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When people were taken to concentration camps, they were marked by the Nazis with tattoos, placed on the inside of their right arms. The tattoos were numbers, meant to be a form of identification.

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Were Jews branded or Tattooed in the Holocaust?

Jews selected for work at the Auschwitz group of camps were registered and tattooed. This was not done at other camps and they were not branded.


Why did people get tattooed during the Holocaust?

People were tattooed because it was a number that Jews were forced to wear under Hitler's rule.


Which prisoners of the holocaust were not tattooed?

none


What forearm was tattooed in the Holocaust?

THe left armm was tatoooed (:


Why where the Jews tattooed in the concentration camps?

To identify which group of Jews they came from.


Are there Jews still alive with numbers on their arms?

Yes. There are still a number of Holocaust survivors with numbers tattoed into their flesh. However, as time marches on, the day is not far off when there will be no more Holocaust survivors alive to bear witness. I personally have met some Holocaust survivors with numbers tattooed in their arm.


Would you have Jews in the Holocaust?

there would not have been the Holocaust without the Jews.


Were Jews in the Holocaust considered civilians?

The Jews targeted in the Holocaust were civilians.


In the Holocaust what did Jews get killed for doing?

In the Holocaust Jews were killed simply for being Jews, in fact simply for existing.


Can tattooed Holocaust survivors be buried in a Jewish cemetery?

Any tattooed Jewish person can be buried in a Jewish cemetery. This is just a myth.


Why did the holocaust aimed at jews?

The Holocaust is the name we give to the German attempted genocide of the Jews.


Were they tattooed when they went to the concentration camps?

Jews who were chosen to work were tattooed at Auschwitz. See Related Links below.