THE HOLOCAUST

The Holocaust was when a man named Adolf Hitler had taken over Germany and murdered six million Jews. The six million Jews were murdered by Hitler Adolf and his Nazi Party.

The Nazi Party was a group of Hitler's people that killed Jews. At least, during the time period of the Holocaust, many rescuers and Partisans saved over ten thousand children and Jews in Germany so they wouldn’t be murdered by Hitler and the Nazi Party.

Courage:
So, very brave people risked their lives to save Jews and children during the Holocaust. Many, many people have feared, they feared of dying, getting killed by Hitler or the Nazi Party.

The children and the Jews had to hide in shelters, or in a "safe house" where Jews were hidden until they could safely be moved to other safe houses and then finally to freedom.

Acts took incredible courage, the fact that the punishments were very severe and in most cases, the penalty was death.

Rescuers:
Back in the days, rescuing Jews were one of the most dangerous forms of resistance. Rescuers had said that they didn’t think about the danger afterwards.

A woman named Malka Fugtazki was a rescuer who saved children from the Konvo ghetto by giving them sleeping pills and then tying the child to her body with the help of a man at the gate that was Jewish. Getting to a Lithuanian orphanage that took in the children, had saved seventeen children in that way.

Also, a Jewish lawyer in Vienna named William Perl was the leader of a group of Jews that began a rescuing operation in 1937.

He continued to save Jews five years later. He sent thousands of Jewish refuges in boats to a place called Palestine so they could survive.

Denmark:
Anyways, Demark is a country located to the north of Germany. At this place, Jews were able to lead an unusually normal existence in comparison to Jews in other countries until the autumn of 1943.

When Germany occupied Denmark on the date of April 9, 1940, the Jewish population decreased to approximately 7,500, accounting for .2% of the countries population. Unlike Jews in other countries under the Nazi rules, luckily the Jews of Denmark weren't forced to wear the yellow Star of David or any other identifying badge.

Children:
In addition, end of World War II, the Nazis had took the lives of Jews but over one million were children and teenagers. Due to the fact that children were considered symbolized and non-productive the continuation of Jewish existence, they were among the first victims who were sent to their deaths in death camps, in order to ensure the total destruction of Jewish people.

So, when the Nazis came into power, Jewish children became victims of a huge legislation, Germany was first, and then as time passed by, in every other country, Germans conquered at least two alliances.

Partisans:
During World War II, Nazi Germany and their allies fought against Partisans that were armed units in areas that got dominated.

Like all Partisans, Jewish Partisans units constantly had to move their base of operations, sometimes in good or bad haste, primarily because the Nazis were considering the Partisans in a very serious problem and invested incredible effort in destroying and discovering them.

Partisans generally formed and fought in places that gave them a little bit of cover, like swamps, forests, mountains, etc.

Raoul Wallenberg:
Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish businessman, architect, diplomat, and humanitarian. A humanitarian is a person who searches to promote human welfare, or known as a philanthropist.

Wallenberg was born on August 4, 1947, and died on July 17, 1947, at age 34. He widely celebrated for saving tens of thousands Jews during the Holocaust. His plan for saving the Jews was to hand protective passports and set up safe houses for Jews.

Oskar Schindler:
Oskar Schindler was a German industrialist and spy. He had saved about 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust. He grew up in Zwitta, Moravia and then worked in tons trades until he joined in Abwehr. Schindler was born on April 28, 1908, and died on October 9, 1974, at the age of 66. He employed Jews in his factories, which were in Poland and the Protectorate of Behemia and Moravia.

PEOPLE WHO DIED

• 6 million Jews
• 270,000 disabled
• 5,000-15,000 homosexuals
• 80,000-200,000 freemasons
• 1.8-2 million Ethnic Poles
• 2-3 million Soviet POWs

Remembering the Rescuers:
Now, hundreds and hundreds accounts of resistance, rescuers, and survivals have been documented since the Holocaust. Millions of people learn everyday these stories by visiting museums and memories around the world.

This museum shows letters, newspapers, diaries, and photographs, telling stories of the Holocaust, why it happened, the rescuers, survivors, and more. In occasion, rescuers didn’t quite consider themselves as "special." When people asked about their work, most of them would simple say they saw a need and filled it. Anyways, this museum could be found in Washington, D.C. in 1993.

Thesis:
At least, during the time period of the Holocaust, many rescuers and Partisans saved over ten thousand children and Jews in Germany so they wouldn’t be murdered by Hitler and the Nazi Party.