How many people can relate to, understand, or even imagine what it would be like to go back home after more than ten years of pure torture? This pure torture was nothing but the unscrupulous occurrence known as the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a mass persecution of several communities and individuals, mainly consisting of Jews, which took place in European countries from 1933 to 1945; partly during World War II. This was actuated by the idea of anti-Semitism, which was promoted by the Nazi Germany regime, led by Adolf Hitler. They felt that the Jewish faith, and other “subhuman” races were inferior to themselves, so they either exterminated them or forced labor upon them. First, they would deport the Jews; men, women, and children alike; in
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The horrible conditions of Nazi concentration camps, such as Auschwitz and Buna, left the Jewish survivors extremely feeble and thin. They were “suffering from starvation and disease” due to the lack of proper nutrition, an excess of laborious work, and contagious epidemics in the camps (The Aftermath of the Holocaust). However, many of the Jews who did sustain life throughout the war, “[had] no home… [and had] no place to go” (Rubinstein 18). There were a numerous amount of homeless people subsequent to the emancipation who were sent to shelters and refugee centers. Some were lucky enough to emigrate or find a new home. A portion of these displaced persons, just did not wish to return home for the reason of lack of comfort and fear. As they tried to get back into daily life routine after the war ended, “violent anti-Jewish riots” such as one in Kielce, Poland, broke out (The Aftermath of the Holocaust). This hatred and discrimination toward them prevented Jews from feeling comfortable and welcome in their own hometowns; prior to the Holocaust; when liberated. There was little interest, if any, “to return to their former homes” because of these common occurrences that promoted anti-Semitism in European countries (The Aftermath of the Holocaust). After the war, the Jewish people were in desperate need of help for finding a home and food to continue, and particular groups of people began to notice
The horrible conditions of Nazi concentration camps, such as Auschwitz and Buna, left the Jewish survivors extremely feeble and thin. They were “suffering from starvation and disease” due to the lack of proper nutrition, an excess of laborious work, and contagious epidemics in the camps (The Aftermath of the Holocaust). However, many of the Jews who did sustain life throughout the war, “[had] no home… [and had] no place to go” (Rubinstein 18). There were a numerous amount of homeless people subsequent to the emancipation who were sent to shelters and refugee centers. Some were lucky enough to emigrate or find a new home. A portion of these displaced persons, just did not wish to return home for the reason of lack of comfort and fear. As they tried to get back into daily life routine after the war ended, “violent anti-Jewish riots” such as one in Kielce, Poland, broke out (The Aftermath of the Holocaust). This hatred and discrimination toward them prevented Jews from feeling comfortable and welcome in their own hometowns; prior to the Holocaust; when liberated. There was little interest, if any, “to return to their former homes” because of these common occurrences that promoted anti-Semitism in European countries (The Aftermath of the Holocaust). After the war, the Jewish people were in desperate need of help for finding a home and food to continue, and particular groups of people began to notice