The term "Holocaust," originally from the Greek word "holokauston" which means "sacrifice by fire," refers to the Nazi's persecution and planned slaughter of the Jewish people. The Hebrew word "Shoah," which means "devastation, ruin, or waste," is also used for this genocide.
About 1/3 Jews alive at the time were murdered by the Holocaust.
The "Final Solution" was created during the Wannsee Conference.
Estimated that a total of 11 million people were killed, six million were Jews.
Jews were swept from their citizenship and rights. Their businesses were taken from them.
Jews were forced to live in small cramped apartments with other families.
Although many people refer to all Nazi camps as "concentration camps," there were actually a number of different kinds of camps, including concentration camps, extermination camps, labor camps, prisoner-of-war camps, and transit camps.
They were beaten by soldiers with the butt of their guns. They were victimized and filled with terror.
Hitler aimed specifically at children first so it could annihilate any future generations of Jews.
Hitler prohibited Jews to be married or have any social relationships with other people.