Babies were thrown in the air and shot, used as target practice by Nazis. It seems unimaginable but this is exactly what the Nazis did during the Holocaust. Millions of people were murdered in the Holocaust due to Adolf Hitler’s dictatorship over Germany. The holocaust killed anyone whom Hitler considered his enemy, especially Jewish people. Around 50,000 people who were sent to these concentration camps survived and were liberated. Those people who survived found the strength to endure the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel had the strength to endure the incredibly harsh conditions of the holocaust because he had his father by his side. When Elie thought his father was no longer alive with him in the concentration camp he broke and could only cry “The Kapo who had given me easier tasks that day. I felt sick at heart. How kindly they treated me. Like an orphan. I thought: Even now, my father is helping me” (Wiesel 75). This shows just how much his father helped even in death they were together in every location and he was what kept him going while he had his father. His …show more content…
Hedi felt as if it were not for her friends she never would have lived as long as she did. She cared for her friends and her friends cared for her. “I was suddenly left alone and I cried. Then two girls appeared in front of me. They told me that I would be with them, that we’d be a trio. From that moment until the end, we were together” (Shik, Novogrodsky). This shows that even though Hedi was weak in the beginning she found friends and relationships who would give her a reason to live. They stole for each other, gave food to each other, rationed together, they trusted each other most importantly, and even after the war, they stayed together. They all saved each other and made sure they would all see the end of the