A LESSON IN TOLERANCE May we never let it happen again…

Holocaust (hol·o·caust): n - 1. Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire 2. Greek word meaning burnt whole or consumed by fire HOLOCAUST (FIRE)   Holocaust – 11 million people were killed Term comes from a Greek word that means burnt whole or consumed by fire The term Holocaust refers to the specific period in history dating from 1933 – 1945 and not to any other mass murder or genocide.

Holocaust Victims… 11 MILLION KILLED 6 million Jews 1.5 million children under 12 “Other Undesirables” 5 million 11 MILLION KILLED HOLOCAUST VICTIMS

Anti-Semitism Genocide Hostility toward or discrimination against Jewish people. Genocide Genocide is the mass killing of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.

Adolf Hitler Video Clip http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144/videos/adolf-hitler-mini-biography-2232485039

Use your legal sized paper to draw out a Holocaust timeline Use your legal sized paper to draw out a Holocaust timeline. We will fill it in as we go. http://prezi.com/mto8hsz3pp2x/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Prisoners arriving at the camps… PRISONERS ARRIVING AT CAMP   Train whistle sound automatically plays. Trains were greeted by a Nazi commander, who held the power of life or death. Commanders would instruct the soldiers how to separate people as they were taken off the train. Suitcases taken away and valuables confiscated. Prisoners arriving at the camps…

Crowded Conditions SLIDE 29 - LIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CAMP   The young, the healthy, and those with skills needed by camp officials were sent to a camp. In the camp, their heads were shaved and they were herded into overcrowded barracks. They were assigned a number and a uniform that looked like a black and white striped pajama. In Auschwitz, a number was tattooed on the prisoner's forearm. Men and women were assigned to different barracks. Everyone had a job. Many prisoners were assigned jobs in factories built near the camps. The factories produced items essential for the war effort. Hair that was shaved from victims was used to stuff mattresses or pillows; gold removed from both living and dead prisoners was melted into bricks; any other metal was sent to the factory to be made into bullets. Camp rules were strict - a prisoner has to obey or he was punished or killed. Many times the guards were sadistic - they could punish a prisoner any way they chose and nobody cared. When prisoners were fed, they were given bread made from sawdust and one bowl of vegetable broth made from rotten vegetables. All punishments were cruel and inhumane. Some prisoners were whipped, others were hung by their arms and left for long periods of time.

Many people starved to death, or they chose to stop eating.

Not all children were immediately killed Not all children were immediately killed. Some were used in medical experiments and sexually assaulted.

OLDER MAN WITH TATTOO This is a photo of a survivor, showing the tattoo he received while at Auschwitz.

Even the very young… YOUNG BABY WITH TATTOO Notice that this baby has a tattoo. Because most children were immediately killed, it is likely this baby was part of a study that used twins for experiments preformed by Nazi doctors.   Even the very young…

Pictures of the crematory. All Jews had jobs in the camps Pictures of the crematory. All Jews had jobs in the camps. Some had the responsibility of throwing bodies dead and alive, into the ovens.

PILE OF BODIES AND VICTIM OF EXPERIMENT Photo credit: German National Archives PILE OF BODIES AND VICTIM OF EXPERIMENT   Scores of Nazi doctors and medical researchers were given permission to carry out medical experiments on people in the camp where specially equipped laboratories were built. Dr. Josef Mengele, "Angel of Death," was in charge of the staff, which performed the medical experiments in the name of “scientific research”. The experiments were a form of torture because none were done using anesthesia. Children as well as adults were used in experiments. People were injected with terrible diseases; organs were removed, and some experiments were done for specific reasons. For example, men were placed in cold water to see how long they could live before they succumbed to hypothermia. This experiment provided the Nazis with a time limit on how long their pilots could survive in water if they were shot down over the Baltic or North Sea. Every experiment was documented.

eyeglasses - PILE OF EYEGLASSES   When the prisoners were stripped of their clothing, nothing was wasted. This is a pile of eyeglasses - Note the mass amount – thousands were killed daily.

PILE OF SHOES, PEOPLE SORTING Note the mass amount. Shoes

Death of Hitler http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/adolf-hitler/videos/death-of-hitler

Night

Night by Elie Wiesel Autobiographical, memoir Focus on observation - describes an event that the writer witnessed firsthand. Elie Wiesel - Bearing Witness - invites us to listen, and to remember. “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

During the time of the Jewish annihilation, there were many families that were being shattered and torn apart. One of these families were the Wiesels’. The family consisted of Elie, his father Schlomo, his mother Sarah, and his three sisters, Hilda, Tzipora, Bea. Elie’s mother, Sarah, and sister, Hilda. Schlomo, Elie’s father. Elie at age 15.

In 1986, Elie was awarded one of the highest honors in the world, The Nobel Peace Prize.

Meet Elie Wiesel Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgAZQXcGxVE

Exit Ticket What stuck out to you after watching Elie Wiesel’s video? Explain yourself. This exit ticket should not be one sentence long. Discuss several things you learned in the video.

Transporting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y40RzVnLUZQ