THE THE HOLOCAUSTHOLOCAUST

By Rachel YooBy Rachel Yoo9E9E

Final SolutionFinal Solution

: : Hitler’s plan to kill Hitler’s plan to kill many Jews using the many Jews using the method of method of genocidegenocide’ ’

: the killing of a : the killing of a whole nation or race. whole nation or race.

Hitler’s believed that Non-Hitler’s believed that Non-Aryans (non-Germans) Aryans (non-Germans)

: - Jews, : - Jews, - gypsies, - gypsies, - homosexuals, - homosexuals, - the mentally ill, - the mentally ill, - the disabled - the disabled were more inferior than the were more inferior than the

Nazis. Nazis.

After Hitler invaded Poland After Hitler invaded Poland in 1939,in 1939,

The The Füher( leader),Füher( leader), Adolf Adolf Hitler, sent the Hitler, sent the SS unitsSS units ( security force)( security force) to get all to get all the Jews the Jews

and took them to an and took them to an isolated placeisolated place or or pitpit,,

where they shot the where they shot the prisoners.prisoners.

The Life in the The Life in the concentration campsconcentration camps Jews had to work 7 days a week.Jews had to work 7 days a week. Jews were beaten brutally Jews were beaten brutally Many died of starvation and disease.Many died of starvation and disease.

Those not killed were taken to Those not killed were taken to Concentration Camps.Concentration Camps.

Camps were built in Camps were built in Germany, PolandGermany, Poland and and places Germans occupied. places Germans occupied.

Mass exterminationMass extermination

19421942, Nazis kill , Nazis kill 6,0006,000 people a day by people a day by poisoning them with poisoning them with cyanide gascyanide gas in gas in gas chambers.chambers.

First death camps built First death camps built in in PolandPoland..

Took about Took about 30 30 minutesminutes for everyone for everyone in gas chamber to die.in gas chamber to die.

Ovens built to burn the Ovens built to burn the corpsescorpses

The tragic death of the The tragic death of the JewsJews

Gas chambers in the AuscGas chambers in the Auschiwitz camp killed hiwitz camp killed 12,00012,000 people a day. people a day.

Over Over 4 million4 million Jews died a Jews died all together in the concentrll together in the concentration camps.ation camps.

1 million1 million died in ghettos b died in ghettos because of starvation and ecause of starvation and diseases.diseases.

Over Over 1 million1 million were shot t were shot to death. o death.

Medical experimentsMedical experiments Dr. Josef MengeleDr. Josef Mengele carried out experiments; carried out experiments; - tried drugs on prisoners.- tried drugs on prisoners. - froze them to death- froze them to death - put chemicals in children’s eyes- put chemicals in children’s eyes - dissection - dissection

The Survivors of the HolocaustThe Survivors of the Holocaust

Between Between 1941-1945,1941-1945, Jews died in death camps.Jews died in death camps. 6 million6 million Jews died. Jews died. Fewer than Fewer than 4 million4 million survi survi

ved.ved. Non-jewish like Sweden bNon-jewish like Sweden b

usinessman, usinessman, WallenbergWallenberg, , and a Protestant, and a Protestant, BonhoefBonhoefferfer, ,

helped Jews to escape to helped Jews to escape to NEUTRALNEUTRAL countries like countries like SSweden weden and and SwitzerlandSwitzerland..

"It took some time before we learned to smile again."