 1929 and what they have experienced by their hands
As a German who was born 37 years after WWII, I feel responsible for standing up against anti-semitism, be it in Germany or anywhere else in the world. Last year I visited Yad Vashem and at the end of the visit I was in tears. I felt ashamed. At the same time, I felt incredibly blessed to be allowed to visit Israel. It was the most extraordinary holiday I have ever experienced.
Doktor Doof hast Du auch etwas anderes zu bieten als billige Polemik und Verschwörungstheorien?
My German friend, I am an Israeli Jew and I do not wish for Germans to live with guilt for things they did not do. I am glad to hear you had a meaningful experience in Israel. I wish you a good and happy life. With ❤ from 🇮🇱
You’re a good boy!
Israeli here and please don’t feel ashamed. The world needs proud people. Learn from the past and strive to have a bright future.
I'm German and 14 years old and I don't understand why I should be responsible for something that happened over 70 years ago, long before I existed (not even as an ovum). I mean you don't make the Italians of today responsible for the Romans who killed Christians 2000 years ago either, do you?
***** Sag mal, hast du eigentlich nichts anderes zu tun als unter jeden Kommentar diesen Scheiß zu schreiben?
pomeyboy20 I feel you, my Family was from Ukraine. The Bolsheviks genocided Millions of my kind there.
+Helmut Sonntag my family was chased out of Eastern Europe into Germany, we lost everything while the bolsheviks where slaughtering & forcing Germans into labour camps to dye in Siberia...
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***** The message of Jesus Christ is no hoax
I'm a German and I am 13 so I am not responsible for the things that happened in the past but it's so horrible what happened...
You are most certainly not responsible and should feel no guilt over something you were not a part of.
A very dear friend of mine, of blessed memory, was born in Berlin and went through the holocaust. She was in Auschwitz and then on the death march. She saw the worst of the worst. She told me "not all Germans were Nazis and not all Nazis were German." A very wise woman.
Now go to America and ask if the White Population is still responsible for slavery.
That would be entertaining as fuck
+joni1305 Im a white american but my people only got here in 1989 lol am i responsible
+joni1305 Whites ended slavery and actually had the less slaves than any other ethnic Group with Arabs being number 1. Look it up if you don't believe me. My People have been enslaved for hundred of years by Arabian slave Traders, but nobody talks about it.
+Drew K. Thats sad but it doesnt change the fact that black people have been enslaved and still were discriminated against after abolishing slavery yet noone gives a shit about it.
Some American people wave the flag of the southern states and express their pride to be ancestors of the south.
Thats like waving a damn Nazi flag in front of jews and telling them how proud you are that your grandfather worked at a concentration camp killing jews.
I just cant understand this Southern Pride thing.
+joni1305 it should be europe
+joni1305 I know want u mean but the south & the nazi are not the same thing. Yes slavery ended black were discriminated but many black enter politic became lawyer & got into business & vote in election. Black were able to develop their own culture & music like jazz & culture known as the Harlem Renaissance. During the civil wars a Robert Small a former black slave who free himself stole a confederate ship & gave it to the union & after the civil wars Robert Small became rich enter politic bought his former master mansion & allow his former master elderly wife to live in & he came boss of the house.
I am from Israel and I have no ill feelings toward Germany or Germans. I lived in France for many years and visited Germany many times, it is a beautiful country.
Its so disgusting
As a young German I want to thank you very much for creating this video. Sadly I don't know jewish people and so I don't know how they think about the past.
I really appreciated listening to the people opinion about this topic.
Keep on the work ;)
Greetings!
I am Jewish and it is nice to meet you. No more apologies. Lets start loving. 😘
@@Eastern1978 hi Miriam I live in Mexico can I be your friend ??? I live in a neutral country we have no problems with anyone.
Dont...mention... the war
@Grim FPV If they are then it is by their own hands only, did you watch the video? The vast majority of Jewish people (including myself) do not want this, we like germany
Same here^^
The old man's view was so interesting...i never thought of it that way, he's right ,germany was the only country that apologised and gave compensation to the survivors whereas the rest of the countries who took part in it did nothing.very valid point...talking about the "present"generation ,i agree on that the other allies of germany are much more responsible than Germany.
France wasn't an allied nation of Germany, it was conquered and occupied by Nazi's. There was active bloody resistances in France against Nazi's during the occupation.
The old man is full of rage and anger, he sees only his own perception of events and not the events that lead to it. It's difficult for a victim of the holocaust to try or even want to understand that Germany took over and occupied these other countries, people died defending their countries against the Nazi's but he only seen it as them cooperating, and not as a nation that was force to surrender to them and live under Nazi occupation.
Japan keep silent about war atrocities they commit (Nanking massacre, forced prostitution among occupied nations). Thus, it occasionally triggered China, Korea and some other nations that were occupied by Japan.
Italy people were basically reluctant to get involved in the war. It was Mussolini who was excited to go to war. At the end of the war, Mussolini was massacred by his own people.
@@Michael-du2fv And there was resistance in Germany, and in Austria as in every other nation. And there were many collaborators in Austria, France, Poland, Hungary, Croatia, etc.. People who even welcomed the Nazi occupation so they could be part of this strong Reich. There were also Nazis in China protecting Chinese against Japanese occupants. "One country did that thing to the other" is always over simplification. To some degree a necessary one so we can talk about it, but it still is. In the end people do things to other people. And people are very different, if they happen to live in the same country or not.
Massacres of jews were happening before Nazis too (including Poland). Everyone is so focused on WW2 which killed a lot at once, yes, but many jewish men, women and children were killed regularly even before that. Every nation involved should feel accountable for every case. There were very few pogroms in my country, however, throughout my childhood I remember various anti-semitic motives in our society which I never really understood. I think we should be accountable even for that. And I am not a jew.
