Explain how the human rights position of the jews has improved since world war two

they deserved when 24 leading Nazi where put on trial for 10 months in Nuremburg. They were tried on four accounts; Crimes against peace, War crimes, Crimes against humanity and Conspiracy. The trials led to the hanging of 12 Nazis which showed the world that Anti-Semitism would no longer be tolerated but punished instead. The trials also allowed the world to hear stories from the death camps which up to this point had been guarded by Goebbles propaganda. These horrific stories shocked the world and it was social unacceptable to be Anti-Semitic meaning public discrimination of Jews fastly decreased. The United Nations also helped to created positive attitudes towards the Jews by created a charter on June 26th 1945. The charter encouraged “respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion...” The charter also gave Jews back full civil and legal rights which had been taken away from them in 1935 by the Nuremburg laws. This meant they had to be respected as citizens and treated like any other race. However, unlike many racial movements the Jews did not have councils to safeguard their rights. The Jews set up the Jewish council for the ageing and for public affairs meaning that Jews in need gained help and rebuilt there lives. They also allowed the Jews to be recognised as an important race giving them rights which they had never had before. The councils also helped Jews become accepted in their communities as they provided information to non-Jewish cultures which made them better understood. The councils also gained the Jews support as they offered help for all religions and race showing they were forgiving, kind people and not how Hitler had portrayed them during the war. The Jews also got recognition as a race by being given their own homeland in Israel. After the war Jews still feared discrimination and no longer felt safe in Europe causing them to return to there original homeland-Palestine. This made them feel secure although in the long run raised tension between them and the Arabs. In November 1947 the United Nations decided to split Palestine into two states. This meant Jews had not only being given half of Palestine but rights that they had never had before. The agreement emphasised the sympathy and support the rest of the world had for the Jews. However, the decision also raised tension between the two races as the Arabs believed the UN had no right to divide their land, strong resentment was felt towards the Jews. This resentment caused violence between the two states meaning Jews human rights took a negative turn. For example,almost immediately after Britain left the region on May 14th 1948 Israel was attacked by Arab nations. This attack led to a war which lasted till January 6th 1949 and saw thousands of Arabs left homeless increasing Anti-Semitism in the middle east. Similarly, Anti-Semitism continued when organisations like the Ku Klux Klan reinvented themselves in the 1950's with mass support. The discrimination of Jews also continued in the USSR under the reign of Stalin. In 1952 he secretly executed twenty-five leading Jewish writers. Events like this led to the rights of soviet Jews to decrease rapidly as there traditions and language became illegal. Fortunately, on March 5th 1953 Stalin unexpectedly died and the mistreatment of Jews on a large scale ended. However, it was not till the 1980's that Soviet Jews rights were fully restored. Although, Jews have been discriminated for hundreds of years they are now at the top of society and role models for many. Famous Jews include Albert Einstein, Barry Manilow and Steven Speilberg. One of Speilberg's most famous films is Schindler's List, a true story which created world-wide sympathy for the Jews. Similarly, the studies of Judaism and the holocaust in schools has improved the human rights of Jews as it has allowed them to be better understood and stopped Anti-Semitism in younger generations In conclusion, I believe that the human rights position of Jews has greatly improved since 1945 as not only have they been given the same rights as any other race or religion by the United Nations charter but Anti-Semitism is no longer publically acceptable. Although, research shows discrimination of Jews still exists this is only by minorities and laws still show Jews as equal.