Examples Of Why We Should Never Forget The Holocaust

The Holocaust was a tragic event that took place in Germany in 1933-1945. The Holocaust moved thousands of jewish families into these terrible camps known as concentration camps. The conditions in these camps were terrible the prisoners were beaten, starved, killed for no reason, worked hard everyday, and were picked off to die if they weren’t considered strong enough. The Holocaust was a very tragic incident that killed millions of people and should be used as an example of what not to do so that millions more aren’t killed; Night is a great example of why we should not forget about the Holocaust. There are many reasons as to why people should never forget the Holocaust.
One is because the concentration camps these families were forced to live in were extremely inhumane. When being taken to these camps and when they were being moved to a new camp the prisoners were hauled in roofless cattle cars on a train. The jews were forced to stand outside for hours waiting for this train to come. Sometimes they waited in the …show more content…
One cause of death that wasn’t caused by starvation, illness, or beatings was selection day. Selection day was the day when doctors came into the camps and tested each and every prisoner’s strength and usefulness. The test consisted of stripping completely naked and running as fast as you could. During your run the doctor watched and examined you writing down your number if they feel you are weak or useless. If your number was written down the chances of ever being seen again were slim to none. Selection day came more often for the sick and injured in the infirmary than it did for the working prisoners. “Germany has no need of sick jews… Therefore, listen to me: leave the infirmary before the next selection!” (78). There was no need for a sick or injured jew who had no chance of recovering. If it was thought that there was no hope for a recovery that prisoner would be