Question

4. What does Michael Berenbaum mean when he says, “They could not shelter themselves in the defense that they were merely carrying out orders.”

Answer 1

Answer:

actions committed against the Jews during the holocaust can never be justified.

Explanation:

Dr. Michael Berenbaum is an author and scholar who has written a lot of works on the history of the holocaust. He mostly studies and writes about the tragedy of the holocaust which occurred during the WWII.

When he says, “They could not shelter themselves in the defense that they were merely carrying out orders.”, he means that there is no justification when the Nazi soldiers claim that they were following orders of higher authority.

He says this in regard of those Nazi soldiers were brought before the court for thier actions during the holocaust after the war. He argues that no man can escape from thier actions whether received from a higher authority or committed on one's own discretion. According to him, the actions committed against the Jews during the holocaust can never be justified.