Even my parents were born after the war, of course I (age 41) don't feel the slightest shade of responsibility. And to be honest, I am completely fed up with creeping german politicians to say sorry over and over again. The same holds for Isrealis or other Jews in the world pointing their fingers at us, 70 years later. I am just sick of it. Don't get me wrong, I feel honest pity for those families who have lost beloved people during that period of cruelty, but it's not my turn to apologize. Even my grandparents were left-wing. The 3rd Reich happened 3 to 4 Generations ago. Germany is no longer what it was then, and you know what? I am happy to be german without being a Nazi. Strange, huh...?
Yes people from that generation + their children who were Hitler youth are still very much alive. So yes their prejudices still can creep to future generations. It's not a fact of responsibility but of accountability.
+22fret So,you're a communist (as you hide it,"left-wing") too,i understand?
And Yet.. you could maybe consider taking back a huge amount of wealth from individuals and corporations that made a lot of money from the holocaust - and then share it out among the survivors.. that would of course cost the german economy and in turn you - something..
No one cares what you think so hide back under your trailer it's not feeding or med time yet
Shame you dont feel any responsibility...sureee it was all nazis right? Couse natzis werent germans huh? All of you speak as if the aliens killed millions of people and are now destroying Europe
The past was very difficult, but today Germans and Israelis, Jews and Christs are friends!
We are even allied now! I am very proud of that, i love Germany and i love Israel, and i think we`ll have a wonderful future with both our countrys if we keep up the great friendship!
+Helmut Sonntag aint that the truth
+ SupGerTro. . . ein bisschen doof ist niedlich . . . aber du bist zu niedlich !
The only ally of Israel in Europe is Czech Republic!
Support German Troops 👍👍
No Germany are not my friends. Germany continued to steal from my family after reunification.
as a german, do i fell sorry? YES! m'i responsible for the Crime we did? No. i'm 29 Years old, but the guy around min 7 freak me a bit out.. its all about money.. again! just to let you know Germany payed Israel in 1952: 3.000.000.000DM and in the same year 450.000.000DM to Jewish_Claims_Conference .. in 1964 we payed 873.000.000DM till 2010 we payed: 69.000.000.000€ ... in 2012 and 2013 its was 727.000.000€ and 251.000.000€ PLUS 3.000.000.000€ ... Krupp, Siemens and all other Companies with slaves in WW2 pay today a benefit (in germany its Rente)... You can get this Numbers from Wikipedia!
The Old guy at the end lived the holocaust and didn't blame a german for that. NO he have the eggs to tell the truth! i would like to thank him! ppl who was IN the holocaust don't blame us, but stupid humans all over the earth do it... all i can say is i have full respect for this old man! semper fidelis!
Aleksander Borkovich Da fudge?
Aleksander Borkovich any real proof?
Aleksander Borkovich then pls give a web link or some other text... i know for sure we Deport jews, not only jews, evry humans who was against nazis ended up in kz ...
JustKanji ja where i say it was a fake? Damn i Fell responseble für whats wie die! Show me one nation how take care like US!
Alex F Sorry I don't mean you personally.. I reply to the wrong guy.
Also I may not be German ( I am spanish) but I lived in Germany until I was 10 years old. Germany will always have love in my heart and hearing the reactions from these people gives me hope. Germany is always apologizing and knows their past. It is good to see that the israelis understand that the youth of today are not to blame and many think it was horrible what was done.
Wer an den H... glaubt, ist dumm.
I was born 1984 in Germany and this year I was travelling to Israel for the first time in my life. A former coworker who is from Israel told me so much about the country and gave me a different perspective from what you usually pick up concerning Israel over the news.
I spent 10 days and it was a wonderful trip. The food is just amazing and the people are so nice, lively and relaxed. I just enjoyed the general vibe on the streets. I was hitchhiking twice and whenever I told I was from Germany everyone was just super curious from which city I came and I just had wonderful and interesting conversations.
Did you happen to glimpse the starving children in Gaza, the Jews-only roads, the checkpoints, the apartheid wall, the beatings, the shootings, please tell us more!!
@@boyinthecave all of this fake lol keep watching al jazeera dummi
@@boyinthecave Go play with yourself and leave the adults in peace with your lies and nonsense or if you make such silly accusation at least make an effort to base them in facts. Fact is no other country in history has provided more free of charge aid, water, electricity to a people that have no constructive bone in their body and are driven solely by the desire to murder them.
do you feel responsibility for Christ killing
Wow, Christ was a Jew himself
In this he is right, Jesus Christ was a jew amongst the jews. The salvation of the world comes from the jews. The salvation was brought to the jews first, when they did not accept it for the most part, they were dispersed. I hope the time of blessing is now again for the israeli nation and the world as they have been brought back from the nations!
It is the truth Corrider, and now they are being brought back from the countries they were dispersed to and surpressed in after not accepting the son of God. It is the end times nearing!
so stupid
Ottonturk LOLOLOLOL
"Such a Jewish answer" I would classify as racist.
Canada, Australia do compensate natives. I don't think it is only Jews.
I suggest you to look again at the comment section. There's a lot of racism here and in if it was my channel I would've take action
When will Israel compensate Palestinian refugees of Shatila
@@10BaroshGever he made this comment back when youtube comments section was broken and replying to someone made a entirely independent comment and doesnt show what comment or who you replied to
@@10BaroshGever SHUT IT DOWN
One thing I’d like to add is that Native Americans went through the murder and lands taken for hundreds of years by North American governments and still have their rights to land trampled on by governments and corporations...money won’t bring back what was lost and taken from these ppl
In Germany we say: "We (the newer generations) aren’t responsible for the Holocaust but we are responsible for not letting this happen again and to remember it"
The newer generations are between 0 and roughly 90 years old. (90 year old would've been children during the holocaust so also not responsible). So 90 year old persons would also be considered new generation.
G-d bless you my German friend, from an Israeli Jew.
I realize that must be the standard shit thats forced down your throat at school, because thats the exact same bland thing that every german in this comment section keeps parroting.
I appreciate this
This old gent at 9:53 seems to be still deeply hurt and in pain while asked. But gives not all resposibility to germany or to the germans...
