Cessford,+Melissa

Topic- Holocaust and People of the Holocaust


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Anne Frank- []

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 * __ People that helped save people in the Holocaust __**

Oskar Schindler - []

Many people from all over the world helped in saving many people- []

The Holocaust was a horrific event that happened in World War 2. Hitler was a very strict leader that thought what he was doing was best for his country- but that was really not true. There were many concentration camps within Hitler’s Holocaust. Here are the names of the many concentration camps in Germany at the time of the Holocaust in 1933-1945: Auschwitz Belzec, Bergen-Belsen, Chelmno, Dachau. Flossenbürg, Grini, Jasenovac, Klooga, Majdanek, Maly, Trostinets, Mauthausen-Gusen, Ravenbrück, and Treblinka, Nazi concentration camp badges: Black triangle, Pink triangle, Purple triangle, Yellow badge. Hundreds of thousands of people were killed in the Holocaust and many families suffered greatly because of it. There were many people who stood out in the time of the Holocaust. Some were Anne Frank and her family as well as Hanna Brady and her family. Many people tried so hard to rescue people who were being sent to the camps such as, Oskar Schindler. His mission was successful and he did save many people from dying because of Hitler. Many other people tried as well and many of them were successful.

Through my search I found many great and informative links. Lots of links had some good photos of the Holocaust; as well one had a good time line of the events of World War 2.

** The Holocaust- Germany (1941-1945) **

** The Holocaust was an awful genocide that claimed the lives of over 6 million European Jews during World War 2. Sometimes they also targeted ** Roma (Gypsies), the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples (Poles, Russians, and others). Even more people were persecuted just based on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and homosexuals. ** The Holocaust was between 1941- 1945. People lived in fear and suffered for a total 4 years, but the lasting effects of the Holocaust will remain in peoples’ lives forever. Near the end of Holocaust nearly 2 out of 3 European Jews were being killed. This was all because of Hitler’s idea on what his perfect country should be; as well he wanted to segregate the Jews from the rest of the German population. Concentration camps became the last stop for many who entered into them during WW2 and some concentration camps were even established before the war. Many, many people were affected by Hitler and his awful creation. **

** There were many groups involved in helping Hitler fulfill his dream of the Aryan nation and world domination. He wanted to segregate the Jewish Europeans and other nationals from the rest of the non- Jewish population. The main groups involved were ** Einsatzgruppen der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD (German Task Force and Security Police). Their job in the Holocaust was to execute the killings; normally by shooting the undesirable. They had many other jobs in different positions as well in different countries**. Even amongst all the killing, there were actually people who tried to prevent some killings such as Oskr Schindler. Schindler saved about 1,200 people, by employing them to work in his factory. This was a big accomplishment for him and a great thing for the people being rescued. Schindler was not the only one who was working hard to save people about to be sent to these awful camps, but he was very influential. **

** There was unfortunately more than one concentration camp in the time of the Holocaust. The names of the many camps were: ** Auschwitz Belzec, Bergen-Belsen, Chelmno, and Dachau. Flossenbürg, Grini, Jasenovac, Klooga, Majdanek, Maly, Trostinets, Mauthausen-Gusen, Ravenbrück, and Treblinka, Nazi concentration camp badges: Black triangle, Pink triangle, Purple triangle, Yellow badge. These camps were spread out all over Germany and parts of Poland in various locations. One of the worst camps was Auschwitz-Belzec. The camp was run for a total of 58 months and an estimated 850 people were killed per day in operation.

** These awful events took place all over Germany and not one in just on single area of Germany, but everywhere. Hitler was a ruthless leader; he caused so much pain to so many people. Hitler’s propaganda campaign made people believe that voting for him was the best for Germany. People believed their potential leader and went to the polls to vote for him. Unfortunately people were unaware of his ulterior motives for ruling the country and his impending genocide. **

** Through this assignment I have learned many new things about the Holocaust that I never knew before. The most interesting aspect of my topic is about the people who actually hid from the German soldiers and those who tried to save people. Learning about Anne Frank and her story was very interesting. She was very brave as well as her family. Anne and her Father, Mother, Sister and some of her Father’s employees lived in a secret chamber until they had been told on by someone else. Once they had been found they were taken to various camps. All but one survived the camps. Otto Anne’s Father was saved when Auschwitz was liberated. He then went on to be a human rights activist and he also published Anne’s diaries so people would know her story as well as her families. This was a very important thing to know and learn about because it shows the pain and suffering people went through. **

** Something that I personally learned from this assignment was not to take things and what we have for granted. People work very hard for us to have the peace and freedoms that we have. We are all very lucky to live in Canada and not suffer as many people around the world did and are now doing. **

** After completing this assignment I have learned a lot. I learned all about the many communist and fascist leaders of WW2 as well as the problems of this period in time. The Holocaust was one of the biggest genocides in all of History. It took a big toll on Germany itself and did damage to its world wide reputation. Many people around the world lost respect for Germany just because of Hitler’s actions. The concentration camps were the biggest problem to the Jewish Europeans. Many people are still impacted today with the actions of Hitler. Germany is still paying off its war debt. Many people were forced to help in Hitler’s major mission and they made it all possible for Hitler. **

** [] - here is a link to a youtube clip of the Holocaust. It shows what went on during that time and how many people were suffering. **