Hitler’s reign terrorized the Jewish people in Europe. People today still talk about the horrible things he did to them. Hitler instilled fear throughout the country with his amount of power and control. Hitler blamed the Jews for many of the economic woes, which occurred in Europe after the First World War. Other Europeans and U.S. citizens believed the Jews had caused some of the economic problems, but they did not punish them in the way Hitler did. Hitler built on this small belief some had and turned many against the Jews, thus beginning the Holocaust. Throughout the Holocaust Hitler controlled the Jews socially, by fear, and cruelty.
The first way Hitler controlled the Jews was social. Hitler created his army by turning many people against the Jews. In his work Mein Kampf , Hitler describes a young Jewish boy as evil and satanic. “With satanic joy in his face, the black-haired Jewish youth lurks in wait….” (Source 1) Hitler believed the Jews to be an impure race and spread this fallacy throughout his army of men. In the …show more content…
During the Holocaust, the Jews were kept and tortured by Nazi soldiers in concentration camps, also known as death camps because very few came out alive. “Physical punishment consisted of whipping, frequent kicking (abdomen or groin), slaps in the face, shooting, or wounding with the bayonet.” (Source 4) These actions were also met with mental and emotional abuse, “…prisoners were forced to stare for hours into glaring lights, to kneel for hours, and so on.”(Source 4) It was also ensured that the prisoners were not strong enough to fight back because they starved them. Prisoners were given Ghetto ration cards that entitled them to 300 calories per day. (Source 6) “It was calculated that the officially supplied rations did not cover even 10 percent of the normal daily requirements.” (Source 9) Fred Baron wrote of his time spent in the Auschwitz concentration camps. Baron said
The first way Hitler controlled the Jews was social. Hitler created his army by turning many people against the Jews. In his work Mein Kampf , Hitler describes a young Jewish boy as evil and satanic. “With satanic joy in his face, the black-haired Jewish youth lurks in wait….” (Source 1) Hitler believed the Jews to be an impure race and spread this fallacy throughout his army of men. In the …show more content…
During the Holocaust, the Jews were kept and tortured by Nazi soldiers in concentration camps, also known as death camps because very few came out alive. “Physical punishment consisted of whipping, frequent kicking (abdomen or groin), slaps in the face, shooting, or wounding with the bayonet.” (Source 4) These actions were also met with mental and emotional abuse, “…prisoners were forced to stare for hours into glaring lights, to kneel for hours, and so on.”(Source 4) It was also ensured that the prisoners were not strong enough to fight back because they starved them. Prisoners were given Ghetto ration cards that entitled them to 300 calories per day. (Source 6) “It was calculated that the officially supplied rations did not cover even 10 percent of the normal daily requirements.” (Source 9) Fred Baron wrote of his time spent in the Auschwitz concentration camps. Baron said