Not all responsibility was on Germans. The role of the onlooker/bystander/lacky/mercenary in conflicts is often discussed when talking bout the Holocaust. The poles who handed in/ratted out Jews to the Nazis because they were afraid to get in trouble, the soldiers who all conformed, etc. are all the focus. We can't necessarily change Hitler and make him a better person. There might be many people who believe the same things or worse, but by the instruments and mise en scene being passive and not opposing it, his evil was realized. Not only Hitler, not only Germany, not only Europe were at fault: even rumours of the British having intelligence about the camps and not aiming to emancipate them earlier was criticized.
We all need to be brave and do our bit when we can in order to prevent evil acts like this.
they say in the end you will not remember the words and actions of your enemy but the silence of your friends is what will hurt the most
@@principal_optimism Both the British and American intelligence sources had knowledge of the camps and elected to do nothing. Churchill supposedly wasn't particularly fond of the Jews (according to some reports), and Roosevelt didn't want to make the decision to assist inhabitants of the camps until much closer to the end of the war.
@@cheriehawthorne9246 uhmmmm. You do know those camps were held in deep in enemy territory. It's not like they could go there overnight.
@@cheriehawthorne9246 Britain, America and the USSR conquered Nazi Germany and freed the jews in those concentration camps. You should be thankful for that.
I'm German and i hesitated to watch this video because i was afraid of the answers. I know i'm not responsible for the past but i've always felt guilty. Thank you for this video!
@Jason Voorheese Any European who believe Israeli/Jewish people from Israel are his enemy is clearly a moron...
@Jason Voorheese 1) bolsheviks weren't jews
2) why THE FUCK would jews want arabs spreading antisemitism in eruope?
Dany Love to Germany from the U.S.!
Dany your a fucking idiot if you feel guilty.. like come on, there were more even larger genocides and wars in history, german history isnt just 1939-1945. german history dates back as far as 100 BC Where the german tribes would defeat the almighty army of the roman empire. Speaking about rome.. when they conquered gaul they killed 1/3 of the population and enslaved another 1/3 only leaving the rest to live.
@@thiccgirlmagnet7389 The most Germans feel exactly like that. Thanks for the "idiot".
As much as I see, the Israeli have a rather sensible and rational opinion about the question.
Really? Anyone would say they are not responsible because its a new generation. Its a Very easy question
@@murfur6969 aahahahahah. you've never been in an islamic country then.
@@peorakef how is that relevant you moron. I've been to multiple
@@murfur6969 most of them blame jews for everything, so spare your lies you hypocrite
@@peorakef the video is about Germans today and if they are still responsible for the holocaust. What does that have anything to do with what you're saying? You have problems lol
Thanks Israelis for being so nice and don´t blame the new generations after the war! My respect for u.
🙏❤
But they support the terror there goverment do ?
@@xtremestre well, look im neutral but let me tell you what most people with common sense think when they see a comment like that: its obvious that the citizens in israel are rational and not crazy so if their army was doing terror and they knew it they wouldnt support it. But the citizens serve in the army themselves so they know whats happening. So by common sense its fair to say that their army cannot be a terror organization or their actions are somehow justified because again, if not then their citizens wouldnt support it. I hope you see now why its hard to believe your comment.
@@thelir2023 no i dont understand!!
@@thelir2023 but they support it ?
My grandfather wasn't in the War... He killed no one. Am I responsible for anything?
+Bentyboy you are not responsable but you should never forget what was happening. das sage ich dir als deutscher.
+Larrypint Absolut meine Meinung. Ich kann nichts dafür. Auch andere Völker haben Schlimmes getan, nur ist das in Vergessenheit geraten. Auch heute passiert noch viel Schlimmes. Natürlich, es ist gut, dass wir daran erinnert werden, dass das deutsche Volk Grausames und Furchtbares getan hat, aber Schuld sind wir, die jetzige Generation nicht.
Es geht für uns weniger um Schuld als vielmehr um Verantwortung.
Auch andere Völker haben schlimmes getan, stimmt und der zweite Weltkrieg war ein Krieg seiner Zeit lediglich die klinische Massenvernichtung mit rassistischem und antisemtischem Hintergrund hat es in dieser Form noch nicht geben. Aber halb Europa und insbesondere die Ungarn und die Ukrainer haben sich in äußerster Brutalität daran beteiligt- die Verantwortung dafür wollten sie aber nicht tragen.Bentyboy
The worst thing that was there, was unwillingness of any care. No one wanted to know what was happening as if id does't exist. You know, sons are not responsible for farther's crimes. But their sins still echos through generations. Some of sins of that time still are alive...
@First Last I think it is part of the human DNA and to think only one race/nation/group is capable of atrocities is untrue . Two examples are the Soviet Union and Communist China where an estimate of 100 million people were murdered by these regimes.
Thank you for the video and thanks to all the people who took part. Your answers touched me deeply. I am a german, born in 63. My grandparents were in their 40s and 50s when the Shoa happened. They did not agree with the regime, but they did not actively resist, but one occasion when they could help a jewish couple trying to escape, by hiding them in their home for one night.
My late father was born in 24 and did not dare to defect the military draft at the time. My mother was born in 33 , when Hitler got in power, so she was actually a small child.
Growing up, the Holocaust had always been an issue in my family, and at school they did a great job to teach us about the Holocaust, fascism and what leads to it.
Unfortunately it seems to be rising again in many countries in Europe, as in the US. Facsism always finds "culprits", of different religions, ethnicities and nations.
My father was deeply traumatized, he felt guilty to not have resisted as an extremely young man. He was also traumatized by beeing a prisoner of war in the russian Gulag camps, that he merely survived, physicaly handicapped. So I was in very close touch with the guilt of the responsible generation. As a child I felt my fathers guilt and pain, and I did what a child does: sympathize assume some of the guilt to help my beloved father. A "childish" irrational reaction. Watching that video moved me to tears, and that way I recognized that I have carried on this feeling of guilt from my childhood.
