Personal Narrative: The Holocaust

Being in the camps was horrible. They smelt like dead flesh and were as cold as Antarctic. Ever since I was a kid, my mum said I had a big heart and the camps had proved that. Even though I was on the Germans side, I didn’t support anything they were doing; it was disgusting, to say the least. The Germans would shoot the Jew’s as if they were wild animals just running around waiting to be shot. Their faces so stiff, that they no longer seemed human themselves. Days spent hearing cries of despair and sadness, all caused by one guy who believed that, this is what they had deserved. A human life being put in the hand of another. I hated it, and the worst part was being able to do nothing but watch on and see hundreds, thousands lose their precious lives. It was silly and stupid, an unimaginable experience that doesn’t even sound real. How someone could be that evil is something that I could never comprehend.

I am and SS officer. I was stationed at Auschwitz. More Jews were coming in every day. There were eighty to a cattle cart. There were so many families that had to go separate ways from one another. I had killed mothers and the babies and weakest of the men that couldn’t work. It was horrible, I do say. If I could say no I would never do it again. I loved my country and Hitler at the time, so I was willing to do whatever it took to get noticed. I was then stationed at a woman’s concentration camp. They all had gotten shaved, had no gold teeth, and had had tattoos on their arms. It was their identification code. They were so skinny it was just skin stuck to the bones. They looked like corpses, but alive. I wonder how many died soon after.

What would your account of the Holocaust be? The Holocaust was a unique event in twentieth century history which, evolved between 1933 and 1945. Beginning with discrimination; then the Jews were separated from their communities and persecuted; they were treated as less than human beings and murdered. While the Jews of Europe were the Nazis’ primary target, many millions of other people were also imprisoned, enslaved and murdered. These people included Roma, those with mental or physical disabilities, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, trade unionists, political opponents, Poles and Soviet prisoners of war. The Nazis did not act alone. They were supported and assisted by people from within the countries they occupied across Europe. Most countries stood by while the Nazis and their accomplices carried out the mass murder of the Jewish people. Thus, in 1941 there were about 11 million Jews living in Europe; by May 1945 the Nazis had murdered six million of them. One-and-a-half million of these were children.

“Those who do not know history are destined to repeat it.” This was said by Edmund Burke. This quote strongly applies to the Holocaust. The Holocaust is a huge part of our history, and we should teach students about it so they are aware of the past mistakes. The Holocaust can help teach us how to make the world a better place, it is an important time in history because it can teach kids about societal issues and kids will learn about the holocaust anyways, so we should teach them about it in a simplistic manner and gradually build up as they get older.

The Holocaust was a tragic event that after 83 years many people still remember. The Holocaust is the biggest genocide in human history. It is important to learn about the Holocaust because it helps citizens foster a caring and responsible society. It helps us study the behavior of the part-takers so that a genocide of any kind will never happen. It also helps us see how our decisions have an effect on us and others.

Anxiety washed over the poor boy. It was dark, darker than Zerdek had ever know. With each second that passed, a low mumble could be heard from the corner. Something or someone else was here with him. Wherever here was. He shut his eyes thinking about the light. Thinking about anything that would make it seem like he was back at home. Home. He tried to remember the faces. He tried to remember each of the tree top building. Yet it was a blur. Everything that had happen with-in the last few hours, day, months was a giant blur from him. He had no concept of time. A click came from afar, as light came barreling in. Zerdek let out a low growl as he covered his eyes, unable to adjust to the light quickly enough. Arms reached out and pulled to two

Carrying Chaim close to her body, and fearfully looking around, she ran home, the first place she could think of. For the first few minutes, her husband, Victor was relieved to see her alive; his moods changed drastically when he realized the danger they will face with Chaim at home.

The knowledge regarding the Holocaust was taught in school and as a student, it was necessary to read The Diary of Anne Frank. I found it shocking that Hitler managed to order those individuals under his rule to believe anti-Semitic beliefs and kill so many Jewish people. I am Caucasian, not really any different from a Jewish individual and I could not imagine being forced into a concentration camp to work, starve, be beaten, and killed because of my culture. On some levels, I relate the Holocaust and the Jewish population to the African American battle with slavery. In my opinion, both races were treated unfairly and the results have

Learning about the Holocaust helps us in our lives today. We learn about the Holocaust for many reasons and it is a good thing we learn about it. It was a horrible time where the Nazis took over 6 million jews and killed them. They were brought to concentration camps and killed. Some people did survive, but they were scarred by the horrible things the Nazi’s did to them. Overall this was just a horrible event that could definitely help us in our lives today if we know what happened.

Did you know that over eleven MILLION people were killed during the holocaust? Over half of them were Jewish or Russian POW’s! Iby Knill was thrown into Auschwitz even though she was engaged to a Hungarian man, which by law means that she is legally allowed to live in Hungary. Nevertheless, the Germans still took her away; all because one guy pretty much brainwashed most of a country to believe that Aryan was the superior race and all others should be exterminated. One thing can be said,is that the Holocaust was an unbelievably horrible time.

When we started learning about it in school, I almost started to cry. Even now when I think about it it makes me tear up. Researching about Alfred Munzer and learning about what he went through makes me wonder what I would have done. It also makes me ask myself, “How were they so brave during this time?”. Learning about this makes the Holocaust more meaningful because it gives me more information on this topic. Also I can hear about what happened by a person who actually experienced the whole thing rather that hearing it from someone who just heard things about

The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history which ended many innocent Jewish lives. Six million Jews plus many more were completely wiped out due to the effects of the Holocaust. It is still unforgivable for the things the Nazi party did and is still a very questionable subject on how they were able to accomplish such devastation. To be able to organize the removal of an entire population of people based on their religion not only takes high intelligence, but most of all takes a very twisted and demented outlook on life. Learning about the holocaust and the people involved is very important, as well as how it has affected our world today. There are many very fascinating things about the holocaust but three

It wasn’t until eighth grade that I recognized the strong interest I had towards the Holocaust. I think the

The holocaust is not only humanities darkest hour, but also one of the most educational experiences that ever occurred. Failure is not something good, but you should always learn from it. This also applies to the holocaust. The thing we should have known before the holocaust was that before punishing someone, think of the choice they did or didn't have in the matter. The Germans failed to do this when they brutally persecuted the jews. The people caught in the middle didn't realize that the Germans were wrong in their persecution, and the jews actually forgave the children of the holocaust because they were raised to only know one thing and didn't know that they had a choice.

Mr. Ritter was old, older than most of my teachers, with a washed-out red moustache and three pairs of trousers. He seemed like a harmless older middle-aged man, and some people really liked him because of the occasional movie he would show. I had him every afternoon, seventh hour, the last period of class before I would be free. It was having him for Social Studies seventh year that I learnt just how freeing that last school bell would become.