Emily and Marin

 The survivors of the Holocaust went to extremes to survive, and had to work hard to establish a homeland.

 1,200,000 homeless Jews.  The Nuremberg Trials and Proceedings  The U.S. passed the Displaced Persons’ Act of 1948.

 Israel became a homeland  Israel declared its independence in May 1948  137,000 Jews to U.S.

 Charlene Schiff  Born: 1929 in Horochow, Poland  She ate worms, bugs, poisonous mushrooms, and raw rats  She drank from puddles and was terribly ill  She often hid in potato cellars to keep warm  Sara (Sheila) Peretz  Born: 1936 in Chelm, Poland  Hid in shack for over two years  It was extremely cold in the winter and very hot in the summer  Shared a loaf of bread and water bottle with her family  Hans Rudelsheim  Born: 1922 in Kampen, Netherlands  Hid with a Christian family  Germans searched the house while Hans hid in a closet  Betrayed and deported  Died in a concentration camp

 The Holocaust was the worst Genocide in our world’s history, and we must do all we can let it never happen again.

 “A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Aftermath.” University of South Florida Web. 7 March  “Holocaust Personal Stories” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Web. 7 March  “What Happened to the Jews After the Holocaust?”Holocaust History. 7 October Web. 7 March 2013.