... slaughter by putting forward the Final Solution - Annihilation of all European Jews in Death Camps in Poland and elsewhere. Only German defeat in World War 2 brought this horrific genocide to an end. 'Schindlers list' - a cinematic portrayal of the Holocaust - makes it very clear that the Nazis strongly disliked the Jewish people, as evidenced, by their speech, attitudes and actions. The Nazis, in the film seek to de-humanise the Jews referring to them as "a virus", "bacterium" and "cargo units", Goeth explains that, "They cast a spell on you". We also witness Goeth telling his Jewish maid, Helen Hirsch, "You are not human in the strictest sense of the word" and blaming her for his attraction to her, he hits her and calls her "a Jewish bitch". This is a comparison of the Jews to animals, which is continued throughout the film. This film's focussing on ...

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