How Did Solomon Radasky Survive

128232: Life German leader, Adolph Hitler, conducted the largest genocide of the Jews, homosexuals, and anyone that did not have Aryan characteristics. Many people today study and observe the horrific events that took place throughout World War II. What many people do not consider is all of the survivors that lived through Hitler’s reign. Solomon Radasky once said, “When a person is in trouble he wants to live. He fights for his life…” (Radasky). All of the people that were imprisoned struggled to survive the horrific events that the Nazi soldiers inflicted upon them. Miraculously, there were survivors who are able and willing to tell the story of their journeys through the ghettos and concentration camps. Solomon Radasky is one survivor who endured many hardships throughout his journey from camp to camp, which entailed hard labor and witnessing thousands of deaths until his liberation in 1945. Would you believe it if you heard that only one man survived out of a family of seventy-eight? Solomon Radasky can confirm, being the only survivor of his entire family. His parents were …show more content…
His remarkable story of surviving multiple selections and even a gunshot wound is amazing. He went through endless hours of hard labor and was on the edge of starvation. But he survived. He has an astounding story of living against all odds that will never be forgotten. The survivors that are and were willing to tell their stories such as Solomon Radasky did are great for us all. It is a necessity that everyone remembers the horrific events that Nazi Germany forced upon millions of people during World War II. It should always be remembered, and by that, should be prevented from ever happening again. The death total is believed to reach an astronomical six million people. The holocaust will go down as one of the most horrifying events in world