The Holocaust

Holocaust

The Holocaust started in approximately 1935. No one really knows for sure because it didn’t have a definite starting point. In 1935 Hitler banned Jewish people from marrying Aryans. Jews were also not aloud to serve as civil servants. Around this time Hitler talked to his people about his “final solution” for the Jews. He did not only kill the Jews, but he also killed the mentally ill, twins, homosexuals and gypsies. He said they were unworthy of life.” During the Holocaust over 11,000,000 people were brutally killed. About 6,000,000 were just Jewish people.

His “final solution” turned out to be capturing as many Jews as they could. They were sent to concentration camps where they would have very little food. They had to work for most hours during both day and night. They did not have good working conditions so it made it harder. They did not have proper clothing in any of the seasons. In the winter, some of the Jews didn’t even have shoes. If they were not sent to concentration camps then they were either tortured or killed. They burned most of the woman, children and elderly because they were not fit to work. If they were not burned, they were put in gas chambers and died of deadly gasses. The survivors of the concentration camps still were left with many scars. Each person that they captured had to have a number tattooed onto their body. They have to live with that for the rest of their lives. They also have to live with the torture scars all over their bodies. No only did they lose all of their possessions and homes, but some lost their friends and families.

Near the end of World War II, the Holocaust started to end and the people in the concentration camps started to receive freed. This took place in 1944 and 1945. The Nazis were defeated because they had lost the war against Russia and TheUnited States. They were also known as the allies. After Hitler died in 1945, the Germans decided to let go of all of the prisoners.

Some people don’t even think the Holocaust happened when it clearly did. Some people still discriminate against Jews, Gypsies, and the handicapped. It is against the law, but people still do it. I personally feel very bad for all of the people getting discriminated. It isn’t fair at all. Overall, it is very easily told that the Holocaust was a very devastating time. It affected many people and will never be forgotten.