The Horrible HolocaustThe Horrible Holocaust

By: Payten EwingBy: Payten Ewing

Before the HolocaustBefore the Holocaust Jews refused to convert Jews refused to convert

to Christianity to Christianity April of 1933, Adolf April of 1933, Adolf

Hitler banded Jewish Hitler banded Jewish stores stores

Jews lived in ghettos not Jews lived in ghettos not their own hometheir own home

1935 the Nuremberg 1935 the Nuremberg Laws were passed Laws were passed

Nazi government took Nazi government took control of the Jews control of the Jews hoping Germany could hoping Germany could be free of the Jews be free of the Jews

Thousands of Jews didThousands of Jews did move move

KristallnachtKristallnacht

November 9, 1938 November 9, 1938 Jews got attacked by Jews got attacked by

NazisNazis Destroyed Jewish Destroyed Jewish

businesses businesses Burned most of the Burned most of the

synagogues synagogues Beat Jews on the street Beat Jews on the street Arrested about 30,000 Arrested about 30,000

Jews Jews After arrested went to After arrested went to

concentration campsconcentration camps

World War II Began World War II Began

September, 1939 three million Jews were September, 1939 three million Jews were raped and murdered raped and murdered

Sent to Nisko reservation in Lublin and Sent to Nisko reservation in Lublin and MadagascarMadagascar

Next three years three million Jews were Next three years three million Jews were sent to concentration campssent to concentration camps

Several hundred thousand people died of Several hundred thousand people died of disease and starvation in the next three disease and starvation in the next three yearsyears

Concentration campsConcentration camps

• Adolf Hitler gave top Adolf Hitler gave top priority to remove Jews priority to remove Jews from Germany from Germany

• First permanent camp First permanent camp was in Dachau, was in Dachau, Germany Germany

• 1941 started building 1941 started building death campsdeath camps

• 1942 had six death 1942 had six death campscamps

After World War IIAfter World War IITwo thirds of Europe’s Two thirds of Europe’s Jews had been Jews had been murdered murdered Those who survived Those who survived were freed were freed Most went to Most went to homelands homelands Some had nowhere to Some had nowhere to gogoMany families had been Many families had been murderedmurderedU.S Holocaust Memorial U.S Holocaust Memorial Museum opened Museum opened

Did You Know

People forget about the Holocaust

Elie Weisel came up with the word Holocaust