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Why does elie get to keep his shoes at the concentration camp?
Elie gets to keep his shoes because one of the German soldiers was in a good mood. The only thing that was certain in Jewish internment camps is that nothing was certain.
Where was Dachau camp located and what was its purpose?
Dachau concentration camp is locted in upper bavaria, southern germany. It's first purpose was to keep political prisoners in but as time proceeded, it started to kill people
Why was Plaszow turned into a concentration camp?
to keep Jews needed for the workforce in.
How are the ghetto and the concentration camp alike?
they were places to collect and keep undesirable sections of society.
What sort of indentification was used on the prisoners and where?
Prisoners were typically identified by a unique number tattooed on their arm at Nazi concentration camps like Auschwitz. This identification system was used to dehumanize prisoners and make it easier for the Nazis to keep track of individuals.
Who put the Jews in factories to stop concentration camps?
No one, concentration camps were never and have never been stopped. This may be a reference to Schindler, he employed Jews in his factory, but it did not keep them out of a concentration camp, when the ghetto was cleared, they went to the concentration camp with everyone else, to walk to the factory to work every day.
How was Auschwitz camp built?
-The 3 main camps and 45 subcamps -Organised working facilities for the workers to work in -Redesign the barracks to where the prisoners are slee[ing at -Build pit areas to dispoce the dead bodies -Build gas chambers -Built electrical fences to keep the prisoners in
What were death marches?
Where prisoners were forced to march toward a concentration camp or other prison type facility where they were to be executed. Anyone who fell behind or was not well enough to walk was executed on the spot, often being beaten to death. Those who made it to the prison camp were starved or given very minimal food rations then they were worked to death or executed.
What different category of Holocaust camps were there?
During the holocaust their was onlya small type of camps Concentration camps - Camps where is to just keep people and torturing them to concentrate them. Extermination camps - Camps where it only main purpose to to Exterminate people asmuch as possible Death camps - Same as a Extermination camp but only Kills people less frequently Labour camps - A camp which is only main purpose is to use prisoners as slave labour workers POW camps - Camps for Prisoners of War
What item of clothing did Elie Wiesel keep?
Elie Wiesel kept a striped concentration camp uniform from his time at Auschwitz.
Why did they put tattoos and Numbering in Concentration Camps?
Well the numering was like a ID number to keep track of all of the Jews or prisoners. Its like your name but, with numbers for them.
What were some of the typical jobs or tasks that concentration camp prisoners were forced to do?
Firstly there were the normal jobs like kitchen duty or cleaning that you would see in any prison. In concentration camps there was a determined effort to keep the inmates busy, so sometimes they were made to dig, carry or do such manual labour just for the sake of it. There were also many construction projects and sub-camps were established to have the workforce close to the Project.
