According to “Jakob’s Story”, the Holocaust victims suffered the first reason; being abused. The text claims that Jakob states, “We were often beaten and abused constantly” (Blankitny paragraph 8). By looking at these citations, one is able to see that the Jews were constantly because they were put in gas chamber and then to crematoria. The painful cries echoing and the ear-piercing screams frightened the Jews forever. One of the most terrible feelings that the Jews did experience was knowing the fact that they were next to be put in this gas chambers. This is important because the life-long experiences the Jews had to go through the Holocaust not only guaranteed that they were a better, stronger person, but also the fact that they’ve inspired others how lucky they were that they weren’t abused and treated as if they were animals.
According to “Jakob’s Story”, the Holocaust victims suffered for the second reason; never seeing their loved ones again. Jakob states “Upon our arrival we were separated by women and men” (Blankitny paragraph 6). By looking at these citations, one is able to tell that the Jews had to go through …show more content…
In the texts, Jakob states “Among my most disturbing memories that I will never forget is when my mother gave the German soldiers her favors in exchange of half a glass of water.” (Blankitny paragraph 5). By looking at these citations, one can see that the Jews obeyed all the orders from the soldiers, and asked for something small in exchange. The German soldiers on the other hand, did not believe that they deserved fair exchanges. The Jews were treated as if they were less than human, and this was all because of their background and what they believe. This is important because seeing what the Jews had to go through just to get something small in exchange really does make the reader be glad for what they
According to “Jakob’s Story”, the Holocaust victims suffered for the second reason; never seeing their loved ones again. Jakob states “Upon our arrival we were separated by women and men” (Blankitny paragraph 6). By looking at these citations, one is able to tell that the Jews had to go through …show more content…
In the texts, Jakob states “Among my most disturbing memories that I will never forget is when my mother gave the German soldiers her favors in exchange of half a glass of water.” (Blankitny paragraph 5). By looking at these citations, one can see that the Jews obeyed all the orders from the soldiers, and asked for something small in exchange. The German soldiers on the other hand, did not believe that they deserved fair exchanges. The Jews were treated as if they were less than human, and this was all because of their background and what they believe. This is important because seeing what the Jews had to go through just to get something small in exchange really does make the reader be glad for what they