Holocaust

At Camp Westerbork, the Frank family, along with other Jewish prisoners, were tasked with various forms of forced labor, which included work in the camp's gardens and maintenance of facilities. Additionally, they faced the constant threat of deportation to extermination camps, as Westerbork served as a transit camp for Jews being transported to Auschwitz and other camps. Life in Westerbork was marked by uncertainty, fear, and the struggle to maintain a semblance of normalcy amid dire circumstances.

Yes. Germany's response to its war crimes has been largely lauded by the former Allies. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany until 1990) offered official apologies for Germany's role in the Holocaust. Additionally, German leaders have continuously expressed repentance, most notably when former Chancellor Willy Brandt fell on his knees in front of a Holocaust memorial in the Warsaw Ghetto, also known as the Warschauer Kniefall in 1970. Germany has also paid extensive reparations, including nearly $70 billion to the state of Israel. It has given $15 billion to Holocaust survivors and will continue to compensate them until 2015. Additionally, the government of Germany coordinated an effort to reach a settlement with German companies that had used slave labor during the war; the companies will pay $1.7 billion to victims. Germany also established a National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Berlin for looted property.

Jews were not just one group of people in one place.

Ghettos were established throughout the war, Jews were forced into ghettos throughout the war, where they were depended on when they were deported.

The Holocaust in the sense of routine mass killings started in 1941. In 1938 about 400 (?) Jews were killed during the Night of the Broken Glass (Kristallnacht). (The widely quoted figure of 91 is inaccurate and was that given by the Nazis themselves). During and immediately after the Night of the Broken Glass, about 30,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps, and by Christmas 1938, over 2,000 of them were dead. That makes a death toll at least 2,400 for 1938.

Her mother, Edith, died before her - on 6 January 1945 at Auschwitz.

Anne and her sister, Margot, both died in March 1945 (exact date unknown) at Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp.

Her father, Otto, was the only one who survived. He died in 1980.

There is a common misconception that Jews have horns. This originates from the verse in Exodus describing Moses coming down with the Tablets of the Law. The verse says that Moses' face was shining, using the word keren which also means horn. In reality there is no obvious physical distinguishing factor between Jews and non-Jews.

One sign would be that they attend Synagogue regularly.

He used many different kinds of people (I'm not trying to be offensive by saying kinds, sorry if I offend anyone). He basically used anyone with out of the ordinary characteristics. Some examples were dwarfs, giants, hanchbacks, and twins. He was mainly interested in twins. They were the perfect research specimens for him. Fraternal twins had similar genes, and identical twins had the exact same ones. Thus, he could see how the twins' bodies reacted to different things. He conducted many tests on these twins who were usually little children. He would often to X-rays and blood tests. If the child was too young, he would draw blood from the neck instead of arm, which would be incredibly painful. Mengele was rumored to have killed some children this way because they bled to death. He also was fascinated with the possibility of trying to change their hair and eye color. He would use eye drops or shots with dye to try to change their eye color. Imagine how painful getting a shot in your eye would be.

Well first of all, Otto Frank served in the army in world war 1 for germany. So while he was in the consentration camp he might of been more fortunate with food than the others. Also he was a very healthy, fit man so he didnt get any of the deseases and illnesses .

Hope This Helped(:

Hitler tried to kill all of the Jews in Europe during World War 2. Approximately six million were killed in concentration camps, while others survived the war by hiding in houses of people who would protect them or escaping to countries such as Sweden.

It was Israel in 1948

By and large I don't think that they did. I think that they were discouraged from finding out. They knew that some people, Jews in the main, were very much disliked by the Nazi party(to put it at its mildest) and that to show an interest in their welfare was very much not in their own interests. That people were herded onto railway trains & went east was probably known, but that these people did not return was not seen as part of their concern. It was just better not to know. The Nazis ensured this to hide their own culpability, but people were made aware that finding out would result in a place on the train for them, not a journey which would benefit anyone.

If you're talking about German concentration camps, they were probably gassed or placed in front of a firing squad. If you're talking about American concentration camps for Japanese during WWII, they were probably kept confined and fed a minimalist diet.

And if you mean the camps in Bosnia during the war, the women were raped until they got pregnant and then they waited until it was too far along to have an abortion and then let them out to fend for themselves and try to find a way back. It was planned out and that is how rape finally became a war crime. Those who were pregnant arriving at the camp saw their baby killed when born.

Technically there is no real answer to this because this is a opinion. There are many ghettos some yes some had better conditions then other but there is no real worst ghetto. In my perspective I feel Lodz was the worst.

_________

It is a valid opinion; Lodz suffered from the worst leadership, but had the most employment and was not as overcrowded as some others.

The Nazis came to power in Germany in January 1933 and began persecuting German Jews about two months later. However, the Holocaust, the systematic slaughter of Jews began in 1941/42 and continued until 1945, when the extermination camps were liberated by the Allies.

How did the Germans suffer during the holocaust? The Jews suffered, at the hands of the Germans!

___

I wonder if the person who asked this question is confusing the Holocaust with World War 2.

Jews were sent to Concentration Camps and Death Camps.(during the Holocaust) Some Jews tried to hide away from Adolf Hitler and his 'police' that came that night 'Night of the broken glass' and took Jews away. The Only Known Survivor of the Holocaust alive today is Inge Aucherbacher (Im sorry, i dont think i spelt her last name right.) She is 92 yrs old and living in New York.

The largest single group was probably the Jews. Other groups were gays/lesbians, persons who were physically or mentally disabled, and Communists and other dissenters.

The USAAF bombed Auschwitz III because it produced chemicals (plastics), but apart from that the Allies have been severely criticized for not bombing concentration camps. Please see the related question.

Although the main incident took place on the night of November 9-10, 1938. Nazi attrocities against Jewish citizens and their property began in November 7 and continued until 13 November 1938. In its wake over 1,400 Jewish synagogues and prayer houses were attacked and destroyed and thousands of Jewish businesses and homes ransacked and looted. It is assumed today that some 400 Jewish victims lost their lives at the hands of Nazis (official Nazi figures listed 91 dead and 267 synagogues destroyed). Approximately 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to the concentration camps at Dachau, Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen. "Kristallnacht" literally translates as "Crystal Night" but is known in English as "Night of Broken Glass".

The arrested Jews were eventually released after giving an undertaking that they would surrender all their wealth to the Nazi state and leave the country.

To add insult to injury, the Nazis introduced a bill forcing the Jewish population to pay a punitive levy of 1 billion Reichsmarks for their "hostility towards the German people" as well as confiscating any insurance payments for the damage caused and forcing them to clear up the damage at their own expense.

They met the notorious SS Officer Dr. Mengele at Auschwitz.

Unfortunately, members of the State Department as well as heads of corporations such as Chase Bank, Ford and Standard Oil worked with the Nazis for profit during World War II. Standard Oil shipped fuel through Switzerland for Nazis in France. Even more troubling than corporate greed, is the fact the government allowed this to continue.

The Holocaust profoundly affected it's survivors physically and emotionally. People who survived were extremely emaciated, and many experienced post traumatic stress for the rest of their lives.