The Holocaust was a horrible crime against humanity which impacted society forever. 6 million Jews died at the hand of the Nazis during this time of war. Elie Wiesel, holocaust survivor, best-selling author of Night, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient declared ‘‘When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted, because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – must become the center of the universe.’’. When governments make a decision to get involved and help a certain group of people, depending on the situation, their actions could endanger an entire country. If the government takes certain steps to keep as many citizens as possible safe, then I full heartedly agree with Elie. …show more content…
The children were killed without mercy. If they were under the age of 12 then they were gassed or thrown into a fire. The Nazis exterminated the children because the children could not work. Since the children were too weak to work the Nizas would have had to feed the children and keep them alive.They could not afford to do this so they killed them.The Nazis also targeted the children because this means if the children live that they will give birth to the next generation of Jews. The mass murder of Jewish children exemplifies that people should be aware of what's going on around them. The most intensive Holocaust killing took place in September 1941 at the Babi Yar Ravine just outside of Kiev, Ukraine, where more than 33,000 Jews were killed in just two days. Jews were forced to undress and walk to the ravine’s edge. When German troops shot them, they fell into the abyss. The Nazis then pushed the wall of the ravine over, burying the dead and the living. Police grabbed children and threw them into the ravine as