Search results
First they came ... Engraving of the confession in poetic form presented at the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts. " First they came ... " ( German: Zuerst kamen sie ...) is the poetic form of a 1946 post-war confessional prose by the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984).
Apr 11, 2023 · Martin Niemöller: "First they came for..." Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) was a prominent Lutheran pastor in Germany. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he sympathized with many Nazi ideas and supported radically right-wing political movements. But after Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Niemöller became an outspoken critic of Hitler’s ...
This short piece, ‘First They Came,’ is what is known as a prose poem. Within it, the speaker alludes to the themes of guilt, persecution, and responsibility. It was part of a post-war confession made in Germany by the German Lutheran pastor Martin Neimöller. The poem speaks on the cowardice of certain segments of the German population as ...
- Female
- October 9, 1995
- Poetry Analyst And Editor
Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews. And I did not speak out. Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me. And there was no one left. To speak out for me. Resources. First They Came is a poem by Pastor Martin Niemoller.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- / Because I was not a Socialist. / Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- / Because I was
by Martin Niemöller. 1950. 8th Grade Lexile: 880. Font Size. Suppression of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Unknown is in the public domain. [1] First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Martin Niemöller Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) was a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps, despite his ardent nationalism. Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for the quotation: “First they came for the socialists, and I did ...
