Author Douglas Wellman Illuminates the Truth About
Authoritarianism, Censorship and Control of the Media in His
New Book "A Teenage Girl in Auschwitz"
SALT
LAKE CITY, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Author and
World War II historian Douglas
Wellman is noticing a shift in journalism today that he
says, "is suspicious." In his newest book A Teenage Girl in
Auschwitz: Basha Freilich and the
Will to Live, Douglas Wellman
says the way information was controlled by the Nazi regime is what
led to the horror of killing innocent people simply because they
were Jewish or because they were "others," the type of person that
was tarnished and dehumanized by propaganda. According to Wellman,
"The shift in journalism today seems very suspicious because when
truth is lost and rampant use of social media or national
media outlets continue to deny their audience accurate accounts of
what is happening today, the lies and half-facts can go unchecked.
It is this kind of control that could lead to even more incidents
of antisemitism and violence against Jewish people."
In his new book, A Teenage Girl in Auschwitz: Basha Freilich and the Will to Live,
Douglas Wellman tells the true story
of survival by Basha
Freilich, a fourteen-year-old girl whose real-life
recordings of her Holocaust horror and ultimate survival is what
the book was based on. Wellman then added more facts and photos
from the historical record to her story which provides solid
historical knowledge and adds even more truth to the historical
record on what actually happened during the Holocaust.
The book also highlights a grim example of the way lies and
propaganda in 1934, Germany, under
Nazi party rule, guided the leadership of Adolf Hitler. Once the Nazis were in control,
they banned all media that was in opposition to Hitler's own
political goals. His government imposed strict censorship on news
and gave German citizens ideas to follow based only on a Nazi
version of the truth.
The ramifications of this kind of propaganda changed the German
youth at the time because they believed lies and misinformation and
then acted on Nazi prejudice and hatred. In Nazi youth groups,
young adults were taught to believe that the Jews were subhuman.
Many took the twisted belief that some people could be treated as
non-human, so it was not a concern to lead millions to death in
extermination camps.
Douglas Wellman hopes everyone
will read his book A Teenage Girl in Auschwitz to honor
May 6, 2024, for Holocaust
Remembrance Day. He wants us all to be reminded of the power in
controlling the media and how another Hitler can rise to power
again.
According to Douglas Wellman, "It will not take much to
create the next Holocaust, whether it be against the Jews again, or
others who fall in disfavor with those in power. A dominant,
authoritarian government, backed by a compliant media will capture
the eyes and ears of the public and, without opposing thought, lead
them in any direction they wish them to go."
Douglas Wellman will post his
thoughts and more at douglaswellman-author877 on his YouTube
channel.
Contact:
R Wolf
8185227948
377073@email4pr.com
View original content to download
multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/acclaimed-author-and-wwii-historian-douglas-wellman-honors-the-memory-of-the-holocaust-while-sending-a-warning-it-could-happen-again-302133115.html
SOURCE Douglas Wellman