Olivia T. D Block

HOLOCAUST

1938-1942 11 million people died in the Holocaust, 1.1 million were children, 6 million were Jewish

BY: OLIVIA TEUFEL D BLOCK

In this magazine you will be learning about: -Hitler -Concentration Camps -Important People inThe Holocaust

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1938-1945

HOLOCAUST The Star of David, also known as the shield of David, is commonly associated with Judaism now although it is a fairly new symbol.

Introduction “With great sadness, I must tell you that both of your parents and your grandmother have died in concentration camps.” This is a meaningful quote from the book ‘Is It Night or Day?’

by Fern Schumer Chapman a

The Holocaust was a terrible time in European history when Hitler and Nazi-Germany massmurdered Jews and non-christians in attempt to create a “pure race” (all Aryan Race). We try not to remember the Holocaust, beside to honor those killed, and we hope never to repeat it. We also strongly hope never to kill as many people as were killed in the Holocaust.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, helps us to remember and mourn those who were lost in the terrible time.

book about the Holocaust.

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HITLER

Hitler Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889 in Braunauam Inn, Austria. As a child he was quite bad. He is described as

Hitler was the most influential voice of the Holocaust and practically the cause. He was the founder and

lazy, moody, resentful, unstable in temperament, and hostile towards his father. Although hostile towards his father, Hitler was quite connected to his

leader of the Nazi party. But, on April 30, 1945 Hitler shot himself in the mouth with a pistol, therefor committing suicide at the age of 54. He was

mother, which is why it was quite hard when his mother died. As he grew older he longed to be a painter, this was at age 16. At the age of 25 he

burned along with his mistress Eva Braun. Eva Braun and Hitler had gotten married just weeks before Hitler committed suicide.

participated in World War I receiving the Iron Cross award for bravery.

These are various pictures of Hitler as a child and a man.

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Concentration Camps Concentration camps were

Important People

equipped with the deadliest technology to kill the Jews nonchristians. Very sadly, lots of

There were lots of important people that were in this terrible event. Hitler was the most important person in the entire

non-Germans were willing to help with the concentration camps. Some non-Jews (also known as the Righteous Among the Nations) would try to save

Holocaust. He was a terrible, terrible man, he is the founder and leader of the Nazi party.

Another important person during the Holocaust was Otto

the Jews from the concentration camps, sadly they were the minority of people. Hitler came up with many ways to kill of the Jews and non-christians. They

Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann was charged by Reinhard Heydrich for enabling and managing the logistics of mass deportation of Jews to extermination camps in

would be killed by slave labor, deprivation, or gassing.

German-occupied Eastern Europe.

Adolf Eichmann lived from March 19, 1906 to June 1, 1962.

LETTER Dear gold star mother, My name is Edith Westerfeld. I came to this country from Germany, alone, when I was 12. My parents couldn’t come with me but assured me that we would be together shortly.

I live in my aunt and uncle’s apartment around the corner from you. I’ve lived for the day my parents return. Just a few months ago, I found out that both my parents and grandmother died in concentration camps. I heard you scream, I know someone you love died. I’m sorry, but I know how you feel. I thought that since you’re older than I you might know what I should do to deal with this, an ideas?

From, Edith Westerfeld Dear Edith, I’m so sorry for your loss. No child this young should have to go through losing so many people they love. You’re correct, I did lose somebody. I lost my son. At first I didn’t know what to do, what to think, how to feel. So I just screamed, which clearly didn’t solve anything. I’m sure you felt the same way when you found out. But, maybe I can help you through this.

As you’ve probably heard, you need to distract yourself. You should forget about losing your loved ones, never forget them, just forget the losing feeling. I truly hope that I helped you, your letter defiantly helped me.

From, Gold Star Mother

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THIS IS WHAT SOME OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS LOOKED LIKE.

Some Jews and non-christians being deported to concentration camps.

In Conclusion...