"I'm still alive so that's my compensation." Old men are wise.
Well, that is different from the subtitles, where it translates "I'm still alive so I receive compensation" ... So what did he really say?
@@oaw_manofnorse Agree, I'm confused about that also. 🤔
@@oaw_manofnorse The subtitles are accurate, this comment is not.
"Did you get compensation?"
"I am still getting compensation, I am still alive"
It's in line with the subtitles given in the video.
@@oaw_manofnorse Your comment ends with a question, asking people for confirmation of whether or not that is what he really said.
The comment in question that I am referring to is the one you replied to rather than your own.
As a German I can confirm a definitive NO!
No one should ever even assume guilt by association.
The old man in the end, who recieves compensation has a very differentiated view. Two thirds of the jews in the russian empire (which includes poland) were forced to flee and up to a million were murdered. That was right before the first world war. His family was maybe close to extinction twice in a relativly short time.
And its true that althought Nazi-Germany was evil, other countries werent necessarily better at the time. Also many french calloborated and 50% of the Waffen-SS were non germans (mostly recruited from eastern and south eastern europe- the countries he actually names). I believe he just wishes that they acknowledge that, as especially the modern polish goverment denies everything. I am glad he recieves at least a compensation and hope he could restart his family.
Well said.
Croatia was the WORST
Man, I did not think much of this interview series you are doing at first, but the knowledge I am getting from these people's personal accounts and the elderly telling of events is blowing my mind. The old man mentioning that most of the supposedly anti-nazi actually treated Jews similarly went a long way towards showing how nazi-fascism is such a terrifying disease regardless of where it arises. Great job mate.
Indeed my friend.
Jews are your enemy you fool!
I was borne in Germany in 1995, I won't apologize for anything in the past, I don't have any connection to the past and I will never be responsible what happens in the past, I know it was really a bad time in the Past but Im here sitting writing this down in the Future! I ain't no nazi I love all kinds of people and I want my children life in the future without being hold in the past.
As a german born in 1992, i do not see or feel any responsibility for the holocaust. I do however believe to have a responsibility to keep the memory "alive" and act to prevent anything like this to ever happen again.
As an Austrian I sometimes feel like we ripped out pieces from our heart and brain.
Remember Vienna was the largest jewish community on the planet and our society did benefit a lot!
Anyways it's important sometimes go back in time and try to feel the pain.
Empathy is integral on our way towards lasting piece!
Greetings!
* as in we as a society (first line)
This is really insightful. Thank you for putting this together. I'm American and I have Jewish and German friends, I never ask about this subject to either of them, cause I always felt this was too dark of a subject and I didn't want to offend anyone, but I always wanted to know how they felt about it.
Well done. Thanks!
My Grandfather suffered terribly at a prisoner of war camp in Germany in WWII, he was late for guard duty and missed his supper. Thankyou thankyou, I`m here all week.
Tragedy + Time
So, is an american of european descent still responsible for the killing of south and north american natives ? NO
Is a mongolian still responsible for the killing of native europeans in the mongolstorm under Genghis Khan ? NO
Is a Turk still responsible for the siege of vienna ? NO
Is an italian still responsible for the siege of Masada or Alesia ? NO
Stupid questions, stupid answers.
Is a turk still responsible for armenian genocide?
antin kuntin The problem is the republic of turkey is denying the Armenian genocide.
As a (relatively) young German born in 1970 I see it the same way. The Germans born during the years of the war, or even those of an age unable to participate during the war crimes (like my father who was born in 1932, who was 7 at the start of the war and was 13 at the end of the war) are not responsible for the Holocaust.
Those that hold to Nazi or Neo-Nazi views are despiccable individuals on par with criminals in my mind.
This does not mean that Germany as a nation should ever forget about the Holocaust. Nor should the German population.
Nor should it ever be allowed to happen again. Never forget, never again.
I feel sorry for what happened, and I can empathize deeply with survivors and the descendants of the survivors. And yet I feel a huge guilt despite the fact neither I nor my parents were directly responsible for anything of that time.
If somebody demands an apology from a German, it should not hurt you as a German of any age to publicly state that you are ashamed of that part of history, but you should also differentiate that you personally are not responsible for it.
But how can you apply an amount of money to a life lost? It is a very difficult concept, and in my opinion devalues life by placing a monetary value on a single life, or 10 or hundreds or even millions. We have to find a way to come to terms with history and current events.
I bow to the old man who, as a survivor of the Holocaust, has the greatness to differentiate.
The old man at the end will make me revisit WW2 history. Interesting, thanks for the upload
The group at the end🙌🏻 as a German I still think we could do more and our country is the one to blame but most other government participated in it aswell just as ours did. People sadly didn’t give a damn about Jews back then and so the people didn’t act up while their neighbors got deported. I often think about how many lives could have been saved, how much more diverse and prettier europe could be if some of the Jewish culture survived in Europe. It’s a tragedy and even in 200 years the people of Europe shall never forget what occurred. That a group of people tried to vanish Jews, Roma and Slavic outside of central and Eastern Europe. Amen
Leave the Germans alone goddammit!!
But they killed 60 trillions! No.. 60 million, the 70 year old man sure knows.
It's not over 60 million. It's around 20. Still way too many lives lost, but not 60.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties I do not argue about facts
Read yourself and consider the countries that were against Germany.
LJ 50 to 80
watch what I send
Isaac Plumbo
if you read my comment you would have understand, I said to namber the countries Germany occupied and fought with, not everyone. the number is between 50 to 80 million.
It seems many people have the misconception that the Third Reich was all fun and games for the Germans. It was traumatizing terror for many of them as well. It also seems, that in order to overcome those dark days, people need someone to take the blame and it is not satisfactory anough to blame dead people. Don't get me wrong, I can fully understand that urge but at the same time, I'm afraid I won't serve as a scapegoat, since I have nothing to do with this. People don't pay me for Beethovens excellent music either, just because I am German.
