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    different concentration camps and what effect did it have on the victims and the bystanders of the Holocaust? The significance of having three types of concentration camps was that Hitler, the SS and the Nazis were able to concentrate their sub-human victims. Having three types of concentration camps was an essential part of the Nazis ultimate goal of the Final Solution, as it dictated the fate of not only the victims but also the bystanders of the Holocaust. The three types of concentration…

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    million innocent Jewish people in concentration camps created by the Nazis. Unsurprisingly, there have been thousands of stories written by survivors of these camps. Elie Wiesel, the author of Night, is one of these survivors. In the book Night, he recounts details of his horrific experience within the camps. This essay expands on the father-and-son relationships within the book, and how they change through time due to the horrific life in the concentration camp and losing their families. At the…

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    Auschwitz Death Camp Essay

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    's power. Jews would only plea and their prayers were heard only until liberation day. In the meantime, many Jews and other people were sent from ghettos to concentration camps. The big concentration camp they were sent to was named Auschwitz. There were three camps at Auschwitz. There were many techniques of killing at high speeds. Death camp was either cut short or made you think of doing stuff you wouldn’t think of doing. Before the Germans putting the Jews into ghettos, political inquiry…

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    and was taken prisoner in a concentration camp during Nazi Germany in World War II. Elie had many exceptional traits, and some aspects of him as a person helped him survive the death camps. When Elie’s family was taken to the camps, he was separated from his mother and sister, whom he never saw again. His father was his ally from then on. One vital trait that Elie was able to use to his advantage was self-awareness. He had to become familiar with the intentions of the camp and listen to advice…

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    Wiesel’s Father-Son Relationship Replacing His Faith In concentration camps during World War II, relationships were often torn apart. When arriving in the camps, family relationships were often disregarded with half of a family going straight to the crematories. Whatever sort of relation could be salvaged was clung to, even when letting go was the best option. In his memoir Night, Elie Wiesel, prolific author and Nobel Peace Prize winner, recounts his relationships with his god, which was the…

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    Language 8 7 March 2017 Concentration Camps Concentration camps played a major role during the Holocaust. The effects that concentration camps had on people were very harsh leaving the people around traumatized and worried for what was to come. No one really knew what to expect from these concentration camps until they were there. These camps were inescapable. This situation of concentration camps really changed the way people chose to execute people…

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    Concentration Camp Essay

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    2017 Concentration Camps A concentration camp was a horrible place Jews were sent to so they could be killed in numerous ways. Some main concentration camps were Auschwitz-Birkenau and Belzec which were located in Poland. Also Bergen-Belsen and Buchenwald which were located in Germany. These camps tortured the Jews slowly and painfully. Jews could only imagine being called up and having to go to these horrible camps where the Nazi would inflict pain on them. The idea of concentration camps…

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    the story of a young german boy, Bruno, who befriends Shmuel, a young boy in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Bruno’s dad is the Nazi commander in charge of Auschwitz. Bruno and Shmuel keep their friendship secret from the Nazi’s, and together they face the harsh realities of the Auschwitz concentration camp that neither one of them saw coming. The concentration camps, and the behaviors shown by the Nazi soldiers in The Boy in the Striped…

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    Night is a memoir of the author’s life during the Holocaust, and gives readers a look into what happened in concentration camps. The Diary of a Young Girl chronicles first-hand a young girl’s life in hiding from the persecution of the authoritarian Nazi Party. Number the Stars is a fictional story that shows how the Holocaust affected both Jews, their acquaintances, and the people who decided to fight back against the Germans. Combined…

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    Wiesel’s faith are constantly getting tested while in the concentration camps that were located all throughout Germany. In these camps over six million Jews were killed. During their times in the concentration camps they lost faith, were brutalized, and got treated like objects. When Eliezer and his father were in the concentration camps they went through horrible and unforgettable moments. During their first night in the concentration camp Eliezer began to reminisce and wonder. Elie did not…

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