PPT-The Holocaust

THE HOLOCAUST WAS ONE OF THE WORST WORLD EVENTS The Nazis who came to power in Germany in January 1933 believed that Germans were racially superior with the blond hair blue eyes and German blood and that the Jews were an alien threat to the socalled German racial community . 1933 – 1945 . Nazi Era Deportation. THE HOLOCAUST. . WAS . THE SYSTEMATIC, BUREAUCRATIC MASS MURDER OF MORE THAN SIX MILLION JEWS BY THE NAZI REGIME AND ITS COLLABORATORS . Holocaust History. This Lesson expounds on the deportations of the Jews to Ghettos, Concentration Camps, Forced/Slave Labor Camps and Killing Centers. How Did It End?. Approaching Defeat. With the Soviets rapidly approaching from the East and the Allies from the West, the Nazis began moving Jews to concentration camps in Germany. The Nazis then began destroying their extermination camps in hopes that the mass killings they conducted would not be discovered by the Allies. 11 million people were exterminated. 6 million Jews. 5 million people . 1933 - 1945. Defining the Holocaust. HOLOCAUST . (Heb., . sho'ah. ) . which originally meant a sacrifice totally burned by fire . Holocaust: Definition. Literal: . completely burnt by fire. 1:.  a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire . <a nuclear . holocaust. >. 2: a . often capitalized. s. . “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” . ~. Elie. Wiesel. That there was more than one. Did you know?. The . Defenition. . Holocaust. - . any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life. Should the Holocaust be defined as a Genocide?. Hum. 10 Block ___ 12/13/13. J. Neuberger. M. . Orner. K. O’Rourke. J. Stassen. Historical Context/Facts. Holocaust: 1933-1945. Holocaust: from the Greek words:. At the Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial known as The Case Against the Nazi Physicians, only 23 defendants were charged with “murders, tortures, and other atrocities committed in the name of medical science.” In reality, there were thousands of physician perpetrators and accomplices, the overwhelming majority of whom escaped justice. Indeed, many were restored to positions of prominence and respect among the German medical community.. Dilemmas. Avi. Patt, University of Hartford. Alan Marcus, University of Connecticut. Pedagogical Dilemmas. Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide with Film. Teaching the Holocaust and Genocide with other documents. Kayla Bear. Let’s see what you already know about the Holocaust!. Start the Quiz. During what time period did the Holocaust occur?. a. 1931-1948. b. 1920-1946. c. . 1940-1942. d. 1933-1945. Correct! . Presenters: . Felicia Alexander / USHMM Teacher Fellow. Amy McDonald/ USHMM Teacher Fellow. Salvaged Pages. by Alexandra . Zapruder. Focusing on Four Female Diarists. Eva . Ginzova. – . Terezin. Ghetto. Presenters: . Felicia Alexander / USHMM Teacher Fellow. Amy McDonald/ USHMM Teacher Fellow. Salvaged Pages. by Alexandra . Zapruder. Focusing on Four Female Diarists. Eva . Ginzova. – . Terezin. Ghetto. Why is it useful in today’s society to teach about the Holocaust? . In the Holocaust…. 11 . million people were . killed in . a span of 12 years from 1933-. 1945, of those killed . 6 million were . Essential Question. What were the M.A.I.N. causes and events of World War II?. Key Vocabulary. Genocide: the killing of an entire race of people. Final Solution: Hitler’s program of systemically killing the entire Jewish people.. 8. th. Grade Social Studies . 2017. Between 1933 and 1945, the German. government led by Adolf Hitler and the. Nazi Party carried out the systematic. persecution and murder of Europe’s Jews.. This genocide is now known.