Connor McDuffee Ms. Theobald World Literature 1 March 2024 Other perspectives in the Holocaust During the Holocaust, In total eleven million people died. Of these eleven million, 6 million of them were Jewish, while the other 5 million consisted of non Jewish peoples (Holocaust Misconceptions 1). When thinking of the Holocaust, many think of specifically Jewish people being mistreated and dehumanized, but this only accounts for roughly half of the lives lost during the Holocaust. Many survivors have shared their stories, and how they survived. One of the most famous of these accounts is Night written by Elie Wiesel. Throughout the story Elie or Eliezer, the main character in the book, talks about the horrible conditions and treatment he received …show more content…
Furthermore, people following other major religions were attacked during the Holocaust. As more and more people started to be marginalized in the community, it shows the Nazi goals and reason behind the camps. As religion played a huge part in almost everyone's identity, they singled out many religions and their respective leaders in the community. “Hitler wanted to conquer all of Europe and create a new religion based on worship of the Nazi ideology. Since Catholic priests and Christian pastors were often influential leaders in their community, they were sought out by the Nazis. Thousands of Catholic priests and Christian pastors were forced into concentration camps”(Schwartz 1). During the time period of the Holocaust many other groups were hunted down to be sent to camps or killed. Other prominent religions in Europe besides Judaism mainly consisted of Christianity and Catholic religions. The main leaders of these religious groups were sent to camps. Similarly to Eliezer, many other groups were taken away based on their