Nuremberg Laws In The Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a systematic persecution and annihilation of millions of Jews in Eu-rope. The primary victims of the Holocaust were Jews, but millions other were murdered to by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi army. The Holocaust took place between 1933 and 1945. During the Holocaust millions of Jews were forced to live in ghettos, deported to concentration camps and executed, until the U.S. troops liberated the remaining survivors.
Jews were the main target of the Holocaust (Byers 22). The Germans took the Jewish re-ligion to be a race, and thought the Jews way of living and their religious beliefs were wrong (Byers 35). At the beginning of the Holocaust laws, called the Nuremberg Laws took away the Jews civil rights (Rice 38). The Nuremberg laws took away the Jews right to an education, and Jews we're expelled from school (Rogasky 36). The Nuremberg laws also striped the Jews of their citizenship (Rice 38). Jews were forbidden to enter parks, theaters and libraries (Rogasky 36). Jewish citizens could not marry a German citizens (Byers 42). Jews …show more content…
Death marches were also a way of execution because most died of lack of food or because it was too cold, and because they were too weak and were shot ("Death" USHMM par. 4). About one in four prisoners died on death marches ("Death" USHMM par.5). The Nazis tried to destroy all proof of the camps by having the prisoners burn them after they left on death marches (Byers 101). When Hitler committed suicide he wanted the Holocaust to keep going on and all the Jews to be executed, but the Soviet Union was too fast and the Germans were forced to surrender (Byers 102). The prisoners that survived packed up and head-ed to a promise land in Israel (Rice 89). There were several crimes held against Nazis such as crimes against peace, War crimes which was murder, torque, and enslavement (Rogasky
The Holocaust was a systematic persecution and annihilation of millions of Jews in Eu-rope. The primary victims of the Holocaust were Jews, but millions other were murdered to by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi army. The Holocaust took place between 1933 and 1945. During the Holocaust millions of Jews were forced to live in ghettos, deported to concentration camps and executed, until the U.S. troops liberated the remaining survivors.
Jews were the main target of the Holocaust (Byers 22). The Germans took the Jewish re-ligion to be a race, and thought the Jews way of living and their religious beliefs were wrong (Byers 35). At the beginning of the Holocaust laws, called the Nuremberg Laws took away the Jews civil rights (Rice 38). The Nuremberg laws took away the Jews right to an education, and Jews we're expelled from school (Rogasky 36). The Nuremberg laws also striped the Jews of their citizenship (Rice 38). Jews were forbidden to enter parks, theaters and libraries (Rogasky 36). Jewish citizens could not marry a German citizens (Byers 42). Jews …show more content…
Death marches were also a way of execution because most died of lack of food or because it was too cold, and because they were too weak and were shot ("Death" USHMM par. 4). About one in four prisoners died on death marches ("Death" USHMM par.5). The Nazis tried to destroy all proof of the camps by having the prisoners burn them after they left on death marches (Byers 101). When Hitler committed suicide he wanted the Holocaust to keep going on and all the Jews to be executed, but the Soviet Union was too fast and the Germans were forced to surrender (Byers 102). The prisoners that survived packed up and head-ed to a promise land in Israel (Rice 89). There were several crimes held against Nazis such as crimes against peace, War crimes which was murder, torque, and enslavement (Rogasky