How Did The Holocaust Survive

Fighting For Lives Freedom fighter: A person who takes part in a violent struggle to achieve a political goal, in order to overthrow their government (“Merriam Webster”). The Holocaust took place during World War II. While the Holocaust occurred six million people were treated inhumanely and killed no matter their age, by the Nazis following orders from Adolf Hitler. During the Holocaust, not only freedom fighters were resisting, people fought back in violent and nonviolent ways to keep their humanity. Unarmed resistance was a way for the people Hitler decided were not worth treating as people kept their humanity. Keeping any type of written documentation of life was often forbidden for Jews in ghettos and concentration camps. Despite the ban “Groups in many Ghettos established secret archives and methodically wrote, collected, and stored reports, diaries, and documents about daily life in the ghettos.” (“Resistance”) Hitler knew he would be in serious trouble if the Allies knew what he was doing, that is why at the end of the war he tried to destroy the holding places where he had committed mass genocide. The Jews thought even if they die …show more content…
A majority of the population in Ghettos and concentration camps were Jewish believers, presumably the main reason they were there was because of their beliefs, the Nazis outlawed Jewish religious practices. “...So many Jews prayed and held ceremonies in secret-in cellars, attics, and back rooms-as others took guard.” (“Resistance”). These acts didn't necessarily help other people or prevent their death, but it helped them keep themselves human. This type of resistance was mostly used by Jews who refused to be violent toward their oppressors. While these people weren't ‘Freedom fighters’, some Jews did take it upon themselves to fight back with guns and