The Holocaust
The Holocaust extended from 1933 to 1945. In that period, 11 million people were killed with six million of those Jews and 1.1 million of them children. At first, Jews were not just locked in concentration camps. They were forced into “ghettos,” small towns that Jews were exiled into. Soon though, Jews were ordered to deport. To get them to cooperate, Hitler's troops convinced them they were going to labor camps.
Along with concentration camps, the Nazis also set up labor camps, prisoner-of-war camps, and transit camps. At the concentration camps, Nazi doctors conducted tests on those imprisoned against their will. Two thirds of all Germany’s Jewish population were murdered during this time. The word Holocaust from the Hebrew Old Testament means “sacrifice by fire.”
The Holocaust extended from 1933 to 1945. In that period, 11 million people were killed with six million of those Jews and 1.1 million of them children. At first, Jews were not just locked in concentration camps. They were forced into “ghettos,” small towns that Jews were exiled into. Soon though, Jews were ordered to deport. To get them to cooperate, Hitler's troops convinced them they were going to labor camps.
Along with concentration camps, the Nazis also set up labor camps, prisoner-of-war camps, and transit camps. At the concentration camps, Nazi doctors conducted tests on those imprisoned against their will. Two thirds of all Germany’s Jewish population were murdered during this time. The word Holocaust from the Hebrew Old Testament means “sacrifice by fire.”