The Holocaust

1
The Holocaust

• The systematic murder of 11 million people across
  Europe

2
The Persecution Begins

• April 7, 1933 All non-Aryans to be removed from
  government jobs
• Jews were center of Nazis target
• Germans looking for scapegoats
• Nuremberg Laws
• Stripped Jews of citizenship, jobs property
• Bright yellow Star of David

3
Kristallnacht

• November 9-10, 1938
• Night of Broken Glass
• Homes, businesses and synagogues all attacked
• 100 Killed, Hundreds more injured
• 30,000 arrested
• Synagogues burned

4
Jewish Refugees

• Fleeing Jews had trouble finding refuge
• Turned to Britain, Palestine America
• US wanted doors closed
• St. Louis
• Coast Guard would not allow entrance into US

5
Hitlers Final Solution

• Obsession to rid Europe of Jews
• Deliberate systematic killing of entire
  population
• The Condemned
• Gypsies
• Freemasons
• Homosexuals
• Mentally ill
• Physically disabled

6
Forced Relocation

• Ghettos
• Segregated Jewish areas in Polish cities
• Bodies of victims in streets
• Some resistance movements formed

7
Concentration Camps

• Labor camps
• Families separated
• Camps run by SS
• Wooden barracks
• Worked from dawn to dusk
• If too weak killed

8
Mass Extermination

• The Final Stage
• Death Camps
• Gas Chambers 12,000 killed/day
• Shower Zyklon B
• Body Pits
• Crematoriums (ovens)
• Medical Experiments