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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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What was genocide practiced by the Nazis?
The nazis killed their own citizens and those in surrounding countries - specifically those of the Jewish religion, gypsies, etc.
What other groups besides Jews were killed in the holocaust?
The Jews weren't the only people who were taken to the death camps, there were also gypsies, homosexuals, Russians and basically anyone who the Germans thought were different. People who disagreed with Hitler were also murdered.
Distance from buna to gleiwitz?
The distance from Buna, Texas, to Gleiwitz (Gliwice), Poland, is 5,524 air miles. That equals 8,889 kilometers or 4,800 nautical miles.
The five rules or commandments Moses came back with while been up a mountain?
There were ten: Thou shalt have no other gods before me Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy Honor thy father and thy mother Thou shalt not kill Thou shalt not commit adultery Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor Thou shalt not covet Rom. 7.7 ; 13.9 thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's
Concentration camps in Belgium?
Breendonck is the only one; no sub-camps are known of. Breendonck was a "waiting" camp (Auffangslager) designed to receive Jews and political prisoners before their transfer to Germany. ___ The author, Jean Améry, was held and tortured at Breendonck before being sent to Auschwitz. In addition to being a transit camp it was also an "intensive interrogation centre". In practice, some prisoners were held indefinitely at Breendonk and were not transferred. It was liberated early in September, 1944, which made it one of the first camps liberated by the Allies.
Why should the Holocaust not have happened?
The Holocaust could have been stopped if the US and other countries stepped in from the beginning with the knowledge that they had of the mass murders. Even the press had knowledge of the massacre of the Jews in Europe. For example the World Jewish Congress sent a world known rabbi Stephen Wise a telegram concerning the mass murders, and since the US was at war, all telegrams had to go through the government at the time. When it reached the state department, they held on to it the telegram for three months before handing it over to the Rabbi. The US should have stepped in way sooner than they did. For these reasons the Holocaust could have been stopped before over six million innocent Jews and over six million innocent non-Jewish victims were forever lost to the furnaces of the Nazis.
AnswerWhat form would effective 'stepping in' have taken? AnswerFrom a historical perspective, once WW2 began, there was virtually nothing that any country except Germany could have done to stop the Holocaust. At best, certain actions by the Allies (and the Holy See) could have reduced the number of people murdered, but the practical realities of the Holocaust are such that only the Germans themselves could have actually halted it. Given the level of control that the Nazi party had on the German nation, there is no realistic scenario where a revolt or protest or anything similar could have stopped it. At best, the only real hope to have stopped the Holocaust would have been a successful coup by the German Army against Hitler (there were several attempts, none successful), as this would have brought the war to an immediate end.Any chance to actually stop the Holocaust would have had to involve the removal from power of Adolf Hitler prior to WW2. There is no real basis for speculation on how that might have happened, or if anyone would have thought it was a worthwhile goal achievable by realistic efforts.
Shoah means catastrophe, great calamity. It is used by some for the Holocaust, in particular those who feel that the word holocaust has misleading religious implications. (Holocaust is derived from a Greek word meaning whole offering, burnt sacrifice).
How many people got dysentery during Holocaust?
there is no number. But this disease ran rampant throughout the camps.
What powder was used in the gas chamber to kill the Jews?
Hydrogen cyanide or Zyklon B as it was called.
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust in Lithuania?
In Lithuania were killed about 196,000 Jews of 204,000 population during the holocaust. It's about 96%. On first stage massacre started at the first days of nazi occupation in 1941 June 23 and finished on first 1941 December days. On this stage were killed about 130000 Jews (~75%). On second stage Jews were sent to ghettos (Vilnius, Kaunas, Siauliai) till 1943 June. Then ghettos are liquidating - Jews who can work were sent to concentration camps, others were killed. Jews who survived holocaust was: Persons who was sent into Stalin GUAG's in 1941 June 14 with other Lithuanian citizens; those who were in underground resistance to nazi occupation (Communist) organizations; who survived slavery work in concentration camp.
Holocaust singularities in Lithuania: 96% of Jew population were killed during the holocaust are the one of the biggest percent in the world. This percentage is so big bocouse there were no preparation to kill all the Jews like in other countries - about 75% population were killed 1941 June - 1941 December, Others were sent to ghettos and killed in 1943 June. Such big percentage of killed Jews are because some lithuanians coloborated with Nazis - they were affected by nazi propoganda. The conspiracy theory about "Judeo-Bolshevism" was particularly widespread in Lithuania.
