The Holocaust Why did Hitler despise the jews so much? There was prejudice that had been directed towards the followers of Judaism. The jews often came in conflict with other inhabitants in the areas where they had settled because they were a minority group with their own distinctive identity and religious beliefs (Kershaw 5). Hitler stated that the Jews had not only caused the German defeat in World War 2 but also brought the war in the first place (Kershaw 34). Adolf Hitler continues to criticise the jews for Germany’s problems. Hitler states that “Judaism begins sympathetically to undermine our nation from within” (O’Relly 136). Hitler believed that some races were more advanced than others. His anti-semitic policies led hundreds of thousands of jews to emigrate from Germany.(O’Relly 247)
Did you know that the jews were gassed by poisonous crystals poured into the chambers? The condemned males and females were disconnected from each other, told to take off their clothes, and ordered to tie the laces of their shoes together. The men were told they were going to be taking a shower and were forced down a path or tunnel in the concentration camps to a gas chamber (Downing 19). The “showers” held hundreds of people in them. They ran carbon monoxide in the shower heads or sometimes put Zyklon B (which are poisonous crystals) in the chambers …show more content…
Anne and her family had to hide in the Secret Annex, which is a building with a secret hole in the wall concealed by a bookcase. They also had to hide with four other jews.While hidden in the Annex they could not go outside, their windows had to be closed at all times except for at night when they needed some air, and they could only whisper because their neighbors might hear or see them. On August 4th, 1944 an anonymous tip arrives that there are jews hiding in that house. Anne was taken away to a concentration camp and later died in February of
Did you know that the jews were gassed by poisonous crystals poured into the chambers? The condemned males and females were disconnected from each other, told to take off their clothes, and ordered to tie the laces of their shoes together. The men were told they were going to be taking a shower and were forced down a path or tunnel in the concentration camps to a gas chamber (Downing 19). The “showers” held hundreds of people in them. They ran carbon monoxide in the shower heads or sometimes put Zyklon B (which are poisonous crystals) in the chambers …show more content…
Anne and her family had to hide in the Secret Annex, which is a building with a secret hole in the wall concealed by a bookcase. They also had to hide with four other jews.While hidden in the Annex they could not go outside, their windows had to be closed at all times except for at night when they needed some air, and they could only whisper because their neighbors might hear or see them. On August 4th, 1944 an anonymous tip arrives that there are jews hiding in that house. Anne was taken away to a concentration camp and later died in February of