More French died fighting for the Germans, than against them!
Good night
As German born in Poland I still feel to apologize. If you would ask me that question, I would propably answer: We have to. Not just in order to apologize, but more importantly to remember and learn from past to take it into the future
wow you are such a wussy 😂😂 I'm not apologizing for something i didnt do.
I'm a Israeli. You are forgiven. U done nothing
You can not blame today's germans for what they parents or grandparents done.
Gonen G Germany is the only country where it's illegal to raise your hand in Hitler manner and draw his symbols anywhere. There are usually 50 nazis at a demonstration and 500 people swearing at them, surrounded by police. we have freedom of speech. but it's simply wrong to say that "today's germans hold anti-semetic view".
As a German Australian. No way I will never say sorry. I'm 20years old
You are Muslim, who left his failing state for somewhere else.
No need to sorry, you are not even German why would you?
You look like Jihadist with a hat and a beard, right? 😁
@@osher87 im A Europoid Prussian North Germans. That conquered and referred to as the Spartans of the 17th and 18th century. They the prussian military elite of moderen Germany pushed for the first World War.
Prussians were a German warrior culture that started during the Teutonic kingdom of Hanover and prussia. Then moved into military Prussian pointy spear hat clothes
Sometimes I can't help but ponder why this people were so hated wherever they went.
It is usually that successful outsiders are hated. I ponder why people say they were hated "everywhere" they went, when there was only one holocaust. Other times weren't a holocaust, but multiple different groups battling and hating each other in different areas. Think of how many battles and wars that happened in Europe before WW II, everyone who was fighting each other hated the other group.
@@canopeaz en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsions_and_exoduses_of_Jews
@@andreasiversen3440 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
Do you also ponder why disabled people were always so hated and ostracised from society?
There's a big difference between asking if they're still responsible and asking if they should still be sorry
Exactly
The germans don't need to apologize every year or two. One formal apology is enough. The best thing they can do is uphold a free society and defend human rights. And i think they have succeeded in that.
I love this video. I was born in 1991 and you wouldn't believe how much of a problem I still have with telling someone "Oh, I'm from Germany." It's immediately the elephant in the room. I am ashamed, still ashamed of what happened. Even if my family wasn't involved, doesn't even matter. The horrors of this war are still in our minds. My grandmother lost all of her brothers in the war. The third WW2 bomb was found this year in my neighbourhood. I know people don't hold me and my generation responsible, but we still feel ashamed for them. At least I do.
Dann bist du der Dumme. Wussten Sie eigentlich, dass der H... nie stattgefunden hat? Und wussten Sie, dass Deutschland niemanden zuerst angegriffen hat, sondern sich nur selbst verteidigt hat?
We need to remember what happened. And keep reminding. Making sure this never ever happens again. But we have to stop to apologize and try to be proud again. Thanks for this upload!
Here is a thought, most of the young Israelis in the video personally did not have to suffer the way their grandparents or great grandparents did. If you are NOT a holocaust survivor, you should not judge Germans of today. I am an Indian. We were ruled by British for centuries. What no one talks about is the brutality and persecution the Indians living in the British Raj had to suffer. But if you ask me, whether the British should apologize for the atrocities committed in India, my answer would be NO!! Because I personally didn't suffer anything, and it's the water under the bridge as far as I am concerned.
You want the rest of Europe to feel guilty, too. The holocaust only burdens Germans.
European colonialism in India served to circumvent jizya. That's why bases in Africa were erected like the Cape colony and ships travelled around Africa from Europe to India forth and back. The colonialism was merely anti-Arab and anti-Moslem. There were no anti-Indian actions by Portuguese, Dutch or British.
@@Rainer67059
look up Bengal famine and how it was facilitated by Churchill and look up the facts about the Goan Inquisition by the Portuguese
Asking people who weren’t harmed by people who didn’t harm if those should apologize. What kind of question is that?
Our responsibility is to carry the happenings to the next generation and to ensure that such a thing never happens again.
I am proud to be German.
Of course you are...
@@Francesca314😂😂😂
Für all die Deutschen hier: Meine deutsche jüdische Oma, die in 1923 geboren wurde und immer noch lebt, hält niemanden von euch mehr für irgendwie verantwortlich für damals, ich habe ihr die Frage gerade gestellt. Das hat nicht mehr mit euch oder mit mir bzw. andere Israeli dieser Generation zu tun. Ich kriege immer noch verwirrte Umarmungen von Leuten in Deutschland, wenn sie erfahren, dass ich jüdischer Herkunft bin, obwohl es glücklicherweise eher die Ausnahme ist und für die meisten ist es relativ egal oder zumindest nicht so wichtig. Geschichte ist gut zu lernen um daraus Schlüsse zu ziehen, aber sie ist definitiv nicht da um Schuld- oder Opferkomplexe zu pflegen.
We all have enough of our own thoughts, words and actions to atone for, without being shamed for anyone else's.
Its easier when we can look at someone else's actions and not our own though.
Can you make a video regarding the question "Are Jews of today still responsible for the crucifiction of Jesus and do they think it was the right thing to do?"
Nordwand fuck your fake jesus
all religions are equally fake...religion is a fight about who got the greatest imaginary friend
Humm that's funny the bible clearly states it was Romans that nailed your fake prophet to the cross.You know that morbid thing you all love to pray to and wear around your necks even though the bible states that no idols should ever be worshiped.
i dont care about any bullshit book...
Oh, dont be so poor. Everyone can now say "fuck your book, hat ant fuck your prophets" are you calm now? :))
German here. I don't feel guilt towards jews, because I never harmed anyone of them. Nor did my father. Nor did my grandfathers. Both my grandfathers were drawn into a war they did not want, and they did what they had to do to survive because otherwise they would have been shot by their own people. The father of my mother didn't survive the war.
I met two Jews in my entire life. One, an elderly man, accused me of being an antisemite because when he called me on a saturday night because his TV was not working (I was a service technician), I told him to wait until monday morning. The other one was my age. A nice guy, was in Germany to study, we had a few beers and a good time.
