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Holocaust
The genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews during World War II planned by Adolf Hitler.
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Why did hitler kill so much people?
Adolf Hitler's goal of becoming the Nazi dictator was not done so easily. His killing began well before World War Two. He first killed most of Germany's communist party leaders. Then he killed members of the Nazi Party that stood in his way and/or were Nazi rivals. He soon after began killing Jewish people inside of Germany in concentration camps and then during the war in death camps outside of Germany. He also killed gypsies, mentally ill people and his own army officers who tried to assassinate him.
Why did did the Jews have their clothes taken from them?
Back in the ancient world, where Judaism was founded, it was a sign of mourning during a tragedy to tear your clothes (old English refers to this as "rending the garments." You didn't take them off or tear them to shreds-- you tore a portion, to show publically that you were sad and in extreme grief. Today, at Jewish funerals, many Jews who are mourners will wear a black ribbon which has been torn, a sign of that old custom, and a visible display of sorrow or sadness at the death of a loved one.
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Halakha (Jewish law) still calls for the tearing of one's shirt at the death of a close relative. This has never changed. It is, of course, done in a way that doesn't compromise modesty.
Did the Jews Hurt Hitler when he was young?
No, and what's more, the Nazi regime was at some level aware that the Jews were harmless. The Nazis did not get round to banning Jews from owning firearms till 1938 - in other words the Nazis waited till they had been in power for five (!) years before doing this. It really is quite revealing ...
The Nazis just wanted someone to blame for their problems. They didn't want to blame themselves for starting WWI or their crummy leaders. Who better to blame than the minority race of their country, the Jews.
Why was Nuremberg trial important?
The Nuremberg trials were necessary because they addressed the crimes of the officers, supports and political leaders of the Third Reich. Trying these leaders of Nazi Germany helped to make sure someone answered for the crimes of the second world war.
How does the forgotten Holocaust relate to the Jewish Holocaust?
There is no one "forgotten Holocaust" as the term applies to any genocide other than the mass murder of 6 million Jews. Some people use the term to refer to the mass-murders of Poles during World War II, the Rape of Nanking and similar atrocities against the Chinese in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Armenian Genocide, and other similar horrors.
The way that these genocides relate to the Jewish Holocaust during World War II, is that they were all mass-murders of innocent people based on their ethnic identity. However, it was the Jewish Holocaust that really brought international attention to this all-too-common problem of genocide and resulted in its identification and criminalization.
How did they get picture of the Holocaust?
look it up on yahoo. they give you some pretty good pic's.
What did Hitler do to the women jews?
Women in the Third Reich were rewarded for being pregnant, if they gave birth to more than four children they were given a medal.
By the time of the Holocaust it was illegal for Jews to become pregnant. The policy was to allow the pregnancy to come to term before executing both, however this was not always the practice.
Which country is Auschwitz in?
Oswiecim, Poland
Auschwitz is in Poland, about 37 miles west of Krakow. It was in German-occupied Poland from 1939-1945. Auschwitz is the German name for the town.
The concentration camp and extermination camp were established by the Nazis outside the town of Oswiecim. The Auschwitz group of camps was a vast complex, with 3 camps on the main site and a further 45 sub-camps.
Poland Approx. 50N 19E
What did they do to Jews at ghettos?
In Ghettos, Jews would be giving food by the Nazis who came everyday (ussaly the Gestapo or the ss). But the food they were given was very small rations. On average a Jewish person was feed 300 calories, compared to the 2500 calories an adult needs today.
How did the Jews arrived in the Caribbean?
Many Jews immigrated to the Caribbean from other countries because of opportunities and weather, and the persecutions in their earlier places of residence. Many Caribbean countries have a high jewish presence including Dominican Republic.
Why do so many Christians hate Hitler for killing Jews if Jews killed Jesus?
The majority of Christians, not just Catholics did hate Adolf Hitler, you're correct. They did not endorse the genocide of millions of people because of their religion, and Christians believe that no one should be punished because of offenses of their ancestors. In short, the Jews in the 1940's had nothing to do with Christ's death, and should not be punished for it.
How did Nazis spread their ideas and antisemitism?
They were forced to fall in line with Nazi goals and were placed under Nazi leadership.
Why did hitler kill 60 million jews?
Hitler killed 6 million Jews, not 60 million. There were only 15-16 million Jews in the world in 1939, so killing 60 million would actually be impossible. However, Hitler's reasons for killing the Jews are outlined in the Related Question below.
What was the type of activities that took place in concentration camps?
Concentration camps that were not extermination camps had the prisoners working for slave labor. Extermination camps spent 24 hours a day killing the prisoners. Some camps did medical experiments against the "undesirable people". The prisoners spent their time trying to survive starvation, deadly sickness, hyperthermia, heat stroke and dehydration.
