Holocaust Dictionary

1. Never Forget Holocaust Dictionary By: Care Bear Bell 3B http://www.bluespotphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/galleries/post-1849/full/Auschwitz-Birkenau,%20Krakow,%20Poland.jpg

2. Auschwitz-Birkenau • Located in Oświęcim, Poland, Auschwitz-Birkenau was a concentration/extermination camp run by SS officers from Nazi Germany. There were three sections at Auschwitz. Once the new prisoners arrived at the camp they got to witness the fearful Dr. Mengele standing still like a white statue moving only his fingers to indicate the prisoners places depending on their physical appearance. Most men were sent to Auschwitz I or III, commonly referred to as labor camps. On the other hand, most women and children were sent to Auschwitz II, or the gas chambers. Approximately one million innocent people were killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz. After Hitler’s final solution the killing rate increased as the Nazi’s tried to liquidate the camp. At some point 500 prisoners who entered the camp were not living within two days. Finally on January 27th , 1945 the camp was liberated by Soviet soldiers. Lawton, Clive. Auschwitz. London: Candlewick Press Cambridge Massachusetts, 2002. Print. Entrance at Auschwitz, “Work makes you free” Picture Url http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Arbeit_macht_frei_sign,_main_gate_of_the_Auschwitz_I_concentration_camp,_Poland_-_20051127.jpg

3. Ghettos • Ghettos were the run down parts of cities occupied by Nazi Germany that Jews were forced to live in. Life in the ghettos was very hard to a point where some Jews have said that they forgot they were alive. In the ghettos, Jews were forced to work, did not get enough food, and whenever Nazis drank too much on holidays they went to the ghettos and caused a ruckus, sometimes even killing many Jews. The most famous ghetto in Europe was the Warsaw ghetto, there, Jews were forced to wear a star of David and were always in danger of the Nazis. From the ghettos, Jews were deported to concentration camps where most of them died. Many people question why the Jews did not revolt against the Nazis since half a million of Jews were moved to ghettos yearly between 1940 and 1942. However the Jews did try, in the Warsaw ghetto toward the late war years there was a small revolution against the Germans. Around two Nazis died and all the Jews involved were executed. By 1943 all the ghettos in Europe had been cleared and all the Jews had been moved to concentration camps. Keller, Ulrich. The Warsaw Ghetto in Photographs. New York City: Dover Publications Inc, 1984. Print. Jews waiting to be boarded onto a train in the Lvov ghetto http://www.kawvalley.k12.ks.us/schools/rjh/marneyg/08_holocaust/starving.jpg Picture Url

4. Kristallnacht • Kristallnacht, commonly referred to as “The night of the Broken Glass,” happened between November 9th and 10th, 1938. Kristallnacht was a series of attacks on Jewish property throughout Nazi Germany. Around 91 Jews died and more than 30,000 Jews were deported to concentration camps. Kristallnacht was referred to as “Night of the Broken Glass” because on November 10th a lot of broken glass from Jewish stores, Synagogues, or even houses was found laying on the streets. The persecution of Jews that night was conducted by the SA. Out of all the Nazi massacres, Kristallnacht was the most reported one around the world. Reporters from virtually every nation on the planet witnessed some of the events of Kristallnacht, those reporters then went back to their country, posted articles and made people understand the horrors of the Holocaust. Yahil, Leni. “Kristallnacht.” Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. 1990. Print. Synagogue burning, http://image.aish.com/holocaust/he05n11h_500x338.jpg on Kristallnacht. Picture Url

5. Mein Kampf • Mein Kampf was a book written from, Adolf Hitler’s perspective about life and his hate for other races. The book was written when he was in jail for treason. Mein Kampf was partly an autobiography yet in the book Hitler makes his political and racial philosophies very clear and explains them deeply. In the book Hitler mentions the fact that people of the Aryan race were superior. Hitler considered himself Aryan despite the fact that he was short and had both dark hair and dark eyes. Hitler refers other races as subhuman. Some of the races considered subhuman in Hitler’s book included Poles, Russians, and Jews. According to Hitler’s writings Aryans were meant to rule the world but Jews didn’t let them, by supposedly controlling world finances. Hitler described Jews as dirty, crafty, and clever liars. Hitler also mentions that the ultimate battle for world domination would be fought between Germans and Jews and that in order to purify Europe, German citizens should be given the rights to enslave, remove or even eliminate “other people”. When Hitler was liberated in December 1924 he went on with his beliefs later being elected chancellor of Germany. Currently Mein Kampf is still on sale however only historians and World War II fans acquire it. Ingram, Scott. Adolf Hitler. San Diego: Thomson Gale, 2002. Print. http://sandwichbag.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/original-copy-of-mein-kampf.jpg?w=720 Original Copy of Mein Kampf Picture Url

6. The End http://www.ushmm.org/holocaust/image.jpg http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2012/06/childsurvivorsofauschwitz.jpeg http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/P/P/hitler4.jpg “Whatever you do in life will be insignificant but it’s important that you do it because no one else will” -Gandhi Thank You