History Of The Holocaust Essay

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The Holocaust was a very tragic event. Nazi’s took Jews to concentration camps. At these camps, they tortured these Jews, both physically and mentally, and killed off as many as possible. There is lots of debate on whether or not Auschwitz, one of the biggest camps, should be preserved. Auschwitz is a big part of history that should be kept. These camps help show people that something as terrible as the Holocaust can never happen again. The Holocaust was crucial. When the Jews arrived they would be “commanded: Men to the left! Women to the right!” and that’s when many families and friends were split up forever (Wiesel). This led a lot of people to be alone or killed within the first few hours of being at the camps. If someone wasn’t to be killed then they were to “work” (Wiesel). It seems like being killed was almost better because if one stayed alive, they were hanging onto life by a string. The Holocaust scarred many people for life. This just proves all the more that something as crucial as the Holocaust can never …show more content…

Because it was one of the biggest camps, going to Auschwitz is very educational. Auschwitz holds great amounts of “artifacts the Poles preserved” (Gizbert). These artifacts include “Shoes and hair of the camp’s victims” (Gizbert). Many people most likely wouldn’t know why there are shoes and human hair in the camp, and Auschwitz can help them learn about why. Auschwitz has “a display that leaves its mark on visitors” (Gizbert). This won’t help people completely understand what happened, but it gives them an idea. Preserving Auschwitz would teach people about the horrific events that happened within it. There are a lot of people who think the Holocaust never happened and Auschwitz can not only show them that it did, but also show them how brutal it really was. Auschwitz being preserved is good for many reasons, but there are people who think