What was the Wannsee Conference of 1942?
The Wannsee Conference, chaired by Reinhard Heydrich, was a meeting of senior Nazi officials on 20 January 1942 and was organised to work out the 'nuts and bolts' of the 'Final Solution', that is, the Holocaust. The early stages of the Holocaust were chaotic, often starting with local 'initiatives' which were later rubber-stamped at the top.
Contrary to what some older books say, it did not decide on the Final Solution. That decision had already been made (at a higher level) and the Final Solution had started.
Why do Christians hate Nazis for killing Jews if Jews killed Jesus?
The Pope himself has said that the Jews as a whole are not to blame for the killing of Jesus. See the attached Related Link.
Additional Answer:
A deeper reading of Scripture would reveal to all who endeavor, that Jesus died for the sins of all mankind. Another way of stating that fact is 'every human' killed Jesus as the Bible tells us 'all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God' (Romans 3:23).
As a Christian myself, I have a deep respect for all people regardless of their race, gender or faith. It is the lack of moral character that makes me dislike or better yet, avoid another.
As a Jew, I love this question. First of all, "The Jews" didn't kill Jesus, the ROMANS did. Second, the whole "the Jews wanted Him dead" idea postulated in the NT smacks of anti-Jewish propaganda. A main focus of the NT is to show how Christianity is a "better" religion than Judaism. One way it does this is to cast the Jews in a bad light at every opportunity. This is one such example.
How many Finnish people died in concentration camps?
Finland fought against the Soviet Union and was an ally of Germany, but it didn't send people to concentration camps.
Finnish authorities did, although, at the time, without the consent of political leadership, send eight middle European Jewish refugees (non-citizens), to the German authorities (Gestapo) in Estonia, seven of which perished in Auschwitz and there was sizable exchange of POW's (Russian to Germans, Estonian and Ingrian to Finns) between Finnish and German authorities between 1941 and 1943/4.
After the war Finland was forced to hand over a large number of former Soviet citizens who fought on Finnish side (Estonians) or were refugees to Finland (Ingrians) to the Soviet authorities, which meant them being treated in the Soviet Union as traitors and subsequently meant that many of them were executed or sent to Soviet (concentration/prison) camps in Siberia.
Where did the night of power happen?
The Night of Power or the Night of Decree or the Night of fate (known as Laylat Alqadr in Arabic) is a blessed great night of the nights of the holy month of Ramadan (The month of fasting) & it's mentioned in the Holy Quran in a chapter titled with its name.
where? it happens everywhere.
when? in one of the last ten nights of Ramadan & is mostly considered to be the 27th night ( Allah knows best).
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. We have indeed revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power:
2. And what will explain to thee what the night of power is?
3. The Night of Power is better than a thousand months.
4. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand:
5. Peace!...This until the rise of morn!
Holy Quran, chapter 97
Why did Hitler get mad with Jews?
First of all: Hitler did not "get so mad at the Jews" the reason he put them is concentration camps was for free labor. If they were weak or too young/old to work, they were killed. They also got killed just for no reason by beating etc, but this was the main reason why they were killed. Second: I agree with the answer above, that he did blame them for WWI Third: What does any ruler want? power
Adolf Hitler, had attachment disorders. He also was a orphan in his teens. It is also noted he hated Jews because his artwork was denied in Vienna, he claimed some were Jewish, although none were.
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The premise is wrong; Hitler did want to take over Europe, Hitler wanted his lands to be free of Jews. The want to get rid of the Jews did not drive him into invading countries. Political ideology did however drive him into invading the Soviet Union.
It must be added that Hitler did not simply hate the jews, he murdered the jews for political reasons. He blamed them (incorrectly) for losing world war 1, and essentially for the economic depression that Germany was in. They were his scapegoats. The german people fell for his excuses and the horror of the holocaust followed.
When did they Holocaust happen?
- Mass open air shootings of Jews began in June and July 1941 behind German lines in Lithuania, eastern Poland, Belarus, Latvia and the Ukraine (in the then Soviet Union). Obviously, persecution, oppression and enforced ghettoization had started earlier and had already taken their toll.
- Routine (as opposed to experimental) gassings of Jews began on 8 December 1941 at Chelmno.
- The extermination camps - Auschwitz II (Birkenau), Belzec, Chelmno, Majdanek, Sobibor and Treblinka - were all situated in Nazi-occupied Poland.
- The Holocaust affected Jews throughout Nazi controlled territory between 1941 and 1945.
- The Holocaust took place in Germany and German-occupied Europe. It was not confined to any particular town or city.
