People Treated During The Holocaust

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Have you ever wondered why people are so mean? Maybe because they don’t like them, or they are jealous so they put them down and make them feel bad. I think it’s because they want other people to notice them and give them all the attention because they have more, so they think they should be treated better.

During the Holocaust, the Jews were being treated awfully. They were treated as if they had done something wrong and were “in the way” of Hitler rising to power, so he decided to get rid of them. In today’s society, it’s quite similar: the people who don’t make an impact or show any value aren’t needed, according to how people are treated today.

The people who didn’t agree with or like the Jews were given permission to treat them badly.

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