Because the Germans and their collaborators thought that if they killed all of the Jewish children, that their whole religious population would die.
Out of 13 Million People who were killed during the Holocaust, only about 1.3-1.7 Million Children were killed during the Holocaust. Majority of the Children were under the ages of 13 years old.
About 1.5 million (Jewish) children were killed in the holocaust. If you include Romany and Sinta children (Gypsies), and children of any race or background who had disabilities, the number grows to about 2.5 million.
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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.
In the Holocaust (WW2)? One million Jewish children were killed.
1/4 of the jewish population killed were under the age of 15
Yes, of course. Jewish women, children and elderly were among the targets. The aim of the Holocaust was extermination.
Most[Jewish] children were found hiding by German Soldiers and were ether shot or prosecuted
Jewish Boys were treated poorly during the holocaust like all children were. Depending on where they were sent, they could be killed upon arrival, or worse experemented on until they died.
not if you count the gypsy children.
about 1.5 MILLION children & infants were killed during the holocaust.
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Out of 13 Million People who were killed during the Holocaust, only about 1.3-1.7 Million Children were killed during the Holocaust. Majority of the Children were under the ages of 13 years old.
Criminals would have been killed because of their crimes, but this would have been part of the justice system, not part of the Holocaust, people were only killed for being Jewish in the Holocaust.
About 1.5 million (Jewish) children were killed in the holocaust. If you include Romany and Sinta children (Gypsies), and children of any race or background who had disabilities, the number grows to about 2.5 million.
They were usually killed, like their parents. The Holocaust was genocide, and Eichmann stressed that killing Jewish children was particularly important from the Nazi point of view as they didn't want a new generation of Jews. Many starved to death. We will never forget. bless their innocent souls