Agnes Tennenbaum: A Holocaust Survivor
Beginning in 1933, the horrible event known as the Holocaust took place. Many Jews were taken from their homes and thrown into concentration camps. It took many years for people across the world to find out the ugly truth that was going on. A man named Hitler, which was known as a savior in many people’s eyes, was now known as the man who was responsible for taking the lives of a huge number of Jews. The purpose of this paper is to give information on what happened during the holocaust, to talk about a brave survivor of this event, and how this survivor was liberated from such a terrible situation.
The Holocaust began roughly around the end of January 1933, when Hitler had become a chancellor of Germany. Soon after, Hitler called for new elections …show more content…
She was born in a small town north of Budapest, but her family had moved to Hungary. In 1943, the Germans occupied Hungary. Agnes, along with a few of her female family members, boarded a train that took them to Auschwitz. Not too long after arriving, she was separated from her family and was sent to Allendorf. Allendorf was a labor camp in Germany where they made munitions in an underground factory. The conditions in this labor camp were very brutal. In March of 1945, Agnes and only one other family member was liberated by American troops. Afterwards, Agnes ended up marrying a fellow survivor, David Tennenbaum. Agnes moved to Mobile in 2006 to live with her son and family. Agnes was very proud of her Jewish heritage. She vowed to pass on the memory of those who did not survive through her poetry, writing, and public speaking. Agnes passed away May 30, 2016.
The Jews had to endure so much for many years. They were separated from their families, starved, and beaten. Even today, we keep all the Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust in our hearts and in our prayers. I hope this paper was a good source of information on the Holocaust, and about the brave survivor Agnes Tennenbaum. We will continue to tell the story of what the Jewish had to endure, and of the tragedies of the
The Holocaust began roughly around the end of January 1933, when Hitler had become a chancellor of Germany. Soon after, Hitler called for new elections …show more content…
She was born in a small town north of Budapest, but her family had moved to Hungary. In 1943, the Germans occupied Hungary. Agnes, along with a few of her female family members, boarded a train that took them to Auschwitz. Not too long after arriving, she was separated from her family and was sent to Allendorf. Allendorf was a labor camp in Germany where they made munitions in an underground factory. The conditions in this labor camp were very brutal. In March of 1945, Agnes and only one other family member was liberated by American troops. Afterwards, Agnes ended up marrying a fellow survivor, David Tennenbaum. Agnes moved to Mobile in 2006 to live with her son and family. Agnes was very proud of her Jewish heritage. She vowed to pass on the memory of those who did not survive through her poetry, writing, and public speaking. Agnes passed away May 30, 2016.
The Jews had to endure so much for many years. They were separated from their families, starved, and beaten. Even today, we keep all the Jews who lost their lives in the Holocaust in our hearts and in our prayers. I hope this paper was a good source of information on the Holocaust, and about the brave survivor Agnes Tennenbaum. We will continue to tell the story of what the Jewish had to endure, and of the tragedies of the