Essay On The Holocaust Devastation

The Holocaust Devastation and Effects made personal The Holocaust devastation and effects continue to plague generations of Jewish people and those that rallied to stop the reign of terror that Hitler’s regime caused even today. World War II impacted so many live. I wanted to take a more personal approach to other areas of the ways the concentration death camps impacted the lives of the living left behind in devastation the emotional trauma beyond a simple death from the fiery incinerators,(at least that marked the end of torture in sight). The Jewish, homosexuals’, Jehovah Witnesses, and prisoners of militia opposing Nazi dictatorship, were among the many people that were starved and tortured. I read an account of a young woman 16 years of age separated from her family and forced to work on the death camp. Among the many jobs she was assigned, she sorted the shoes of dead camp prisoners. She was exposed to dead bodies, disease, and starvation. This young woman survived but she, “touched” dead lifeless bodies not knowing if that one day might be her own demise and someone would be removing the shoes from her feet. A lifeless corpse someone’s child, mother, father, …show more content…
It showed a happy place of togetherness and unity that was being provided. This could not have been further from the truth. Families were torn apart. Cities were burned to the ground. Businesses were destroyed or taken over so the way of life and livelihood means was removed. When you want to damage a people or fracture the family unit you start with the back bone, the men. Men were stripped of honor and their right to be a man and take care of their families. The women were left to fend for themselves until all resources were gone and the concentration camps at least meant some shelter or food