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THE HOLOCAUST

GENOCIDE LED BY ADOLF HITLER FROM 1933-1945 THAT KILLED UP TO 6 MILLION JEWS


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THE HOLOCAUST The Genocide led by German Dictator Adolf Hitler from 1933-1945 This is a timeline of some of the major events during the Holocaust

Holocaust Lexicon • Nazi • “Hail Hitler” • “The opposite of us” • Concentration Camp • Striped Pajamas • “My side of the fence” • Auschwitz • Nazi Commandant • Gas Chambers • Genocide

Up to 6 million Jews were brought to over 40,000 different concentration camps all over Europe, and killed during the Holocaust. This tragic event took place from 1933-1945 and was led by German Dictator Adolf Hitler. The Holocaust was a traumatic event for Jews that caused a lot of conflict all over the world. Jews were taken from their homes and brought to concentration camps where they were starved, worked and tortured. But, the majority of them were killed. The ones who were lucky enough to survive feared for their life while going back to their former homes because they were still disliked by parts of Europe. During this terrible act of genocide, the daily lives of Jews in the camps were very different from Christians 1


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in Europe.

Life in Concentration Camps

This picture above represents all of the concentration camps throughout Germany

Some countries other than Germany with concentration camps include… • Poland • Ukraine • Austria • France • Netherlands • Holland • Norway

The picture below is of a major concentration camp, in Auschwitz, Poland.

There were more than 40,000 concentration camps that stretched from the French-Spanish Border to Greece and North Africa. All of those camps had small huts for families to live in, and sometimes more than one family had to live in a single room. Daily life for Jews in camps was very scary. Prisoners got different jobs depending on their social status. They had to hurry to do everything, including their jobs and even going to different places in the camp, like the wash area, and their huts because the soldiers beat the stragglers. The only piece of solid food prisoners got all day was one piece of bread in the morning. During this time, European Christians led a very normal life. Hitler and the Nazis had nothing to do with them because they only believed that there was something wrong with Jews, and they were the ones who were supposed to suffer.

Killing Methods Everyday, Jews in concentration camps woke up not knowing if this would be their last day alive. About 6 million Jews died during the Holocaust. There were many different ways that Jews were killed. Since prisoners in the camps got so little food, they became very skinny, and some ended up dying of starvation. Also, if a soldier ever saw a prisoner misbehaving, or even just accidentally messing up on their work, they would beat them, sometimes until death. Another method of killing was bringing prisoners into gas chambers, which had deadly gases in them. In the 2


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Picture of a gas chamber at the Auschwitz camp. book, “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” by John Boyne, it said that soldiers would take the Jews on “marches” which would bring them to gas chambers in order for them to be killed.

Life After Freedom Since so many people died in The Holocaust, survivors had a hard time starting their new life when it was over. Many people lost their friends and family, people who they could rely on before this tragedy. Another reason why it was hard for survivors to return to their old lives is that Jews were still disliked by some parts of Europe, so they feared for their life. In some places, they had violent riots against Jews. Money was also an issue for families after the Holocaust. Because of this, most people left Europe, and started a new life somewhere else. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum states that “between 1945 and 1952, more than 80,000 Holocaust survivors immigrate to the United States.” Since Europe was the most directly affect place, the US was very safe, and it still is a place that people immigrate to for better lives.

In conclusion, The Holocaust was a horrific event in history that no one should’ve ever had to face. It was traumatic for Jews and everyone all of the world. It caused a lot of conflict, and was an act of genocide that is considered one of the worst parts of history. There were too many innocent people killed who didn’t deserve it, and it caused so much pain and agony for the people who died, and for the survivors. Some people could never fully recover from it.

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Bibliography Just a Normal Day in the Camps. Web. 04 June 2017. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Web. 04 June 2017. "The Aftermath of the Holocaust." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Web. 04 June 2017. Boyne, John. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas:. Oxford: David Fickling, 2016. Print. "Daily Life in the Concentration Camps." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Web. 04 June 2017.

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