The holocaust was the mass murder of six million jews‚ and many other people leading up to‚ and during‚ Word War II. Holocaust is a Greek word origin meaning “sacrifice by fire” . The Nazis came in power in Germany in January 1933. During the era of the Holocaust‚ German authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived “racial inferiority” . Other groups such as Communists‚ Homosexuals‚ Socialists‚ and Jehovah’s Witnesses were persecuted on political‚ ideological‚ and behavioral
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During the Holocaust‚ Hitler tried to kill millions of Jewish people in Europe. The only escape from death was trying to leave‚ but it was hard. During the Holocaust‚ Jews tried to escape Europe so they could immigrate‚ but they faced many struggles along the way. To begin‚ Jewish people during World War II had to leave their homes. If they did not‚ they would die. In the article‚ “War Stories”‚ Julie Sarne’s Oma says‚”One day the Gestapo (secret police of Nazi Germany) came and told us to leave
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Deaf People in the Holocaust To some people the Holocaust is recognized as the killing of the Jews. Adolf Hitler had his idea of how the world should be and he was determined to make that happen with his Nazi followers. What most people don’t realize is that more than just Jewish people were victims that lost their lives. Anyone in Europe during this time who had some sort of disability was eligible to become a victim of Hitler and maybe lose their life as well. Adolf Hitler thought these people
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<b>Introduction</b> <br>The Holocaust is the most horrifying crime against humanity of all times. "Hitler‚ in an attempt to establish the pure Aryan race‚ decided that all mentally ill‚ gypsies‚ non supporters of Nazism‚ and Jews were to be eliminated from the German population.He proceeded to reach his goal in a systematic scheme." One of his main methods of "doing away" with these "undesirables" was through the use of concentration camps. "In January 1941‚ in a meeting with his top officials
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English 11- 7th Period 10 February 2012 Claus von Stauffenberg Claus von Stauffenberg was not your ordinary Nazi. His love for Germany caused him to join the military. However‚ he did not believe in the atrocities of which Hitler’s followers supported. He was a hardworking man who risked his life in the Holocaust and was looked at as a war hero. Claus von Stauffenberg was born in Jettigen‚ Germany on November 15‚ 1907. At age 19‚ he decided on a military career to become a cadet. He attended
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tragic events happened all around the world‚ one event was the famous‚ Holocaust. The Holocaust was a monumental occasion I’m sure when many people hear the name Adolf Hitler‚ they think of a cruel being who took the lives of millions of Jews‚ the man who starved‚ gassed‚ and just plain out shot Jews to death. It’s hard to believe that anyone would do that but those inhumane actions did in fact happen. When you think Holocaust‚ you think of Jews‚ but what many don’t know is that not only were the
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Michael Horst 10/22/14 English 254 Final Draft Affected by the Holocaust Introduction “I thought that the whole world was a concentration camp. And I concentrated on one single thing. How to survive one more day. How to survive one more experiment. How not to get sick” - Eva Kol‚ Auschwitz concentration camp survivor‚ Forgiving Dr. Mengele Survive. Can you imagine making this your priority every single day? Not living‚ but surviving. This quote is 50 years after WWII had ended and this lady‚ Eva
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The Holocaust was a devastating and unforgettable event. The Holocaust was the mass persecution of six million European Jewish people. This had many impacts on both Europe and other countries around the world. The main impacts were the drop in population of Jewish people and how survivors demanded everything they lost‚ the emigration of survivors from Germany‚ and the Nuremberg Trials. One of the many impacts of the Holocaust was the drop in population of Jewish people in Germany and around the world
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Affects of the Holocaust Our world has gone through many wars. But there is one war‚ in particular‚ that has changed the lives of thousands of people: World War II. This war brought out the worst in many‚ especially Adolf Hitler; who believed the war was a success because of how many Jews he had massacred. Hitler ’s goal was to make a pure race of people mainly with blonde hair and blue eyes; everyone else‚ the Jewish race‚ sick people‚ and disabled people were to be removed‚ erased‚ executed
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Women in the Holocaust [pic] Introduction "Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars to Westerbork‚ the big camp in Drenthe to which they’re sending all the Jews....If it’s that bad in Holland‚ what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? We assume that most of them are being murdered. The English radio says they’re being gassed
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