1. The Holocaust 1941- 1945 Ronja, Anni Ä, Hannah 14IB

2. HOLOCAUST; victims The systematic, state-sanctioned persecution and murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Holocaust included 5 million non-Jewish victims, e.g. homosexuals, communists, Jehovah’s witnesses and mentally and physically disabled. Over 1 million child victims

3. HOLOCAUST in general Institutionalized anti-Semitism was the basis for the genocide A systematic elimination of Jews and other minorities Holocaust=sacrifice by fire. (Greek origin) Other countries stood by and some even assisted them. Auschwitz: the most known concentration camp, most victims Sachenhausen: one of the concentration camps that made medical experiments

4. The build up Mein Kampf. Hitler openly describes the Jews as a threat to the lord’s people The jobs of Jews were taken and given to others Jews were taken out of schools Their freedom was in general limited little by little New laws in 1935 in disfavor of the Jews

5. Methods of execution Concentration and extermination camps Died of hunger, hard labor, gas poisoning, euthanasia experiments, (and other medical experiments) and several other killing methods.

6. The end and aftermath of the holocaust Allied forces held trials for the Nazi leaders for crimes against humanity Many camps were liberated by Russian troops Some reparations were needed to finance the absorption and rehabilitation of the survivors of the Holocaust

9. Sachenhausen concentration camp

10. The Holocaust memorial

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