Ever since the Holocaust ended, people have always considered Jews to be the only victims. What about the others? The Holocaust had not only claimed the lives of Jews, but others as well. The persecution of not just Jews was a way to eliminate all those who were considered a threat to the Aryan race because of their disability, nationality, and ethnicity.
During the Holocaust if one had any kind of disability, mental or physical, they would be persecuted. In an article about the lives of victims in depth it states,“Adults with disabilities were murdered in institutions throughout greater Germany.” The number of victims tallied up to 110,000; the majority being T-4 victims, others died from starvation and poisoning. In the same article, “Some …show more content…
The two ethnic groups, excluding Jews, that were targeted were the Gypsies and the Jehovah’s witnesses. In an article from the Gale Virtual Reference Library it states, “The total number of German and Austrian Gypsies who were deported and/or interned in camps was about 33,500. Most of them were eventually killed.” The persecution of the gypsies began way before the Nazi’s came into power. For example, in the same article it is says, “For example, Prussian King Frederick William I decreed in 1725 that all Gypsies over 18 were at risk of being killed.” The second group was the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Unlike the other groups Jehovah’s were able to earn their freedom. In an article called Camps it says, “ Jehovah's could be freed from concentration camps if they signed a simple document renouncing their faith and swearing to cease their religious activities.” This meant that Jehovah’s were voluntary prisoners. Camps also states that, “Few succumbed to this temptation even at risk of endless internment and conditions that might lead to death.” Ethnicity was a major factor for being persecuted because the Nazis did not want people going around spreading their beliefs, as the Nazis believed that their beliefs were right and everyone else’s were wrong.
The victims of the Holocaust did not just pertain to the Jews, but others as well. In today’s society, the things the Nazi’s did are considered inhumane. Today, Judges must have a good
During the Holocaust if one had any kind of disability, mental or physical, they would be persecuted. In an article about the lives of victims in depth it states,“Adults with disabilities were murdered in institutions throughout greater Germany.” The number of victims tallied up to 110,000; the majority being T-4 victims, others died from starvation and poisoning. In the same article, “Some …show more content…
The two ethnic groups, excluding Jews, that were targeted were the Gypsies and the Jehovah’s witnesses. In an article from the Gale Virtual Reference Library it states, “The total number of German and Austrian Gypsies who were deported and/or interned in camps was about 33,500. Most of them were eventually killed.” The persecution of the gypsies began way before the Nazi’s came into power. For example, in the same article it is says, “For example, Prussian King Frederick William I decreed in 1725 that all Gypsies over 18 were at risk of being killed.” The second group was the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Unlike the other groups Jehovah’s were able to earn their freedom. In an article called Camps it says, “ Jehovah's could be freed from concentration camps if they signed a simple document renouncing their faith and swearing to cease their religious activities.” This meant that Jehovah’s were voluntary prisoners. Camps also states that, “Few succumbed to this temptation even at risk of endless internment and conditions that might lead to death.” Ethnicity was a major factor for being persecuted because the Nazis did not want people going around spreading their beliefs, as the Nazis believed that their beliefs were right and everyone else’s were wrong.
The victims of the Holocaust did not just pertain to the Jews, but others as well. In today’s society, the things the Nazi’s did are considered inhumane. Today, Judges must have a good