- Two of Germany's allies - Romania and Croatia - carried out their own holocausts.
- The Holocaust ended in May 1945, but some camps and some areas were liberated earlier.
Mass killings of Jews began in June 1941 as the death squads (SD-Einsatzgruppen) that followed the German armies into the Soviet Union began to operate behind the German lines.
The deportation of Jews from Berlin to Theresienstadt, to Riga (Latvia) and Maly Trostenets (Minsk, Belarus) started on 15 October 1941. Riga in Latvia and Maly Trostenets soon became a vast killing field for deported Berlin Jews.
The first large scale gassings took place at Chelmno on 8 December 1941. Further administrative details of Holocaust were worked out at the Wannsee Conference on 20 January 1942. (The actual 'conference' lasted only 90 minutes and was mainly concerned with co-ordinating the activities of the various agencies involved. Apart from a brief discussion of what to do about half-Jews and quarter-Jews, the meeting was not concerned with matters of policy).
AnswerThere's timeline at this link: ushmm.org Location of the HolocaustThe Holocaust did not happen in any one place. Everywhere the Germans conquered they exterminated the Jewish population and any other 'undersireables'. In the Soviet Union and parts of eastern Poland there were large scale mass executions throughout Nazi held territory. The extermination camps were nearly all in Poland.The killings took place in:
1. Mass open air shootings (especially in the Soviet Union)
2. Exceptionally harsh concentration camps, where the prisoners were literally worked to death: they had to do heavy manual labour (such as quarrying and mining) on insufficient food.
3. Extermination camps, mainly located in Poland:
- Auschwitz-Birkenau
- Belzec
- Chelmno
- Majdanek (used mainly as a back-up)
- Sobibor
- Treblinka
The above camps were all in Poland. In addition, Maly Trostenets in Belarus is generally regarded as an extermination camp.
In Poland, Jews were herded into ghettos (such as the Warsaw Ghetto and the Lodz Ghetto) and given grossly insufficient food and not allowed medication. Many died of stavation and disease.
Two of Germany's allies, Romania and Croatia, carried out their own national holocausts.
Here is more input:
- In my opinion, the Holocaust happened in every town, every house, every heart that knew what was happening and did nothing. Most of the killing was done in Eastern Europe, as the previous post mentioned, especially Poland and Russia. But other countries all over Europe participated, shipping out their Jewish populations, out of fear or to get rid of undesirable peoples. Some of Germany's allies, such as Croatia and Romania conducted their own holocausts. As countries began closing their borders to Jewish refugees, including the US, they contributed indirectly to the death toll in the camps.
- The holocaust ended in 1945 when World War 2 was about to end.
- The holocaust ended in specific places when the Allies liberated the camps in 1944-1945. The holocaust did not end completely till the end of WWII in Europe and the surrender of all German troops.
- The Holocaust ended a few days after Hitler committed suicide in 1945. However, even when camps were liberated the death rate from disease remained high for several weeks.
What were the Jewish ghettos like?
the ghettos were horrific places where Nazis dumped Jew's; but not just Jews (which is commonly thought) but practically everyone who wasn't perfect (over exaggeration but....)
homosexuals, mentally or physically impaired, disabled, old, and Jews were put in the Ghettos. they were faced with terrible conditions where they were only fed an incredibly small fraction of what a human should eat to be healthy.
they were treated so badly, some died because of abuse, others died because of lack of nutrition or hygiene.
the ghettos were sort of a first step towards the death camps and the gassing.
incidentally, no one really cared about the people who were put in there; and if they did, they wouldn't say anything for fear that they would be put in there instead. as long as it wasn't them, they would deal with what was happening to others.
not that many people knew.
hope that helps a little; though I'm going on mostly memory but it IS right ... maybe just lacking some detail ^^
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I wonder if you are confusing ghettos with concentration camps.
What restrictions were put on Jews?
There were many restrictions in wartime Holland. As the days went on, life became harder and harder for Jews. The Nazis made it so that they knew where the Jews were at all times. Just a few of the restrictions for Jews were:
� No telephones
� No bicycles
� No public transport (e.g. trams)
� No cars, and no accepting lifts in cars
� No allowed out of the house between the hours of 8pm and 6am
� No Jews allowed to own/run their own businesses
� No Jews allowed in libraries
� Jews banned from teaching German children, and Jewish children have to attend a Jewish school
� Jewellery was confiscated from Jews
� Jews forbidden from owning pets: all Jewish pets destroyed
� Milk deliveries to Jews stopped
� Jews were not allowed move to Berlin
� Jews were not allowed to purchase cigarettes
Jews werebanned from public restaurants
jews were allowded to shop only in between 6pm and 8pm
What are three groups of people that were killed by nazi?
