November 22nd, 2011: USAF Museum

While viewing the Holocaust exhibit at the USAFM, I noticed a ton of examples of dehumanization and classification. The examples of dehumanization made the Jewish people of Germany feel less like humans and more like animals or objects. For example, Felix Weil mentioned that when he was a child, he would go to summer camp, and because he was Jewish, other German children would throw stones at him and call him a "dirty Jew". Also, he mentioned that segretation against Jews was made legal: Jews couldn't own automoiles, bicycles, and they couldn't go to public outings, sports events, theaters, and other pubic affairs. On the outside of stores or houses, there were signs that read "NO DOGS OR JEWS ALLOWED" or "JEWISH LAWYER, GERMANS, GO TO GERMAN LAWYERS!" Classification was made clear, forcing Jews to wear yellow stars that said "JUDE" (Jew) so they could be identified publicly. These examples are examples of dehumanization, as they made the Jewish people of Germany feel less like humans; they felt more like objects, especially as their prison numbers were tattoed on their arms.