DonitriaAdams

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DonitriaAdams
Subject English II Period 5 Title Survivors
of the Holocaust
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Please Note

• THIS research project was about Survivors of the
  Holocaust.
• YOUR PROJECT is about 1 specific genocide.
• Just so you dont get confused ?

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Living The Holocaust

• In 1945 during World War II, the destruction of
  human lives took place.
• This horrific event cause the death of millions
  of Jewish people. The Holocaust orchestrated by
  the Nazi destroyed lives.

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How many people survived the Holocaust ?

• Over 32,000,000 survived the Holocaust

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How many people were killed during the Holocaust

• It has been estimated that over 40,000,000 people
  were killed during the Holocaust

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Where did most of the Survivors go ?

• The survivors that remained were put in
  Concentration camps, were they worked, starved
  and were tortured until death.

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The Psychological Impact of the Holocaust

• The Holocaust was a tragic event that left Scars
  that will probably never heal.
• Those who lived through it will always be
  connected.

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Who are some of the Survivors ?

• 1. Isak Borenstein
• 2. Eva Galler
• 3. Shep Zitler
• 4.Solomon Radasky
• 5.Jeannine Burk
• 6. Joseph Sher
• 7. Elie Wiesel

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Survivor Stories

• Elie Wisel Never shall I forget that night, the
  first night in camp, which has turned my life
  into one long night, seven times cursed and seven
  times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke.
  Never shall I forget the little faces of the
  children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths
  of smoke beneath a silent blue sky.Never shall I
  forget those flames which consumed my faith
  forever.Never shall I forget that nocturnal
  silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of
  the desire to live. Never shall I forget those
  moments which murdered my God and my soul and
  turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget
  these things, even if I am condemned to live as
  long as God Himself. Never.
• Isak Borensteinwent to see Schindler's List. I
  was physically broken. Schindler protected.
  Ninety-nine percent did not have protection. How
  can you see taking children and throwing them
  down from the top floor? I cannot imagine it. I
  have no answer to it. Yet, now you have
  professors who deny the Holocaust. I am asking
  you how can they deny what everybody knows is
  true? I was put into a labor camp near
  Dnepropetrovsk. In 1943 a Jewish fellow told me
  the story of his life. He did not know I was a
  Jew. He said, "I know I am not going to be alive,
  but you, a Russian, may be alive." Later, they
  took him to the washroom with 49 other Jews, 25
  men and 24 women. They undressed them, but left
  their socks on. They put potato sacks over their
  heads. They put them on trucks, and we never saw
  them again. You think I don't dream about that
  fellow?
• Eva Geller The last thing my father told me as
  he pushed me from the train was "You run. I know
  you will stay alive, you have the Belzer Rebbe's
  blessing." He was very religious and he believed
  this
• Shep Zitler There were 10 of us who stayed
  together for the entire 5 years and 7 months of
  our captivity. We had been through hell. There
  were 2 things we were not going to do We were
  not going to get married and we were not going to
  have children. Why should our children suffer as
  Jews? Then we got married and had children. Life
  goes on. Now, our
• children are giving back to society.
• Solomon Radasky How did I survive? When a
  person is in trouble he wants to live. He fights
  for his life...Some people say, "Eh -- What will
  be, will be." No! You have to fight for yourself
  day by day. Some people did not care. They said,
  "I do not want to live. What is the difference? I
  don't give a damn." I was thinking day by day. I
  want to live. A person has to hold on to his own
  will, hold on to that to the last minute.
• Jeannine Burk was a hidden child. I hid in this
  woman's house from ages three to five. I am
  grateful to her, but I do not know her name. I
  will never be able to thank her in a public way.
• Joseph Sher It is not so easy to do this
  interview. Last night I did not have a minute's
  sleep. When I sleep, I dream, I dream, I dream.
  We did not know who was going to be left alive.
  "Don't forget, tell the world" was the last thing
  our friends said before they were taken to their
  deaths. You cannot keep it inside
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Were you paying attention?

• This project is 95 PERFECT, but that last slide
  would have ruined it and she would have FAILED.
• That information was OBVIOUSLY cut and pasted
  from the internet.
• INSTEAD, you should re-write that type of
  information in your own words. NOT COPIED.

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Conclusion

• The aftermath of the Holocaust has left the
  survivors memories and emotions that only the
  survivors and anyone connected bruised for life,
  and still trying to figure out how this genocide
  ever could have occurred.

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Bibliorgraphy

• http//www.holocaustsurvivors.org
• Weisel, Elie. Night. New York