Holocaust Facts:
About 11 million people died during the Holocaust, 6 million being Jews
About two-thirds of the Jewish population living in Germany were killed
Over half a million people visit the former concentration camp, Auschwitz, every year
The biggest concentration camp was Auschwitz-Berkenau
Holocaust Remembrance day marks the liberation of concentration camp, Auschwitz in 1945
There are 4 different kinds of camps: ghettos, concentration camps, extermination camps, and forced labor camps
About 1.1 million kids were killed during the Holocaust
The first group targeted were people with disabilities
Heinrich Himmler was the second most powerful Nazi behind Adolf Hitler
Between 1933 and 1934 304,500 Jews immigrated from Germany
5,000 Jewish communities were wiped out during the Holocaust
"Holocaust" in Germany means "completely burnt"
The Holocaust lasted from 1933-1945
Jews were forced to wear a yellow star on their clothes so they were easily noticed (shown above)
About 100,000 Jews died in "death marches"
The first mass gassing of Jews took place in Chelmno extermination camp
About 1,000 people a day were picked up and bought to camps
Other groups targeted during the Holocaust were Jehova's Witnesses, homosexuals, disabled people, and Gypsies
About two-thirds of the Jewish population living in Germany were killed
Over half a million people visit the former concentration camp, Auschwitz, every year
The biggest concentration camp was Auschwitz-Berkenau
Holocaust Remembrance day marks the liberation of concentration camp, Auschwitz in 1945
There are 4 different kinds of camps: ghettos, concentration camps, extermination camps, and forced labor camps
About 1.1 million kids were killed during the Holocaust
The first group targeted were people with disabilities
Heinrich Himmler was the second most powerful Nazi behind Adolf Hitler
Between 1933 and 1934 304,500 Jews immigrated from Germany
5,000 Jewish communities were wiped out during the Holocaust
"Holocaust" in Germany means "completely burnt"
The Holocaust lasted from 1933-1945
Jews were forced to wear a yellow star on their clothes so they were easily noticed (shown above)
About 100,000 Jews died in "death marches"
The first mass gassing of Jews took place in Chelmno extermination camp
About 1,000 people a day were picked up and bought to camps
Other groups targeted during the Holocaust were Jehova's Witnesses, homosexuals, disabled people, and Gypsies