Transcript Holocaust in Pictures

The Holocaust
in Pictures
The Ghetto
Move-in Day
Jews had to have
permits to work and
identification on them
at all times.
Their papers were checked frequently.
Jews could be
arrested at any
time for any
reason.
Jews were
chosen daily
for forced
labor.
A vandalized
synagogue in
Krakow.
The announcement of deportation was horrible news
despite the hard life in the ghetto.
Awaiting deportation.
Auschwitz
When
prisoners
arrived at
Auschwitz,
they were
greeted with
the phrase
“Work makes
you free.”
Aerial photo
of
Aushcwitz
I – the
main
camp.
Aerial photo
of
Auschwitz
II –
Birkenau,
Elie’s
“welcoming
center to
Auschwitz.”
Interior of a
barracks at
Auschwitz.
Picture taken
after 1945.
These barrack
types were
commonly
known as
“stable
barracks.”
Often, men were assigned three to a bed. Elie Wiesel
is circled above. (April 16, 1945)
Escape was almost impossible with this electrified, barbed
wire fence guarding the prisoners.
Quotation from text – Danger was everywhere
The Process
Piles of shoes and clothing that have been taken from prisoners
who will be gassed. These will later be sent to Germany.
Upon arrival, prisoners had to register by telling their age
and occupation.
Next came disinfection. Here, over 6,000
prisoners await their turn in the showers.
Sacks of human hair were also packed to send to
Germany. Over 15,000 pounds of hair was found ready
to be shipped when Auschwitz was liberated.
Daily Life
Roll call was a major part of every day.
Women who did survive the selection were
used for jobs such as peeling potatoes.
Prisoners were given many tasks to help the war effort.
Here, they are working to help build a new barracks
to house future prisoners. (Sept. – Oct. 1939)
Typical barracks…
Survivors were
found
emaciated, on
the verge of
death.
The Infirmary
People who could be
saved to do more
work were often
nursed back to a
semblance of health.
Conditions in the
hospital wing were
not much better than
typical barracks.
Experimentation
To help the war effort or
just for curiosity,
prisoners were often
used for
experimentation. This
prisoner has been
exposed to air
pressures comparable
to 15,000 meters in
altitude – to determine
how high German pilots
could fly and survive.
Human organs removed from prisoners at Buchenwald.
Dr. Mengele was notorious for experiments
on children, especially twins.
In Death
Approximately 11 million people were killed during the
Holocaust, 6 million of which were Jews.
Niger 2005: Population 11 million
Allied forces required local farmers to drive their corpseladen carts through town as an education to the people
of Dachau.
Many prisoners
died in the
overcrowded
railway cars
on the way to
the camps.
Rows of prisoners lined up to be transported to mass
burial graves after the war.
Corpses stacked up outside the crematorium at Buchenwald.
SS officer
Eichelsdoerfer
stands among
the corpses of
prisoners killed
in his camp.
A mass grave.
German officer shoots woman left alive after mass execution.
Works Cited
"Pictures of the Holocaust." About.com. 2007. New
York Times Company. 1 May 2007
<http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust
/blpictures.htm>.