I'm glad Jews got a place of their own now. Glad...and concerned. Israel is to me like a child that has experienced traumatizing lot of violence during it's upbringing, and now that it is adult, it tends to violence itself. I don't blame them. Life seems to be a neverending circle of suffering, almost impossible to break out.
Agreed
As if the intentions of Arabs and other Muslims to exterminate Israel are hidden from you.
"60 million... ER, I MEAN 6 MILLION!"
I must admit most Israelis giving their opinions on this are quite fair in their analysis , wonder how though AIPAC members or ADL thinks about this
+djolivierastro
The ordinary Israeli has as much say in its governments actions like the German people had a say in WW2.
Damn bro you were ahead of the curve on this comment.
i really like your channel. thanks for that and peace from germany/berlin.
...the next intifada start´s from Berlin
@@MrElidioto that’s actually not too far off. Our muslim community is supporting Palestine and most of the germans are supporting Israel
@@checkcommentsfirst3335 ...I know , but the muslims are loud and high agressiv
As a German I can confirm that we were really often reminded by the holocaust. In school, I visited 2 different concentration camps with my class (I think that's something common in german education system). My class also had to clean up "Stolpersteine" (I don't know the English word for this) in our city. These are memorial stones for holocaust victims which are on the ground in some city's. When we talked about the second world war in history class, most of the content was about the holocaust. Don't get me wrong, we should not forget what happened back then but I feel like they wanted me to feel guilty about things that happened long before I was born.
Vanilla Thunder now they are doing the same in America when it comes to Jim Crow. There was more to ww2 than the Holocaust.
You must never forget what your people did, German.
Poland did not exsist since 1939. Watch uncut speech of Survivor Edward Mosberg from 2018.
I agree with the old gent at the end. Many in Europe, the poles, Hungarians, Ukrainians were among the worst among many. The Ukrainians did all kinds of dirty things for the Germans because they thought by selling their souls they would be free from the Russians at the end of the war. I know because I know the children of some of them in Canada. Some of them were my parents neighbours. When the war ended they all ran as far away as possible from what had been done and washed the blood from their hands and because Germany lost the war, it had no where to run and everyone pointed their finger at Germany like the woman in 'The Reader'.
What evidence do you have of Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, being the worst among many of what?
Brad Kayganich
at the ukrainian/polish border, the jewish population in the 1930s was killed down to 5 % ... that is bad. my personal evidence is one single eyewitness. my grandfather. he saw it in ukraine with his own eyes. ukrainian nationalists pushing together the jews. ready them for the so called KZ. You can call everyone a liar, but he was the most honest man i have ever met and he had tears in his eyes talking about this (it was near lemberg). all those killed for greed followed him through his live. Thats what happened... in real!
Russian Empire and USSR combined are probably directly responsable for more deaths of jews than Nazi Germany. I'm pulling the non-numbers out of my ass for lack of research and the nazis did it in a few decades for comparison's sake, but hatred and pogroms for jews was generally a very common thing in eastern Europe for what can be called a "long-ass time"
Damremont18 if only someone like Lenin or Trotsky was Jewish amirite?
Are you kidding who do you think shot millions in those countries?It was the people of those countries under German order but it wasn't Germans killing them.
As a German, I really dislike the way this interview was conducted. The question you're asking directly implies that Germans are apologizing for the Holocaust.
I can assure you, we are not. Because that would be ridiculous. What we are doing is we acknowledge and condemn the atrocities commited by prior generations. We make ourselves aware of the awful acts commited in the name of our country and use that knowledge to ensure nothing like it ever happens again.
The only Germans who are apologizing for the Holocaust are our government leaders. Because they volunteer to represent the country, and are thously responsible for adressing what Germany used to be and for fixing the damage caused by their predecessors.
The false claim that modern-day Germans are forced to apologize for crimes they did not commit is a tactic commonly used by right wing extremists to demonize and discredit education on the Holocaust. I will assume that the interviewer did not pursue this intention and just wasn't aware of this. I just wanted to mention that the question distorts reality and makes Germany's effort look much less reasonable than the really are.
Thank you for this! As a german I think it is very important to talk about what happend and our relationship to each other. The generation of mine - we didn't want it, we didn't do it - and most of us are deep shocked about the past (and will ever be shocked!) - about the cruel behavior of our forefahthers, our relatives. I think it is important to differ between "guilt" and "responsibility" - personally I can't bear the guilt of my grans, my family, my nation - but I can take responsibility for the future, for a peaceful and respectful way to live together and work on this world. The shoa is not just a trauma of Israel - it is also the central trauma of Germany that confronts us with the darkest sides of the humen soul.
This trauma brings us into the responsibility to reflect much more than some other nations do, what our (the german) role and behavior in the world should be.
So I say "shalom!" to all of you out there - let us stand together to create a peaceful world.
Mart.. keep paying taxes to the Jews since you don't know your history!
2:28 that guy was so confident XD
Yes
Love and best regards from Germany 🇩🇪 ❤
You killed us all go away
Sending love back to you 🇮🇱❤️🇩🇪
5:40 apparently he doesn't know that Germany paid way over 30 billion Euros (by todays terms, back then that was a lot more) to jews, mostly in Israel. The first payment in the 50s was leveled at 3 billion DM (about 1,55 billion Euros) directly to Israel. These payments were the main reason Israel survived the following wars.
So the only two who said yes were also concerned about why their pockets haven't been lined as compensation......
Wouldn’t you do the same?
Of course, the most pressing question is: should Germany apologise for beating Brazil 7.1 in the World Cup?
stop appologizing for your ancestry and be proud instead of the people that tried to save this world from turning to the cess pool it is today.
I as a german, born in 1987, say: yes we have to remember. Yes, what happened was beyond evil and horrible. But the eternal guilt-tripping and the occasional "jokes" from others when they throw around the word 'Nazi' needs to stop. It's enough, really. Germany and it's people have so much more to offer than their past.
