1. The Holocaust

2. What was The Holocaust? Holocaust is literally defined as: “a sacrifice consumed by fire”  But most would define it as:  the mass slaughter of European civilians, especially Jews, by the Nazis during World War II  Lasted from 1933-1945  Anti-Semitism  Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group.

3. Who were the victims? Jews Homosexuals Gypsies The Disabled Slavic Peoples Jehovah’s Witnesses

4. A Total of 6,000,000 Jews Percentage of Jews killed in each country

5. Final Solution

6.  Types of Camps  Concentration/Labor  Extermination/Death  Major Camps  Dauchau-Buchenwald Dauchau-Buchenwald  Auschwitz Auschwitz  Treblinkia  Bikenau

7. A MAP OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND DEATH CAMPS USED BY THE NAZIS.

9. AUSCHWITZ Auschwitz was located near the German-Polish border in Upper Silesia The sign of the main gate here states “Arbeit Macht Frei” This translates to “Work Brings Freedom”

12.  Many victims did not know of their death  Gas Chambers were referred to as Baths/Showers  Zyklon B – was used as a poison Zyklon B  Millions of people came to their deaths.

14. Clothing from concentration camp victims Shoes on display at the American Holocaust museum that had belonged to victims

15. After liberation, an Allied soldier displays a stash of gold wedding rings taken from victims at Buchenwald. Bales of hair shaven from women at Auschwitz, used to make felt-yarn.

16. The Numbers  11 million prisoners were murdered  6 million victims were Jews  Number of European Jews who survived: 3,546,211  Percentages:  Polish Jews killed: 91%  German Jews killed: 36%  Jews killed in Europe during war: 63%

17. AFTERMATH As the allies fought toward Berlin they discovered the camps People didn’t realize what was happening Even within Germany, not everyone knew or participated After the war the allies create the nation of Israel as a Jewish homeland under the protection of the US Why might this spark conflict?

18. Partner Work O Read page 769 in your textbook with your partner O Answer the following questions: O What does Wiesel mean when he says, “Our eyes were opened, but too late”? O What would be the effect on people of uprooting them from their homes? O This excerpt if from a book called Night. What might be the meaning of the title?