The Holocaust 5

A detailed Summary of The Holocaust 5

What is the most well-known fact about the Holocaust? Many would answer this with, "The Nazis killed six million Jews." People might be amazed with this tragic fact, but it's hard to comprehend each individual death. In order to better understand this atrocity we must put ourselves on a more persona level with the victims. We can do this by reading personal accounts or by talking with survivors of the Holocaust. Hitler's many victims died horribly for their religion, nationality, sexual preference, or even their beliefs. We will remember and honor these brave people for surviving discrimination of the worst degree, extinction.

We must realize that those persecuted by Hitler are not much different than ourselves. Many of us are or know Jews, homosexuals, or handicapped people. These victims could easily have been a family member, close friend, or ever ourselves. Hitler and his executioners had no mercy. They would murder anyone regardless of age or gender. Hitler had a sick dream of creating a perfect, or "Aryan", race. To create this race, he would destroy all those he considered imperfect. These imperfect persons included Jews, homosexuals, and the handicapped.

Hitler came to power in 1933. His divine missio

On arrival to the concentration camps, several things might have happened, depending on which concentration camp they arrived at. Typically, on arrival, they had a determination to decide who could "work" at the camps. Anyone who was decided to not be able to work, or simply anyone they chose, was exterminated. This, seemed relatively merciful compared to the alternative. Medical and Scientific experimentation. Prisoners were subject to extremely painful experiments. Almost all experimentation resulted in death. Some of these experiments, were even done on young children (Feig, 55-60).

We only wish that these three groups were the only to be persecuted by Hitler. Unfortunately, many others including gypsies, women, and children were also treated harshly or executed. Hitler's reign left a long path of death, destruction, and emotional distraught. All of this came about through the cruel executions and experiments which were performed on these many persecuted groups.

Jews, for instance, were brought to concentration camps by the town-full. The Nazi's would come into the towns, and throw all the Jews out onto the street. With no food and water, they were forced to march extremely long distances. Once they arrived at, the first of many, their destination, they were packed into trains in great numbers. It was common to have anywhere from 80-100 people in each train car. These train trips, to the concentra

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