Death's Diary: Hitler and the Jews by Audrey and Megan

Hitler and the Jews

Thursday, 26 April 2012

Article Summary

After the First World War ended, Germany was in a great depression. Many were poor, starving and the economy was falling apart. Many Germans saw Hitler as a way to help with their economic disaster. He was able to convince the people of Germany that he could help. While in prison, Hitler wrote a book called Mein Kampf about his life but also stated in the book the hatred he had on Jews. He hated Jews because during the economic depression in Germany, many Jews had it all. They were working, owned banks and had food. Hitler thought that Jews would one day rule if they had all this. He convinced the people of Germany that he could be a great dictator and could help Germany though these hard economic times. At the time many thought he could help, they had nothing to lose. He thought Jews were in the way and he didn’t like them one bit. Once ruler he discriminated the Jews as well as homosexuals and communists. He helped Germany with gaining jobs for the Germans and helping them in the debt crisis.

The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany and ended in 1945 when the Nazis were defeated by the Allied powers.

-
-The Nazis killed approximately two-thirds of all Jews living in Europe
Approx. six million jews died in the holocaust.

-It is estimated that 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. Six million of these were Jews, Children were often targeted among these people.