Holocaust

Mr albert dussel joins the franks and van pels in hiding or Friedrich Pfeffer

The person who betrayed Anne Frank and the others has never been identified.

Prinsen (Prince) gracht (canal) -- It means 'The Prince's Canal'

The question was, at the time: Was this person religious, homosexual, racially and sexually different, mentally and phyically handicapped, an Aryan, etc.? As long as the "blue-eyed blond" was anything BUT a pure ARYAN, then they were sent to concentration camps.

Judenrein is a term in German meaning "free of Jews." It was used by the Nazis to describe areas or territories where all Jewish people had been removed or exterminated. The term is associated with the Holocaust and the ethnic cleansing policies of the Nazi regime.

The residents of the annex became more active after 5:30 pm because that was the end of the workday. They likely had more free time in the evenings to engage in activities, socialize, or pursue personal interests. Additionally, the cooler temperatures in the evening might have made it more comfortable to be outside and interact with others.

A ghetto was a district or street where Jews were required to live by law. It was usually separated from the surrounding area and Jews were not allowed out (unless they had special permission). By the way, that is the original meaning of the word ghetto. The meaning run down inner city area inhabited mainly by ethnic minorities is much more recent.

Miep Gies married a Dutchman named Jan Gies.

Anne Frank and her sister were buried in a mass grave, together with thousands of others. There is a small memorial ... However, the main memorial is the house in Amsterdam where she and family (and others) hid. It is now a museum.

Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and activist, emphasized the importance of remembering the Holocaust to honor the victims, educate future generations about the dangers of hatred and bigotry, and ensure that such atrocities are never repeated. He believed that forgetting the Holocaust would be a betrayal of those who suffered and died, and a missed opportunity to learn from history.

He died in May of 1945 after a death match, 3 days before the camp was liberated. Peter was marched out of Auschwitz with other prisoners as the Russians approached in late January of 1945 (Otto Frank, too sick to travel, was "abandoned" there - and it saved his life).

Mr. Frank sees Peter as confident and determined, but also opinionated and sometimes insensitive. He appreciates Peter's strong work ethic and leadership abilities, but also recognizes his flaws and areas for growth. Overall, Mr. Frank respects Peter as a colleague but may find some of his characteristics challenging to deal with at times.

Peter Van Daan wanted to watch a movie after the holocaust was over and he often played with his black cat named Mouschi.

The name is pronounced (roughly) Elly Veesel.

-People had to hand in their bicycles and werent allowed to ride around with them. -Had to wear yellow star

-Banned from trams and werent allowed to drive

-Only allowed to shop between 3 and 5 o'clock

-Must be indoors by 8 o'clock

-Allowed to shop in ones without crosses which means that Jews aren't allowed there.

-Not allowed to visit Christians

-One go to Jewish schools

-No cinema and theater and public sports centres

-No playing sports.

Marguerite Ann Johnson's mother's name was Vivian Baxter.

She did, but only one, and his name is Paul Gies

The question was basically concerning ships of Jewish refugess in WW2. A very real and important topic. Not what it has now become. There are several stories of different ships containing Jewish refugess from the Nazi's before, during and after the war. Some very famous ones include the well documented tribulations of several that were refused to land in the US, basically because the US didn't really want Jews either. Most of these people went on to die as they could find no safe harbor. Another, after the war, on a ship called Exodus could not land it's cargo of already displaced holocaust people in what was then Palestine (now Isreal), with similar results. There are several movies about several of these vessels, or more rightfully, the journey of their passengers. 1939 - After cruising by Miami Beach, rejected by U.S. and Cuban authorities, the St. Louis returned to Europe, where four countries -- Belgium, France, Netherlands and Britain -- agreed to take the refugees. When war swept the continent a few months later, almost half would eventually die in death camps and detention centers. Search for other examples will develop another famous incident a few years later, where US landing was refused, although some infants were allowed to be disboarded. The ship was then sent back out to sea, where a Nazi U-Boat was known to be on patrol. The sinking took the lives of all aboard.

The years preceding the Holocaust were marked by increasing antisemitism, discrimination, and violence against Jewish people in Europe. This period saw the rise of the Nazi party in Germany, which promoted anti-Jewish policies and propaganda. Jews faced persecution, forced segregation, and restrictions on their rights and freedoms, setting the stage for the atrocities of the Holocaust.

The Holocaust occurred during World War II, starting in 1941 and lasting until 1945.

The gas chambers were mostly large rooms, holding numerous people at once...The victims were forced to undress, men, women and child alike, and given the impression that they would be taking a shower to clean off after the long train ride to the "camp" (the Nazi's called it a "work camp"). There were no windows, just overhead showers in multitude. Once inside, instead of water coming out of the showerhead, a gas would be released, killing all those inside.

Initially, Carbon Monoxide (Exhaust Gas) was used, than later on, experiments were conducted with Hydrogen Cyanide (Called Zyclon B).

Carbon Monoxide was first used in the 1930's by the Nazis in their "Euthanasia Program" - to kill those people who were mentally and/or physically handicapped, as they did not believe that those whom were impaired had a right to live and cost the "state" money. It was less expensive to kill them than to house and treat the ill.

The Nazis first experiment with Zyclon B gas were done at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp in early 1940, and it was performed on 250 Gypsy children. The first test of Zyclon B gas at Auschwitz, was done on September 3, 1941, and 600 Soviet POW's were used as the guinea pigs.

The Nazis had gas chambers in mobile vans, and in some of the Concentration Camps (Extermination Camps) there were gas chambers large enough to hold and kill upwards of 2500 people at a time; it has been reported in a journal entry that there were claw and bite marks on people and walls, from those trying to keep away from the gas, clawing and biting one another in pain and horror.

Nobody is truly able to say what is was like in the "Gas Chamber" there, as not a single person whom entered it survived; however, you may try to imagine being forced to strip down with people you both know and love, and, complete strangers; having to remove everything, including wedding bands, watches, etc...Than being led to a large dark room, on the way meeting up with others from the opposite sex who were made to also remove all articles on themselves; forced as a herd of cattle with very young, crying children; the elderly - listening to them wail and pray to G-d for help; and those in-between, begging for the door to be opened - than the hissing of the gas is heard followed by the screams of those inside, and than the mad rush of those strong enough to try to force themselves on top of you, and/or others so that they may live a few seconds more.

When you see photographs or old newsreels of the people being liberated from the Death Camps, many seem very old...This is a testament to the difficulties they endured, as all those over the age of 45 were put to death. So the woman whom may look like your 85 year old Grandmother, is not a day over 45 at most. The man who may look like a 75 year old, may only be 30. The cruelty is something to both think about and remember, so that nothing like this happens again to anyone, anywhere.

Gas Chambers were seen as the quickest, most efficient way of exterminating the Jews in Nazi Germany, But I am certain that 20 minutes of gassing was cruel

As of my last update, Betty Schimmel passed away on May 8, 2021. She was a Holocaust survivor and author known for her book "To See You Again." Her legacy continues through her writings and storytelling of her experiences during World War II.

Yes, an audiobook version of "I Will Bear Witness 1942-1945: A Diary of the Nazi Years" by Victor Klemperer is available on platforms like Audible or Google Play Books. You can listen to the firsthand account of life in Nazi Germany as documented by Klemperer during those turbulent years.

One of the main things was the Second World War.

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