Die Führer
Issue No. 5 April 20, 1945 DieFührer.com
The Horrible Treatment during The Holocaust
Ca to n D Block
The Horrible Treatment During the Holocaust
In May of 1933, smoke rose above the city. More books were tossed into the flames by the residents of the village, ink bubbling as the paper below burned to ash. The same this was happening all over German controlled areas during Hitler’s reign. This was only the beginning of the tragic events that took place during the Holocaust. The torturing and killing of many Jews and criminals in concentration camps, children both in Germany and in German citizens in front of a burning pile of books. concentration camps lived their lives in fear, it also caused other conflicts with other countries. Though this event caused much conflict, it united the world to prevent a repetition of the horrors that took place. The Punishment for ‘Being a Jew’ During the Holocaust, Jews and criminals were ‘punished’ by being sent to ‘labor camps’, also known as concentration camps, to work. Over the course of twelve years, about six million Jews were killed in concentration camps or elsewhere. Many more experienced hardships that could be called torture. For example, the Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany forced it’s resident criminals and Jews to work hard without much food, and many died. In other concentration camps, Jews were sent to rooms filled with poison gasses to die. Many of the occupants died whilst attempting to escape. One of the surviving Jews who experienced the concentration camps, Jacob Blankitny, says, “It was winter and the cold burned us; all the camp was flooded and muddy. They took our winter clothes and in exchange gave us light clothes that looked like striped pajamas.” The residents of the concentration camps were not treated well, and most died of the cold and lack of food. The events that took place in the concentration camps also contributed to the lives of children, in concentration camps or not.
Jakob Blankitny and his mother, father, and Sister. 1928
The Impact on Children The Holocaust caused fear to strike the hearts of many children, in concentration camps or not. The events during the Holocaust were a source of fear for many children. Most lost family members to war or concentration camps. Kids living in Germany who were not Jewish spent their days hoping that their parent wouldn’t have to leave to fight in the wars. Kids in concentration camps would fear for their lives and the days to come. Bombs threatened families all over Germany and other Nazi controlled areas. Erna Rubin, a Jew during the Holocaust, says, “After three weeks in the ghetto of Czernowitz, we were sent to the camps in Transnistria for three terrible years of poverty, hunger, typhus, and fear for the future. We had hope in our hearts and only that kept us alive.” This shows that kids lived their lives in fear while Hitler was in control of Germany. The fear created by the Holocaust caused conflicts with other countries.
Conflicts with other Countries
The horrible events that took place during the Holocaust caused conflicts with other countries. The Us, along with other countries, decided to do something about the terrible things that happened. The US declared that the German government had committed genocide. The British bombed factories and the railroad tracks of Auschwitz, a complex of concentration camps. The Us and other countries had inner conflicts because of citizens who encouraged the government to stop Hitler. According to The Jewish Virtual Library, “Eventually, President Roosevelt, under pressure from the public, agreed to issue a statement condemning the German government for its genocidal policy against the Jews.” The countries had many minor conflicts within before they could address the major conflict with A graph of the number of people Germany. who died during the Holocaust
In the End This event caused much conflict, but it united the world to prevent a repetition of the horrors that took place.The torturing and killing of many Jews and criminals in concentration camps, children lived their lives in fear, and caused conflict with other countries. The Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany forced it’s resident criminals and Jews to work hard without much food, and many died, kids living in Germany who were not Jewish spent their days hoping that their parent wouldn’t have to leave to fight in the wars, and the Us and other countries had inner conflicts because of citizens who encouraged the government to stop Hitler. The situation during the Holocaust is similar to a genocide currently happening in Darfur, in Western Sudan. Villages are being burned to the ground with people inside burning buildings. Children are forced to continue to move to prevent their deaths. The US government is facing conflict as it refuses, again, to recognize the issue. The situation in Darfur is terrible, just as the Holocaust was.
A map of Nazi controlled areas during the Holocaust
Bibliography Jacob Blankitny Nazi Book Burnings Holocaust Survivors World Response Death Graph
http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks4/the-nazi-impact-on-europe/nazioccupation-case-studies/#.WTYRLBPys9c