1. The Holocaust and Zionist Movement

2. LEARNING GOALS
Know what the “Shoah” was and who was responsible for it
Know what life was like in a work camp
Know what the Zionist movement is and the purpose behind it

3. The Holocaust Also known as “Shoah” (Hebrew for “the catastrophe”)
It was a genocide in which 6 million Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Regime
It is reported that an additional 5 million non-Jews were killed (Eg: homosexuals, mentally and physically disabled, gypsys
In total, 11 million were killed which included 1 million children

4. Concentration and Extermination Camps
The first concentration camp was opened in Germany in 1933 and ended in 1945 when the Nazi’s were defeated
Life within the camp was horrible. Prisoners were forced to do hard labour and were not fed very much food.
3-4 people slept on each bunk (without a mattress or pillows)

5. Concentration and Extermination Camps
Torture was common and Nazi doctors performed medical experiments
The largest camp was Auschwitz, where it is estimated that 1.1 million people were killed
There were concentration camps, which was where people were forced to do hard labour. There were also extermination camps where large volume of people were killed.

6. Zionist Movement
Zionism is a nationalist and political movement of Jews and Jewish culture that supports the re-establishment of a Jewish Homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel (also referred to as Palestine, Canaan or the Holy Land) (