In conclusion we to erase this terrible time in European history when Hitler and NaziGermany mass-murdered Jews and non-

person and the Holocaust The Holocaust was one of the worst times in history.

christians in attempt to create a “pure race” (all Aryan Race), from our memories.

But, “Those who can not remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” Quote by George Santayana. Hitler was a terrible

Timeline of important events in Holocaust. (to the right)

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matched him perfectly. We try our absolute hardest not to let something like the Holocaust happen again, we can only

hope and pray it doesn’t.

Works Cited Chapman, Fern Schumer. Is It Night or Day? New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2010.

Print.

"The Holocaust." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

"Home | Jewish Virtual Library." Home | Jewish Virtual Library. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust. New York: Rosen Pub., 1999. Print.

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1. America

noun

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“‘You’re going to America,’ she finally said in slow, careful German with an American accent.”

½ of the book ta place in Americ very important t plot of the book

2. AR-­3 form

noun

a form that was to be filled out by Jews in America so that the government could keep watch on them (Jews were called “enemy aliens”).

“He hunched over the papers as if he didn’t want anyone to see that he was filling out AR-­3 forms.” p. 180

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3. barges

noun

a flat-­bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers

“For hours, he would watch the barges come down the river.” p. 192

The protagonist would take her d the river often to the barges com

4. Chicago

noun

a city in Illinois

“Chicago. I was going to Chicago, the city where Betty now lived with her new family.” p. 4

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5.Concentration camps noun

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this, but both your parents and your grandmother died in concentration camps.”

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6. congregation

noun

a group of people assembled for religious worship

“Our congregation had always taken turns meeting in two neighboring towns.” p. 15

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7.emigrate

verb

Leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.

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“​Fur uns Juden ist das Leben das hochste Gut. ​Was that Rabbi Rubinstein, back home in Germany? He said in Hebrew class one day, ‘We Jews values

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9. Germany

noun

Country in Europe

“The first long train I ever took in Germany was my last.” p.1

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10. guardedly

adjective

cautious;; careful

“Every so often, he looked around the room guardedly, but never in my direction.” p. 180

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11. Hitler

noun

Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria

“As long as he could believe that

12. Jewish Star (Star of David)

noun

a six-­pointed figure consisting of two overlapping triangles, used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol

“Now the Jewish Star had nothing to do with Hank;; it was all I had left of my mother.” p.188

13. Juden

noun

Jew​ in German

“​Deutsche kauft nicht bei Juden This book is ab -­ “German’s don’t buy from the Holocaust s Jews.” p. 16 Jews are very important. They

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in germany so th speak German s is very importan 14. Mutti

noun

nickname for protagonists mother

15. Nazi police

noun

officers that work for “Many of our friends spoke of Hitler and enforce Brownshirts -­ the Nazi police -­ anti-­jew clocking the entrances of their shops and preventing customers from entering.” p.16

The Nazi police around, beating killing Jews. The ruined lives and and were a very of Jewish peopl anyone else) liv

16. sacrificed

verb

to give something up “Each of those banners, I that is of great realized, blue or gold, told the importance to you whole world about those families and what they had sacrificed.” p. 198

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17. Stockstadt am Rhein

noun

a community in Groß-­Gerau district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the southern edge of the Frankfurt Rhein-­Main Region

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“And my mother -­ Mutti -­ I couldn’t remember how she used to look.”

“Twelve-­year-­old Edith has lived a protected life in the tiny German town of Stockstadt am Rhein.” (on the inside cover summary)

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Where the prota lived before she to America;; whe family lives.

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18. synagogue

noun

a building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction

“Every Saturday at synagogue, the parents whispered, trying to keep details from the young.” p. 15

This also was a normal thing bac for people and th families to go to. was a very big p their culture.

19. Vati

noun

nickname for protagonists father

“My father, whom which Betty and I called Vati, turned and left.” p. 8

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20. 1938

noun

The time in which the Holocaust started.

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