Everywhere in the world, every minute of everyday life, a person is faced with a moral dilemma, whether tiny or monumental. Going against one's religious or moral beliefs can be problematic; it can actually be so moving that it causes the person to re-examine their entire thought process. Before the Holocaust, Hitler campaigned in Germany promising that Germany would become great again. People took these promises like candy and followed his every word. Soon they were so loyal to Hitler that they never defended the murdered innocents. Many hesitantly followed every order shouted at them. When they were told to kill, they killed; when we tell them to be afraid, they are afraid; when we told them to do bad, they did bad. Each order had the same response with occasional bouts of deviation. Milgram's experiment shows us that when we come face to face with an authority figure, those authority figures always win. During the Milgram experiment, people were classified into "teachers" and "students." The students answered the teacher's questions and if they gave the wrong answer, the teacher gave them an electric shock. Statistics show that sixty-five percent of the "teachers" delivered the maximum shock of four hundred and fifty volts with the persuasion of the experimenter. This shows that when faced with a moral dilemma, if an authority figure is present, the person will most likely agree to what they command. Hitler was this authority figure and people made decisions based on his orders. The Jewish people, however, followed the orders of their religious leaders or their beliefs. Many Jewish leaders faced moral dilemmas and made the right decisions. Many helped others survive, denied Nazi orders to protect their loved ones, and made life...... middle of paper... possible (Fogelman). "Irene was the symbol of hope for these Jews and she did everything in her power to keep them alive and safe until there was nothing more to be done. She was ready to face cold death rather than let her friends die Without Irene's sacrifice, the hidden Jews would have been tortured and murdered without any other thought about it. She made a decision that would break many if placed. in her position and she kept them alive until the terrible day when the Nazis ordered their expulsion. Works Cited Fogelman, Eva. “Morality as Motivation: Rescuers of the Jews during the Holocaust. Anchor Doubleday, 1995. 161-80. PrintNevins, Michael, MD. “Moral Dilemmas Facing Jewish Doctors During the Holocaust,” and Web.. 2014.