And Germanys past also has much more to offer than 12 years of Nazi rule
@@MMadesen Only people who are unaware of how much the Holocaust changed Germany would say something like that.
@@komentierer I am fully aware of how the Nazis changed Germany. Hitler is personally responsible for ruining Germany, its people and its culture, as well as half of Europe. And this can still be seen all around Europe.
The Jews were an integral part of European society and perfectly integrated. And the remnants of them still in Europe still are. The Holocaust was a terrible crime and cant be rectified.
But still, Germanys history is tousands of years old and it would be extremely short sighted to let all the good parts be overshadowed by a little over a decade of Nazism.
Nazism is an important, but not the defining part of german history.
@@MMadesen What most Germans don't understand is what the Thrid Reich truly destroyed. Claiming that there is thousands of years worth of German history to trace modern Germany back to, is sadly not accurate. Exactly that history was destroyed by the Nazis. The Nazis didn't destroy 12 Years. They destroyed the cultural heritage of thousands of years that preceded it.
Your own statements are proof of how the historical revisionism by the Nazis shaped Germanys understanding of its heritage, even until today. Mentioning that Jews were "perfectly integrated" assumes that there was an existing German culture and Jews came and assimilated to it. It assumes that there was a distinct German culture and a distinct Jewish culture. It colors Judaism as something foreign or seperate. That could not further from the truth. Jews didn't "integrate" into German culture. They BUILT German culture. Germany IS Judaism and vice versa. Jewish life has existed in Germany longer than Germany itself, the first Jews migrated into the territory in the 300s AC. To provide some context: at that time, Germany was still ruled by pagan tribes and the Romans didn't dare to venture beyond the Danube. Christians and Jews arrived in the same time period and shaped the German culture together.
That's what the Nazis destroyed. They purged Germany of its 1600 year long cultural history. They destroyed a part of its soul. And the did it in such an extreme way that people today don't even know that the part they destroyed ever existed. The Nazis re-shaped the way we see our history, they manipulated it and deprived it of its value by distorting it. The unfortunate truth is: Germany is 90 years old. Because that's when its cultural identity was forever destroyed by the Nazis.
@@komentierer I mostly agree with you. Nazis destroyed most of the german culture, partly by purposefully distortimg it to fit their narrative, party through the war, they caused. But Germany didnt die completely. It lost large territories, much of its historical sites and old towns, but it is still older than mere 80 years.
And please read my previous comment again. I didnt say the Jews came to Germany like some normal immigrants into a preexisting state.
I spoke of Europe as a whole. Jews were a foreign people being driven into Europe by the romans. And as I said they integrated into local european cultures, including the germanic ones, perfectly and lived (and still do in small parts) there in Europe for hundreds of years.
As a german I think we have the responsiblity to remember what happend and make sure stupid ideas wont spread in our country
I really don't wanna get touchy on this topic but well...
As a german for myself (I'm 22 years old) I personally think that our generation can't be blamed for anything those people did.
I don't want to be sorry what happened there because I didn't do anything back then, I wasn't even born then and yet people still blame me and call me a nazi when they are angry. People have to get rid of that stuck thing in their mind that german=nazi.
Of course and we all know this there are still people living here thinking this way and trust me 99% of us look down on them and want to break those guys. I don't want to have anything to do with those guys and 99% don't want that either.
Yes, our government has to take responsibility for the survivors and their familys they can't compensate anything but at least help what our predecessors have done.
I think germany learned from the past but the germany of today isn't to BLAME.
We aren't Nazis. We are humans like everyone else. Maybe not as open to everyone else but I guess we got more carefull on what we say and do.
As time passes I hope that will get "fixed".
Sometimes I think: "why do I get blamed? What have I done personally to you? Why do I get rejected when I'm not that of an unfriendly guy?"
I think germany still is apologizing because many people still give us all their hate. Some are not to blame and I could understand when they hate us because their entire family got killed by us. But even kids from other nations get taught that we are nazis and that is what delays the "peace" we all wish to acquire.
Parents shouldn't talk or even teach their children about this anymore. Schools should stop that too.
Guys...we want to forget that as well...we have had a hard time too...
MyrlaTV Germany is to blame.. you guys didn't learn anything after WW2. Germany is trying to ruin us once again and what do we hear from you guys? We are trying to save you, we are trying to help, we are the only ones doing anything.
How about staying out of our countries.
Emily de Ruijter Where are u from ?
Thanks so much. I really appreciate hearing that.
Hello Corey,
I would love to show you something, but links are not allowed (?). William Toel has a website and a channel on TH-cam. Watch the last video or entry! It's German (written), but it's very true and good.
They always divide!
All love from Germany
th-cam.com/video/wZAedFWpkNo/w-d-xo.html
Now, can americans apologise for dresden?
+Helmut Sonntag Now Germany and all of Europe is as well, thanks to the "liberation" of the allies.
+Oberscharführer Schrödinger Had to be done if Germans had not started the bloodshed it would not have happend it was vital to end the war it was Germany industrial hub. A terrible event that i wish never hapend but time is past war is war. As an American i will never apologies for Dresden, Hiroshima, Tokyo, or Nagasaki. It was war
Cormac Finn "it was germanys idustrial hub"
no, it was not! dresden was a civillian city for refugees and wounded soldiers, it had no industrial nor millitary value, it was just a city filled with german women, elders, children and wounded soldiers!
Dresden in the 20th century was a major communications hub and manufacturing centre with 127 factories and major workshops and was designated by the German Military as a defensive strongpoint, with which to hinder the Soviet advance.[16] Being the capital of the German state of Saxony, Dresden not only had garrisons but a whole military borough, the Albertstadt.[citation needed] This military complex, named after Saxon King Albert, was not specifically targeted in the bombing of Dresden though it was within the expected area of destruction and was extensively damaged.
