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  • Essay / The Pianist - 587

    During the Holocaust in Poland, thousands of Jews were deprived of the comforts of their homes and even their towns. They were separated from their loved ones and taken to places that were completely foreign to them. The Nazis drastically reduced the Jewish community during the Holocaust by killing anyone who caused even the slightest problem or who did not contribute as productively to the camps as others due to health or old age. All the old customs and traditions of the Jewish people have all been removed. All the money, food and even the houses they owned were confiscated from them. Without their consent, the Nazis entered and took away virtually every valuable item they could find inside the homes. There are many films and books that attempt to explain the brutality of this event, but the vast majority underestimate just how terrible this event was. The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski, shows the event through the eyes of a famous Jewish pianist named Wladyslaw Szpilman.# This film accurately depicts the extreme differences of the Polish city....