Holocaust

 Most people learn about this in their history class, but do you truly know what happened at the time of the holocaust. It was a time of true horrifying terror, hundreds of thousands of Jews were killed, in Germany. Why was this so? Adolf Hitler, a notable figure, wished for the extermination of the Jews. Not only were Jews killed, but many others were also killed. In total, around 15 million people were killed. There were secret camps in Germany where captured Jews were kept. These Jews were forced to work, even children. If the worker was weak or not fit to work anymore, they would be killed or sent to a gas chamber for genocide. A genocide is the mass killing of a group of people, ethnic or religious. In this case, Jews were killed. Germen gas chambers (or any other) are buildings big enough to fit groups of people. There were vents on top where the German soldiers put Zyklon B and gassed the Jewish people inside to death. In order to keep the Jews calm, the Germen soldiers told the Jews to take off their cloths because they were going to have a shower. This kept the Jews calm but when they entered the so called shower room, the lights were shut, doors closed, and gas emptied in the room. Everyone in there would die within minutes. It is a sad tragedy, but this was to meet the likes of Hitler. Many lives were lost and it is indeed tragic. In fact, I was inspired by the movie,"The boy in striped pajamas." You should watch it, it is rather sad and touching.