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Yes, of course. Jewish women, children and elderly were among the targets. The aim of the Holocaust was extermination.

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How many people were killed in the holocaust other than Jews?

People that were killed during the Holocaust in addition to the millions of Jews were the Freemasons, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, and people with disabilities. Also killed were Gypsies, Poles, Soviet POWs, and slaves in Eastern Europe.


How many women were murdered during the Holocaust?

The Holocaust was directed against ALL Jews - men, women and children, young, old, healthy and sick. So about half the six million slaughtered were female.


What killed Jews in the Holocaust?

Hitler killed Jews, Nazis killed them, there were torture devices, and concentration camps. Many more things too.


What happend if they got caught trying to escape during the Holocaust?

You were killed. Often in front of everyone as a warning of what would happen if they too tried to escape


How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust and how does this prove the Holocaust did happen?

Over 7 million Jews were killed throughout Europe during the Holocaust. I really don't see how people can deny that the Holocaust happened at all. Think of all of the survivors. You can't fake that kind of trauma to a person's spirit. _________ The 'classic' figure is 6 million, but some historians give the range 5.1-6 million. (7 million is too high). For the question of evidence see the related question.


What symptoms did they check during the Holocaust?

The Holocaust was too big, covering many different types of people for anyone to work out who, where and when the 'they' that you refer to are.


How many lives were lost in holocaust?

About 6 Million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.


What kind of sports happened during the Holocaust?

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Did all Jews get killed in the Holocaust?

No, there were survivors, too. There were also Jews living in countries like the US that were beyond the reach of the Nazis.


The Holocaust - What was life like in the concentration camps?

Their hair was shaved and belongings taken, men and women were separated, women and small children were killed in gas chambers ( theydid not know, they were told they were getting a shower/cleansing) men were put to work. If they were too young or old to do anything they were killed in acidic chemical pits or burned alive. Read 'Night' I forget who it's by but it's a true story about a father and son that were in the Holocaust trying to survive. The son explains what he went through and what he saw


What happened to men during the holocaust?

The men were put to labor work until they were too old or sick to continue. Then they were killed in gas chambers.


Were men and women treated equally during the holocaust?

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