All over the world, every minute of daily life someone encounters a moral dilemma: whether it is tiny or monumental. Going against one's religious or moral beliefs can be problematic; in fact, it may be so moving that it causes you to re-examine your entire thought process. Before the Holocaust, Hitler campaigned in Germany with the promise that Germany would be great again, people took these promises like candy and followed his every word. They soon became so loyal to Hitler that they never defended innocent people who were being murdered. Many timidly followed every order shouted to them. When they were told to kill, they killed; when they were told to scare, they scared; when they were told to harm, they did harm. Each order had the same response with occasional bouts of deflection. The Milgram experiment shows us that when you come face to face with an authority figure, authority figures always win. During the Milgram experiment people were classified as “teachers” and “students”. Students answered the teacher's questions, and if they gave the wrong answer, the teacher delivered an electric shock. Statistics show that sixty-five percent of the “teachers” delivered the maximum discharge 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 go along with what he or she orders. 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, defied Nazi orders to protect their loved ones, and made life... middle of paper... possible (Fogelman).”Irene was the symbol of hope for those Jews and did everything she could it was in his power to keep them alive and safe until there was nothing left to do. She was willing to face the cold grip of 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 have broken many if put in her place and kept them alive until the terrible day when the Nazis sent the order to deport them. Works Cited Fogelman, Eva. "Morality as motivation". Courage of Conscience: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust. New York: Anchor Doubleday, 1995. 161-80. Print Nevins, Michael, MD. "Moral Dilemmas Faced by Jewish Doctors During the Holocaust." Moral dilemmas faced by Jewish doctors during the Holocaust. Np, nd Web. January 27. 2014.