The Holocaust, was the mass murdering of 6 million Jews and some other persecuted groups by German Nazis during WWII. The German Nazi ruler, Adolf Hitler, believed that the Jews were and inferior race, and that they threatened the purity of Germans. He also believed that Germans were the supreme race. What started off as simple discrimination, quickly erupted to the mass murdering of millions of Jews. At first, Jews were forced from there homes, and were forced to live in "ghettos". They were given curfews and weren't allowed in places such as public pools and movie theaters. Jews were also forced to wear a Star of David on their clothing to acknowledge the fact that they were Jewish. In 1941, the Germans began to transport the Jews from the "ghettos" to concentration camps in the country. In the concentration camps, the Jews were starved and forced to work long hours with little water. Many were also killed in concentration camps. At first, the Jews were killed by being shot, but as time dragged on, the Germans began to "gas" the Jews, and basically burn them to death. But even those who weren't killed by the Germans were tortured. They were whipped and beaten often. And many Jews, died from starvation or injuries sustained from the whippings.
In this picture a young Jewish boy and many other Jewish people behind them are being forced from their homes and being escorted to live in "ghettos"
This photo depicts a Jewish family as they are being transferred from the ghetto to concentration camps on the country side.
The Germans took all of Jewish people's properties and in this picture you see thousands of wedding bands that were taken from the Jews by Germans.
A group of Jews are being led by German Nazis to the gas chambers.
Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl who's family went into hiding. Sadly they were caught and were sent to concentration camps where they all sadly died, except for the father
