Holocaust Concentration Camp
Holocaust, The Concentration Camps
…the first anti – Semitic measures taken by the National Socialist immediately after taking over government in 1933. The measures represent the end of the equality of citizenship that Jews had enjoyed throughout Germany since 1871. By gradually removing the citizenship rights of German Jews the Nazi’s were fulfilling one of the principal demands that radical anti – Semites had been making since the 1870’s. ¹
Holocaust is defined as the systematic, bureaucratic, state – sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews including 1.5 million Jewish children in Europe by the Nazi regime and its collaborators that took place between 1933 – 1945. ² The Holocaust has always been a story worth …show more content…
They were forced to line up, stand completely still, often for hours at a time, exposed to the elements of cold, rain, and/or snow, and living with the terror of sudden violence by the Nazi guards at any time. They would then retire to the barracks for bed. Ultimately the daily routine was one of fear, malnourishment, fatigue from hard labor and terror that they may not see another day. Daily life in a concentration camp provided very little peace but, those contained in the camps retained hope that the next day would be the day that they regained their freedom and that the next day would maybe, just maybe be the day that they were reunited with their …show more content…
These stories are now captured in many written forms around the world. But, the stories live on and are told by families and friends directly effected and impacted by the activities that took place during the Holocaust. However, there are those in denial that the holocaust has never occurred and that it is a conspiracy. In Germany and some of the areas surrounding the country the Holocaust and the atrocities committed against the many people persecuted and killed was denied for decades. The need for the stories of the holocaust to be shared is so that such a tragedy never occurs again in the world and that the ideas that spurred the genocide are publicized as a way of prevention. People from all walks of life are moved by the endurance of the Jews and their resilience. As a way to guarantee that stories of the Holocaust are told, in many areas around the world, there is a law passed requiring the topic be taught. In researching this topic and gaining an abundance of knowledge, there is an even greater appreciation for the need to have the Holocaust taught in every school around the
…the first anti – Semitic measures taken by the National Socialist immediately after taking over government in 1933. The measures represent the end of the equality of citizenship that Jews had enjoyed throughout Germany since 1871. By gradually removing the citizenship rights of German Jews the Nazi’s were fulfilling one of the principal demands that radical anti – Semites had been making since the 1870’s. ¹
Holocaust is defined as the systematic, bureaucratic, state – sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews including 1.5 million Jewish children in Europe by the Nazi regime and its collaborators that took place between 1933 – 1945. ² The Holocaust has always been a story worth …show more content…
They were forced to line up, stand completely still, often for hours at a time, exposed to the elements of cold, rain, and/or snow, and living with the terror of sudden violence by the Nazi guards at any time. They would then retire to the barracks for bed. Ultimately the daily routine was one of fear, malnourishment, fatigue from hard labor and terror that they may not see another day. Daily life in a concentration camp provided very little peace but, those contained in the camps retained hope that the next day would be the day that they regained their freedom and that the next day would maybe, just maybe be the day that they were reunited with their …show more content…
These stories are now captured in many written forms around the world. But, the stories live on and are told by families and friends directly effected and impacted by the activities that took place during the Holocaust. However, there are those in denial that the holocaust has never occurred and that it is a conspiracy. In Germany and some of the areas surrounding the country the Holocaust and the atrocities committed against the many people persecuted and killed was denied for decades. The need for the stories of the holocaust to be shared is so that such a tragedy never occurs again in the world and that the ideas that spurred the genocide are publicized as a way of prevention. People from all walks of life are moved by the endurance of the Jews and their resilience. As a way to guarantee that stories of the Holocaust are told, in many areas around the world, there is a law passed requiring the topic be taught. In researching this topic and gaining an abundance of knowledge, there is an even greater appreciation for the need to have the Holocaust taught in every school around the