THE HOLOCAUST

A Time of Persecution
TY Religion project by Karen Cleary
What was 'The
Holocaust'?
The Holocaust was a genocide,
a mass murder of a group of
people of a certain religion or
nationality.
It was when two thirds of the
Jewish population was wiped
out by Adolf Hitler and The
Nazi.
It was during World War Two
and over 6 million Jews were
killed.
When and
Where it Began
Even though hatred and racism
was a problem before the Nazi
the beginning of The Holocaust
was when Adolf Hitler became
chancellor of Germany on the
30th January 1933.
The Holocaust therefore began
in Germany 1933 when Hitler
began executing and murdering
the Jews.
As well as the Jews many
others were murdered such as
gypsies.
The Reason Behind
the Murder of the
Jews
Hitler and the Nazis believed
the Aryon Race, a race of blue
eyes and blonde hair pure
German blood, were the
superior race and Jews
insuperior. The Ayron Race
were wat they believed to be
European and not Jewish.
Hitler also blamed the Jews for
the defeat in World War 1
because he believed Germany
did not lose the war by battle
but by betrayal by someone.
How the Jews
were Murdered
The main reason behind how
the Nazis were able to murder
so many Jews was down to the
concentraion camps.
The Concentraion Camps were
created to imprison Jews, make
the do hard labour and await a
mass execution.
They would be divided into
groups and separate families
and at the end they would go
into gas chambers, what they
thought were showers, and die.
Examples of the
Concentration
Camps
One of the most famous
Concentration Camps is
Auschwitz in Poland.
Other Concentration Camps
are;
-Dachau (The very first camp),
- Bergen-Belsen,
- Buchenwald,
- Sachsenhausen.
How The
Holocaust Came
to an End
The Holocaust lasted 12 years.
In 1944 the Allies began taking
control of the concentration camps
and defeating the Nazis.
In January, 1945 The Allies gained
control of the biggest camps,
Auschwitz, where most of the
deaths occurred. This was a huge
achievement.
The control of Auschwitz was the
beginning of the end of The
Holocaust.
How The Holocaust
Affected The
Jewish Population
The Jewish population was 9.3
million in 1933, before the
Holocaust.
In 1950, the population was
less than 3.5 million.
Two thirds of the population
had been wiped out.
This has resulted in a ripple
affect up till present date
because Judaism is a major
world religion yet has such a
small population.
Important
Holocaust Dates
April 1, 1933 the boycott of
Jewish-owned businesses and
shops in Germany began.
September 15, 1935 The
Nuremberg Race Laws were
passed which excluded the
Jews and made them appear as
the outcasts.
November 9, 10 1938 known
as the Kristallnacht or 'Night of
Broken Glass', Jewish
businesses, buildings and
synagogues were attacked and
destroyed as the results of the
murder of a German.
Anne Frank- Example
of a Jew During The
Holocaust.
Anne Frank was born on the 12th of
June, 1929.
She was a German - Jewish teenager.
Anne and her family were forced to
go into hiding during The Holocaust.
They hid for 2 years above her
father's office in Amsterdam.
She died in Bergen-Belsen
concentration camp with her sister as
a result of typhus in the October of
1944 just before it was liberated in
the spring of 1945.
Thank You For Reading
By Karen Cleary 4.2