The word holocaust meant an offering to God that was entirely consumed by fire.(Rogasky 6) Once World War II was over the definition changed to any large area or great number of people destroyed by fire.(Rogasky 6) The holocaust was a movement. In this movement the Jewish community was to be sent to concentration camps which from the Nazi's definition was a prison camp where dangerous people were sent.(Rogasky 7) Once the concentration camps where full the Jews were deported to death camps, who basic purpose was to kill Jews.(Rogasky 7) Every thing that was going on during the holocaust was under the supervision of the ss or protection squad.(Rogasky 8)

Poland was chosen as the location for the extermination camps because of her isolation form the rest of Europe, and primarily because she c

Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945.(Kuper 11) The war was over and 60% of Jews in Poland were already exterminated. All the prisons were freed and their gates opened. Europe swarmed with millions of people set free from labor camps, jails and concentration camps, joined by the mutilation of workers who were departed to Germany for forced labor. Approximately 300,000 Jews were left a live out of 3.5 million.(Rogasky 24)

On a roll call the Jews was awakened at 4:00 a.m. or earlier. Rushed out into the field, lined up and roll call began. Numbers had to match the records. If one person was missing, it could last up to 24 hours. Those that died during the night were dragged out to the field to be counted as well. People who moved, dropped, had low numbers, or even wore a hat backwards were shot on the spot.(Lipstadt 33)

Barracks were called blocks. It was meant for 500 people but held 2,000.(Meltzer 30) Four or five people slept on each bunk, head to foot. The mattress was filthy straw on bare wooden planks. One or two buckets served as toilets.(Meltzer 30) The Nazis allowed no food in the ghetto for three days. Eventually they announced that all who reported voluntarily for "resettlement" would be given bread. (Meltzer 30)

ontained the largest number of Jews.(Rogasky 8) the Nazi definition of a Jew was anyone with three or more Jewish grandparents, if he belonged to the Jewish community as of September 1, 1939 or had entered it since that date, or was married to a Jew.(Rogasky 6)

There were five main Ghettos created by the Germans.( Rogasky 8) The worst and most talked about was the Warsaw Ghetto. On September 5, 1942, the Nazis ordered all Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto to report "for registration purposes," bringing with them food for two days.(Katz 20) Once inhabited by more than 500,000, the ghetto now held a little more than 115,000.(Katz 20) They collected in a seven-square-block area that was roped of

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