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By Hailey Kirschman
THE TERRIBLE TIMES
A death march was the act of marching Jews out of their camps and
toward Germany’s labor camps. They did this because soldiers were
closing in on the camps. Death marches took place between 1944-1945 in
the winter. They were forced to march in the bitter cold with little to no
food. If you couldn’t keep up with the others you were shot on the spot.
Bachrach, Susan. Tell Them We Remember
Canada: Little Brown & Company, 1994. Print
DEATH MARCHES
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The first gas chamber was established in February 1942, after the
Nazis discovered what Zyklon B could do. The Nazis would build them to
resemble the showers so Jews wouldn’t panic. When walking in Jews were
forced to raise their arms so they could fit as many people as they could in
the gas chamber. Some people suffocated because the room would be pack
with people.
Holocaust. 2001. print
GAS CHAMBER
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Ghettos were isolated areas where Jews were forced to
live in for a short period of time. There were walls around the
ghettos and were heavily guarded. You were not allowed to leave
unless you had a special permit. In the ghettos there was little
sanitation and people would die from sickness and starvation.
Thousands would be crammed in a small ghettos
Lawton, Clive. Story of the Holocaust. Franklin Watts, 1999. Print
GHETTOS
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It began on the night of November 9th. Brown shirts raided the
towns. They destroyed homes, businesses, and synagogues. Jews that
were out were either beaten or killed on the streets. In the morning
the streets were filled with broken glass, and so the night was named
kristallnacht or night of the broken glass. 1000 businesses were
destroyed 200 people were killed, and 3500 were sent to camps.
Many fled after that night
Altman, Linda. The Jewish Victims of the Holocaust
USA, Anslow. 2003
KRISTALLNACHT
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