The document provides information about the Holocaust: 1) It began in 1933 in Germany and slowly evolved over 12 years through discrimination and persecution of Jews. 2) During World War 2, the Nazis sought to murder all Jews in Europe and destroy Jewish culture. By 1945, they had murdered 6 million Jews out of 11 million in Europe at the time. 3) In addition to Jews, the Nazis also imprisoned, enslaved and murdered millions of others such as Roma people, those with disabilities, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, trade unionists and Slavic people.

1. Learning From
Auschwitz Project 2014
Hafsah & Tatiana

2. Judaism
Judaism has existed for thousands of
years and was the first of
the monotheistic (the religious belief that
there is only one God) religions.
In 1933 the largest Jewish populations
were concentrated in eastern Europe,
including Poland, the Soviet Union,
Hungary, and Romania.
The history of persecution led to their
spread around the world.

3. What does the word Holocaust mean?

4. The destruction or slaughter on a mass
scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear
war.

5. The Holocaust explained
The Holocaust (Shoah) was a unique event in 20th century history.
It evolved slowly between 1933 and 1945. It began with discrimination; then
the Jews were separated from their communities and persecuted; and finally
they were treated as less than human beings and murdered.
During the Second World War the Nazis sought to murder the entire Jewish
population of Europe and to destroy its culture. 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.
We now call these events the Holocaust.
Whilst 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

6. Q & A
Who? What?
Why? When?
Where? How?

7. What did you learn today?

8. We learnt that understanding the individual and
seeing them as individuals rather than historical
figures is a more effective way to look at
significant events in history and that we should
unite as one and not judge others based on race,
culture, or religion.