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Their hair was shaved and belongings taken, men and women were separated, women and small children were killed in gas chambers ( theydid not know, they were told they were getting a shower/cleansing) men were put to work. If they were too young or old to do anything they were killed in acidic chemical pits or burned alive.
Read 'Night' I forget who it's by but it's a true story about a father and son that were in the Holocaust trying to survive. The son explains what he went through and what he saw
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What were the living quarters like for ews in the Holocaust?
They got sent to concentration camps, work camps, or death factories.
What was the shelter like in the concentration camps during the Holocaust?
poor, it was reasonable polar, if you worked outside you would not see shelter all day.
What was life for Jews like pre-ww2?
it was awful the went to concentration camps then they were gassed and burnt .
What types of camps were there in Germany?
It's common to draw a distinction between 'ordinary' concentration camps like Dachau and Buchenwald, and extermination camps. The latter existed only for the purpose of killing. They are:Auschwitz II (Birkenau section)BelzecChelmnoMajdanek (part only)SobiborTreblinka IIIn addition, there were transit camps and various 'specialized' camps.
What was the deference between the concentration camps and the extermination camps?
concentration camps are prisons in a sense where as extermination camps are like death row u will certainly die in a extermination camp.
What was life like in the holocaust camps?
hopeless
What were the living quarters like for ews in the Holocaust?
They got sent to concentration camps, work camps, or death factories.
What was the security like at the concentration camps in the Holocaust?
Security was very tight and escaping was extremely difficult.
What was life like for kids in the concentration camps?
brief.
What did the concentration cames become later on?
Most of the concentration camps were demolished after the war, a few famous ones like Dachau were turned into Holocaust museums.
What was daily life like for people living in the Holocaust camps?
hard and dangerous.
What were concentration camps like in the holocaust?
they put children and adults to work. concentration camps starved people to death and they had bad quality sleeping areas like, 3 people could fit into 1 twin sized bed
What is a good unique project for the Holocaust?
If you mean that you want to make a presentation/project about the Holocaust, but in a unique and creative way, then I suggest you try something that you wouldn't normally do, like: - Create a model of a concentration camp, with a description - Do a skit on people being taken into the concentration camps - Write a 'journal' based on the life of someone living during the Holocaust
Are concentration camps real?
Yes. There are several preserved that one can still visit. Concentration camps like those from the Holocaust have been used in other places and times, too. They were more recently used in Bosnia and tens of thousands died.
What were the conditions like on the trip to the concentration camps during the Holocaust?
Rough, probably almost as bad as being transported to an American PoW camp.
What was the shelter like in the concentration camps during the Holocaust?
poor, it was reasonable polar, if you worked outside you would not see shelter all day.
What did Alice Herz-Sommer look like before she went into the camps?
Before she was interned in the concentration camps during the Holocaust, Alice Herz-Sommer was a talented and vibrant pianist and music teacher. She was described as graceful, elegant, and possessing a deep love for music and life.
