Facts About The Holocaust

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The Holocaust was a devastating event that killed many. The Holocaust is part of history that happened and had cut the Jewish population by about six million people. Not only does the population drop prove the Holocaust happened, there are also eyewitness testimonies from survivors as well as perpetrators stating the condition and events of the Holocaust. The most interesting piece of evidence is the Nazi post war records. These resources have given the evidence needed to enlighten people on the events and reality of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was a real event that had killed millions of Jews. The population of the Jewish community had dropped immensely within the years of 1939 and 1945, during World War II (Holocaust Facts). There have …show more content…

The records show the events from numerous camps and experiments. In Auschwitz, Jews were sent there by freight cars in the evening(Auschwitz). They were evaluated by doctors and separated by the ones able to work and the unfit, The Jews in healthy enough conditions to work were sent to special camps to begin working. The unfit Jews were sent to cellars in one large house. The cellars were lined with benches on both sides of the area. The Jewish prisoners had been told they needed to be cleansed before going to work, but in reality they were being sent to their death. Once all prisoners were sitting on the benches the were told to take off their clothes and fold them neatly to make sure there was no panic. They were then sent into a large area that looked like a shower bath but there were three pillars in the area that released substances to kill the prisoners. Once the prisoners were dead their hair was cut off and their teeth were extracted, then the corpses were taken to the crematoriums to be turned to ash(Auschwitz). They also performed experiments, such as medical experiments(Medical). One medical experiment was the freezing and hypothermia experiments. This experiment was used to measure the time it took to lower the body temperature to death and how to most successfully resuscitate the dead victim back to life. The experiment used young healthy Jews and …show more content…

There have been many sources that states the Holocaust was real. The eyewitness testimonies of the survivors and perpetrators had let the people involved in the Holocaust tell their stories about their horrendous experience and the rough daily life they had to endure. Along with the eyewitness testimonies, the population drop had proved that 6 million Jews cannot just disappear out of nowhere, and the Holocaust perfectly explains it all. The most helpful piece of evidence is the Nazi war records, they help prove what happened throughout the war and the Holocaust. Giving accurate records of the events that went on and the condition of the life for the Jewish prisoners. The Holocaust happened and although there are Holocaust deniers there are a ton of sources that will prove this event to be a true part of History and a tragic life story for some people in the

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