The Holocaust, a tragic period in our history in which a numerous amount of people perished. 1.1 million people massacred in a mass genocide lead by the Germans, 1 million of which were Jews. From concentration camps to gas chambers, this minority had a gruesome and horrific time at the hands of the Germans, the effect it had on them was immensely horrible. To begin with, the proof is in the pictures of the poor care for the prisoners. One specific photograph taken of a group of prisoners in the camp shows their threadbare, dirt stained bodies. The rations they were given to eat each day were hardly more than enough to feed a child for breakfast, much less a grown man for the entire day, which was quite apparent in their skinny appearance. Also in the photo, one can see their poor excuse of beds. A bit of rugged, worn down fabric for warm and a tin bowl for a pillow. Such a manner these gentlemen can be seen treated, obvious in even a photograph. …show more content…
An article written in the first and third person by a Holocaust survivor goes on to describe the living conditions of the concentration camp he had unpleasantly had to stay at. "There were so many prisoners," he says. "We were in a big barrack, it had a concrete floor, it had no beds. And we were lined up like herring on the floor, so when one person turned, everybody else had to turn, it was so tight." (Nelson, A Holocaust Survivor, Spared From Gas Chamber By Twist Of Fate) He had also explained how they had split him up from his family, sending one group to do harsh labor and the other to the gas chambers. How horrendous, to be split up from your family and then sent to work under intense and tiring