Survival During The Holocaust
Have you ever stopped to think about how fortunate you are and how facile survival is for you? Survival means to manage to stay alive in any situation using whatever methods required to maintain yourself alive. Today, there are numerous people who have to survive by escaping their homes because of wars occurring there, such as the Syrian refugees. They abandon their homes and almost all of their possessions in order to survive the situation and start their lives anew somewhere else.The Holocaust was a terrible moment in time where millions of Jews and other groups of people were massacred purely because of their beliefs. Under Adolf Hitler’s rule, Nazi Germany slaughtered a countless amount of Jews because he thought that they had committed crimes against them in the past. Two examples of young girls who endured the Holocaust were Anne Frank and Krystyna Chiger, who entered hiding because of the Nazi persecution. Both of these girls were forced to use similar yet diverse survival skills to be able to stay alive during this period of time. Initially, Anne Frank was a young and lively teenager who lived through the last years of her life hidden away from the Nazis in the attic of a building. Anne Frank was thirteen years old when her older sister Margot received a call up
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First off, both of these people entered hiding because of the Nazi persecution. They hid in cramped and awkward spaces that were not extremely comfortable to reside in. They were both fortunate enough to hide in a sheltered location with food brought to them. Both of them also were opportune enough to hide from the Nazis with their family members. All of their family members were there to support each other when it was needed. In addition, they hid along with other families who were also being persecuted by the Nazis. Both Anne and Krystyna succeeded in remaining hidden from the Nazis for over a
First off, both of these people entered hiding because of the Nazi persecution. They hid in cramped and awkward spaces that were not extremely comfortable to reside in. They were both fortunate enough to hide in a sheltered location with food brought to them. Both of them also were opportune enough to hide from the Nazis with their family members. All of their family members were there to support each other when it was needed. In addition, they hid along with other families who were also being persecuted by the Nazis. Both Anne and Krystyna succeeded in remaining hidden from the Nazis for over a