"Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart."
~Anne Frank
Holocaust Facts
* The word "holocaust" is a Greek word, meaning "sacrifice of fire".
* By 1945 the Nazis had killed two-thirds of the Jews living in Europe.
* "Ghettos" were specific areas of large cities that Jews were forced to live in.
* Between 1933 and 1945, 11 million people, including 6 million Jews, were killed.
* Nazi followers believed Jews were the offspring of the devil.
* Nazis thought the "Aryan Race" was superior to all others.
* After World War II began in 1939, Jews were forced to wear the yellow Star of David. This way the Jews could be distinguished from everyone else.
* The extermination of the Jewish race was known as "The Final Solution".
* Besides the Jews, gypsies, the disabled, and even Catholic Church members were all victims of the Holocaust.
* One-third of surviving Jews immigrated to the US, Canada, Australia, and Latin America.
* By 1945 the Nazis had killed two-thirds of the Jews living in Europe.
* "Ghettos" were specific areas of large cities that Jews were forced to live in.
* Between 1933 and 1945, 11 million people, including 6 million Jews, were killed.
* Nazi followers believed Jews were the offspring of the devil.
* Nazis thought the "Aryan Race" was superior to all others.
* After World War II began in 1939, Jews were forced to wear the yellow Star of David. This way the Jews could be distinguished from everyone else.
* The extermination of the Jewish race was known as "The Final Solution".
* Besides the Jews, gypsies, the disabled, and even Catholic Church members were all victims of the Holocaust.
* One-third of surviving Jews immigrated to the US, Canada, Australia, and Latin America.