What did concentration camp survivors do after the Holocaust?

Answer 1

Generally, I believe they began to either return to their homes, moving as they could, searching for their family; or they immigrated to other countries to begin again. Try searching at the National Holocaust Museam's webpage http://www.ushmm.org

Answer 2

Most of them went to the Displaced persons camps where they would try to find the remains of their lives, some came to America, others returned to the villages that they called home before the war, many went to a country called Palestine and bought up large parcels of "useless" land. They named the land Israel.

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In many cases, 'going home' was not a viable option. For example, Poland was very antisemitic at the time.

As noted above, many went to Displaced Persons' camps and tried to rebuild their lives. One of the first priorities for most was finding out what had happened to their families. Ultimately, many settled in the US and in Israel.

All the Displaced Persons' camps were closed by 1957, most by 1952.

Answer 3

Post-Holocaust Jewish identity has been formed upon the collective memory of the Holocaust and its tragedies, although many survivors still refuse to speak openly about their experiences. Indeed, as time passes and there are fewer and fewer survivors living, it is through their children and surviving family that their memory survives.

You can read an informative essay on Art Spiegelman's graphic novel depicting his father Vladek's survival of war-time Poland and Auschwitz by visiting http://www.englishessays.org.uk/english-essays/holocaust.php

The author explores his own troubled relationship with his father and the complex position of the second-generation Holocasut survivors. This should give you a better idea on the fate of the Jews after the Holocaust.

Answer 4

They returned to their normal lives. They visited their German or Polish etc. relatives then told them their terrifying stories. If someone ever asked about that subject though, they would probably refuse because it was so horrible they would never like to talk about it again.

Many survivors started a new life in Israel or the US.

Answer:

When the full extent of the horrors of the Holocaust became known shortly after the war, the Jewish community was in shock. Everyone was subdued and mourning was pervasive. Rebuilding the various congregations (through survivors in the U.S. and Israel) got off to a gradual start, taking over 15 years to really gain momentum.

Answer 5

It depended on the person and their situation. Some went home to the country or town they came from, but in most cases that was not possible. (Poland, for example, was very antisemitic after the Holocaust). Many moved to Israel, the United States, or Canada. Many tried to start their lives over, got married had a family and lived normal Jewish lives.

Some became atheists. Some assimilated into Christian communities. Some even married Christians, so that their children would not grow up Jewish in case it ever happened again. Still, many became more involved with their Jewish faith, especially in Israel.

Answer 6

The Jews who came out the concentration camps had to be put into special internment camps while they were rehabilitated from their starvation, dehydradtion, illnesses and exposure to the elements. The Jews who came out of hiding and had no more home were put into internment camps (not with the sick people) and eventually placed in new countries such as Israel and the United States. Decades later they received some renumeration for having had their homes, businesses and family members taken from them and for being put into the camps.

Answer 7

they
just went home and tried to live their lives

there werent that many survivors