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True but I'm lithuanian and know that most of the lithuanians who coloborated with the Nazis vere crimnals and vere in prison during the inter-war period when Lithuania was indipendent with its own government when the Nazis occupied Lithuania form the Soviets in June of 1941 they released all of the political and other criminals in exange of helping them to killing Jews. Also I may mention the part of lithuanians who coloborated with the Nazis vere people form eastern Lithuania where the polish "Armija Krajowa'' was killing lithuanians. those men only tried to stop the killing of lithuanians by polish, but most of the lithuanians who coloborated vere sadistic and recidivistic criminals who enjoyed killing.
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How the holocaust impacted society today?
It still has something of an impact. They converted it into a museum showcasing the horrors of the Third Reich and the Holocaust.
In September of 2008, a group of vandals stole a historical sign that hung over the gates of Auschwitz that read Arbeit Macht Frei ("Work makes you free," or "Work frees"). It was a popular symbol of anti-Semitism during the Second World War.
It was later found that this sign was stolen by Neo-Nazis, shocking the German public.
Why did Hitler kill those Jews?
The main reason why Hitler killed Jews is to show that he had power and control. He believed that the Jews were responsible for most of the evils that were happening in the world among other things.
How is the holocaust part of American history?
it is part of European history, America is made up of europeans, so what effects America effects Europe.
Why did the Jews have to wear a yellow star?
They were forced to do it under Nazi law and there were penalties for not doing so. The point was to make them easily identifiable as members the hated minority.
The yellow Star od David, inscribed with the word "Jude," has become a symbol of Nazi persecution, possibly even the "icon #1" of the Holocaust. It abounds upon Holocaust literature and materials - book covers, movie posters and the like. But the Jewish badge was not instituted in 1933 when Hitler came to power. It was not instituted in 1935 when the Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of their citizenship. It was still not implemented by Kristallnacht in 1938. The public labeling of the Jews by use of the Jewish badge did not begin until after the start of the Second World War. And even then, it began as local laws rather than as a unified Nazi policy.
Why did the Nazis think that Jews were bad if Jesus was a Jew?
Well, there are a few points to consider here, but i think that the major point was that they had some things that they needed to blame someone for. As the Jews had no one to protect them, it was easy to blame them.
What incident made the franks go into hiding?
Margot received a letter saying to report for deportation to a concentration camp
In what year did the Nazis begin to implement the final solution?
The Final Solution was introduced during the Wansee Conference and it was 15 of the most important S.S. men in Europe that discussed it. The full name is: The Final Solution of the The Jewish Question
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The 'Final Solution' had already started when the Wannsee Conference took place on 20 January 1942. Most of the Serbian Jews had been killed by the end of 1941; routine mass gassings had begun at Chelmno, and the SS/SD mobile killing units had been systematically machine-gunning Jews in the then Soviet Union since late June, 1941. It would be more accurate to say that the 'Final Solution' was introduced piecemeal, in rapidly escalating stages.
What year did Hitler decide to kill all Jews and undesireables Europe?
Answer 1
1933-1941
There was no single decision but a series of decision taken from 1939-1941, starting with incurables (1939) and culminating in the Final Solution (adopted in 1941). However, Hitler's statements about the various groups were so inflammatory and obsessive that some believe that the desire to kill them was in effect implicitly lurking in the background much earlier, though it's hard to put an exact date on it.
Answer 2
Most probably 1943. Some may think 1942 or even 1941, it was for a while in the 1950's believed that he had decided way back in the 1920s, but there turned out to be very little evidence to support that point of view.
What was the death rate in Japanese prison camps?
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If the Jews were fed in the concentration camps then why were they starving?
Because they were fed very little - and nowhere near enough. If you had to live on a concentration camp diet you, too, would be starving ...
Why do people disliked jewish?
It's not true. Jewish people are respected in many countries in the world.
What ways did Germans use to get Jews into concentration camps?
The point was that the Germans did not do that kind of thing. They set up Jewish councils in the ghettos so that the Jews had to bear the responsibility of sending their own to their deaths.
They had a few ways of dealing with the issue; at the start they were told that they were being re-located.
When younger fitter groups were called for, it was clear that they were part of a work detail.
They were also told (for example in Lodz) that if they gave up their children, then the adults could live. Or on other occasions the elderly would go to save the younger people.
How many Jews were put to death by Hitler's command?
Adolf Hitler sent 6.7 Million Jews to their deaths.
How did German soldiers get the Jews on the trains?
The German soldiers were armed, the Jews were not. Moreover, the Jews had been subjected to malnourishment and persecution for a long time before they were forced on to the trains for the death camps.
