The Horrors Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a tragic event that changed the perspective of many people. “The Holocaust, or the Shoah, destroyed about 6 million Jews” ( O’Donnell 115). One term used during the Holocaust was anti-semitism which is defined as hostility and prejudice against Jews. Other groups that were targeted were gypsies, the disabled, Slavic people, Communists, Socialists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and homosexuals. The rise of Hitler during the 1933 fueled anti-semitism that caused many dreadful sufferings. In this paper, we will be looking at the rise toward the Holocaust and the damage it caused too many. Many theories were made by Hitler to bring down Jews and other groups. One was the theory “which imagined Jews and Gypsies to be …show more content…
From late 1939, German SS and police authorities deported Polish, German, Austrian, and Czech Jews to these ghettos” ( The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Life in the ghettos was unbearably awful and overpopulated. Many of the individuals died from starvation and diseases caused by the neglect and hatred of the Nazis. During winters, heating was scarce and often broke down and the individuals living in these conditions did not have adequate clothing. Because of the lack of food, diseases, and the cold during the winters, ten thousand died while in the ghettos. Some individuals killed themselves to escape the suffering around them. For some to survive, they became smugglers. Children in the Warsaw ghettos helped their family …show more content…
The Holocaust is so terrifying because there is a possibility it will happen again. Many people lost faith during those tough times and some have never recovered. “Anti-Semitism is not as widespread as it was, but is still rears its head as one form of racism today” (O’Donnell
The Holocaust was a tragic event that changed the perspective of many people. “The Holocaust, or the Shoah, destroyed about 6 million Jews” ( O’Donnell 115). One term used during the Holocaust was anti-semitism which is defined as hostility and prejudice against Jews. Other groups that were targeted were gypsies, the disabled, Slavic people, Communists, Socialists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and homosexuals. The rise of Hitler during the 1933 fueled anti-semitism that caused many dreadful sufferings. In this paper, we will be looking at the rise toward the Holocaust and the damage it caused too many. Many theories were made by Hitler to bring down Jews and other groups. One was the theory “which imagined Jews and Gypsies to be …show more content…
From late 1939, German SS and police authorities deported Polish, German, Austrian, and Czech Jews to these ghettos” ( The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Life in the ghettos was unbearably awful and overpopulated. Many of the individuals died from starvation and diseases caused by the neglect and hatred of the Nazis. During winters, heating was scarce and often broke down and the individuals living in these conditions did not have adequate clothing. Because of the lack of food, diseases, and the cold during the winters, ten thousand died while in the ghettos. Some individuals killed themselves to escape the suffering around them. For some to survive, they became smugglers. Children in the Warsaw ghettos helped their family …show more content…
The Holocaust is so terrifying because there is a possibility it will happen again. Many people lost faith during those tough times and some have never recovered. “Anti-Semitism is not as widespread as it was, but is still rears its head as one form of racism today” (O’Donnell