How Did Hitler Dehumanize The Holocaust

The Holocaust was a wretched chapter in history and the victims or survivors had to adapt to a whole new life. The death rate was as high as over about 13 million. One fortunate survivor still living today is Marion Blumenthal-Lazan. Life for Marion during and after the Holocaust was dehumanizing, a struggle, and in the end, enlightening for many. It does not take much to realize that many actions during this time, were awfully dehumanizing. Hitler and the Nazi Party began to dehumanize Jews in particular by doing a variety of things. Like any other devious plan, they found ways to signal a change. Jews were targeted by being dehumanized, a noticeable inequality between Jews and others, a sort of propaganda, etc. Continuing …show more content…
After World War II began in 1939, Nazis began to use what we call Labor camps. In these camps, the inmates were used for as the name states, labor. Often times, not all were capable of performing adequate work. If this was an issue, they were killed off or sent somewhere else. Rather than only labor camps, Nazi's wanted to finalize the extinction by creating so called Death Camps. Like the name states, prisoners were sent there to await their death. One of the most well kindness, understanding, and altogether, viewing others around us with a whole new heart. …show more content…
Marion Blumenthal-Lazan has visited thousands of schools and one of which was Auburn Junior High. Her story made a heartfelt impact on the listeners. After reading her book, Four Perfect Pebbles, the audience only got half of the understanding. Along with Auburn Junior High, multiple other schools have had this experience. Students tend to view her as a piece of history. She is seen as a kind and loving person whom had been unfairly hurt. (Four) Marion has been an inspiration to a ton of people worldwide. Her tough experiences and words have moved others