The Holocaust consisted of a large range of atrocities, which included forced labor, starvation, and the implementation of extermination camps such as gas chambers or human furnaces. Millions of old, young, sick, and healthy Jews were unjustly stripped of their rights and murdered during this time because of the Nazi Party. Their hatred and powerful government influence caused Jews and other targeted groups to be forcibly removed from their homes and communities and transported to concentration and extermination camps through the creation of ghettos and implementation of discriminatory laws and policies. This process started with an enactment of Anti-Semitic legislation, the Nuremberg Laws in 1935; their purpose was to legally deprive Jews of their rights and
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THE TEXTBOOK QUOTE The selection process in the concentration camps was a brutal and dehumanizing experience; prisoners were immediately forced into submission and abuse by higher generals upon arrival. Families were broken up as Jews were separated based on their age, gender, and vigor for labor. Those deemed unfit, as in the elderly, sick, or very young children, were usually sent directly to the gas chambers and crematoriums for immediate extermination. Weisel, himself, got close to this fate and expressed his wonder and shock at why this was normalized. He states “Was I still alive?. my childhood, with my books.” On the other hand, when seen as healthy and strong, the prisoner would be selected for labor-based relentless exploitation, enduring grueling field work with little rest. In addition, starvation, disease, and exhaustion were rampant, causing the loss of the lives of many Jews. The generals or leaders of the camps were empowered with racial and religious superiority, subjecting Jews to relentless abuse and cruelty without an ounce of
THE TEXTBOOK QUOTE The selection process in the concentration camps was a brutal and dehumanizing experience; prisoners were immediately forced into submission and abuse by higher generals upon arrival. Families were broken up as Jews were separated based on their age, gender, and vigor for labor. Those deemed unfit, as in the elderly, sick, or very young children, were usually sent directly to the gas chambers and crematoriums for immediate extermination. Weisel, himself, got close to this fate and expressed his wonder and shock at why this was normalized. He states “Was I still alive?. my childhood, with my books.” On the other hand, when seen as healthy and strong, the prisoner would be selected for labor-based relentless exploitation, enduring grueling field work with little rest. In addition, starvation, disease, and exhaustion were rampant, causing the loss of the lives of many Jews. The generals or leaders of the camps were empowered with racial and religious superiority, subjecting Jews to relentless abuse and cruelty without an ounce of