@m g you are an uneducated ignorant fuck, go to hell ♡
I used to work for a holocaust museum and the volunteers who did the tours were all survivors. Every year they hosted the German embassy who brought an apology and gifts for the museum to continue its education work. The Germans were adamant that the lessons from the holocaust won't be forgotten so whilst I don't think that those involved are responsible I do think its important that its not forgotten and that Germany's youth are taught about what happened.
In regards to compensation victims of the holocaust are still receiving payments from the German Government. Each year the survivors report to the German embassy and receive payment. I'm not sure how much it is by they are being compensated (as if money could ever compensate for what happened...)
It is important to distinguish money given to individual survivors who should be entitled to it, from money given to a country. A lot of people are under the misperception that the money isn't given to individual survivors who are in their 80's and 90's.
@@canopeaz I agree.
It's encouraging to see these viewpoints. I'm from America and I went to school and grew up near many Jewish Americans. They were incredibly ignorant and mildly anti-German despite growing up in a cushy and comfortable lifestyle. These actual Israelis...I mean they're not actually in a severe oppression, but they enjoy relatively good levels of freedom and happiness now. Good to see that they are not clinging to bitterness and past horrors
The last man had a different perspective on the holocaust. I'd never heard that argument before, but it makes perfect sense. Germany took responsibility, but many countries are responsible. Even the French, as he said. If you blame Germany as a nation, then these nations are also responsible, as it was their own citizens and territory that carried out the genocide.
Indeed!
I'm of German decent I love 💕 German heritage but I love 💕 Israel and support Israel
Thanks we love germany too 😍
Where are you from?
Ohio
I think its important to remember, but I feel in no way responsible for what happened before I was even born.
Being English I feel the same way but we will always be stigmatised because of the actions of our countries in the past.
@@clintonpharoah1169 Being a Turk i feel the same our country did wrong things too but it's all in the past
I'm an Israeli Jew & I & most Israelis agree.My Grandfather in Belarus had his 10 sisters &parents killed by Nazis.Not all Germans were Nazis.Since the late 50's E & W Germany basically turned from what had happened to become 1 of the most moral nations.It happened earlier with Prophet Jonah who told the most evil nation of Ninveh in G-D's Name to repent & they ALL did.Look at Syria today,earlier Turks killed 1.5 million Armenians in 9 months.They were mostly all civilians.
POLAND LOST 6 MILLION CITIZENS IN II WORLD WAR (among them 3 millions Jewish, not all of them orthodox). Poland lost almost half of the territory for Soviet Union ! THOUSANDS of POLISH PEOPLE were rescuing their Jewish neighbours and friends although they could lost their life together with hole family for helping them (only in Poland was such a high penalty). DO THEY ASK GERMANS FOR MONEY for bringing almost hole of the country to ruin or Russians to give back what have they taken?
It was a long time ago, we must always keep the memory alive but the world has moved on. Germany paid the price both metaphorically and economically.
Well I think it there is a diffrence between responsibility and guilt. As a German, born in the 21th century, I am not guilty because of what happened, neither are my parents.
But I think my people have a historic responsibilty, even after my country went through a massive redemtion. Just like I feel the Americans have a responsibility because of their slavery history or the British because of their role as Conquerors. Even though they are not guilty.
Well said my friend I agree with you as a jewish guy.
As the last man points out, the Holocaust was a multinational project. The Germans were not necessarily the most anti-Semitic nation in Europe. After the Holocaust, Poles committed two pogroms against Jews (in August 1945 in Kraków and in July 1946 in Kielce).
I don't think we are responsible anymore but we have to make sure this never happens again.
Thank you so much for this nice words! I´m glad friendship is possible today :)
Very good videos, Corey. As a Spaniard, with a great interest for all semitic cultures, I would like to watch a chapter about the Sephardies and their language, Ladino.
Hey, as a German I like to thank you for that great Video. I've always wanted to know what Israelis of today think about us. And yes, we're still blamed for it and we still blame ourselves for what happened, and we will never forget what happened. I can tell you that most of the population didnt want to know what happened to the people living next door. The jewish population was the scapegoat, and everybody believed it. Thats what they young generation of today cant understand.
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These videos are so awesome. To everyone moaning about how stupid of a question it is, i would say yeah obviously. Really interesting bits of Corey's videos are those moments where you realize just how similar people can be apart from what we are only left to assume. So im just gonna leave it at that and show these to my mom because she's pretty religious and I sincerely believe these videos will allow me to communicate with her better and show her that despite the fact that im not really a believer she shouldnt worry about me being an intolerant person.
A former minister from Israel once said that the jews can`t forgive the germans but they can try to forget.
Man, I love your work... To create such a good youtube channel like that, it's just the best idea ever. I really believe that you do much more thant any other politic so please, don"t stop... Huge respect from France!
My step-grandmother’s whole family was killed/disappeared when the Germans invaded Poland. She was 14 & sent to work as slave labor in Germany. She survived rape on the train to Germany. Then she was raped in the work camp by the Polish men. She had a baby that disappeared while she was out working in the field. After the war she spent years in displaced persons camp. He reparations? About $38 a month from Germany.
05:30 How many nuclear capable dolphine class submarines do you need until the dept is paid?
your comment is gold man ...
Germany has NOTHING to do with Israel's nuclear capabilities. In your dreams covert jew hater.
@@1995yuda UUhhhhh bit salty today? :-D .-D
As a german born in 1925, I also don't feel sorry ehh responsible for the actions.
As a german I don't feel responsible, but a little uncomfortable when I meet Israelis, because I don't know if they still held any grudge against germany. I have never met someone who did, but I could understand it.
theres no young israelis who have grudge against germany
They are not responsible but they must be aware of their history.
i think the whole world should be aware of this dark time and take lessons from it
Israeli should be aware of it also and stop repeating the same oppression
@@brotherxela5085 Israelis are not Nazis, the conflict is very complicated, nobody for talking about peace and borders.Hamas is the Muslim brotherhood, Radical Islam
@@yaelfeldhendler6280 sorey..zionist*