The Holocaust: The Role Of Families In The Holocaust

Throughout history many genocides have taken place. A specific genocide I have decided to focus on is the Holocaust which took place from 1933 to 1945. Throughout those twelve years many families were torn apart and separated. During the Holocaust many families were separated. Families knew they would not be able to be together in the concentration camps. To avoid being separated and hurting their children, parents would place their children in convents, orphanages, and foster families before they were taken. This was the parents only hope to save their children. When this war began many men left their families and tried to flee the country for a chance to be free. They left mothers alone with their children struggling to survive. During the Holocaust, men were sent to one concentration camp and mothers and children stood together. After being separated they would go and shave their heads, shower, and be given a uniform. They barley had meals to eat,
People always say family is everything and they are the people that get you through the rough times. My family always helps me through the rough times in my life, I cannot imagine how someone who is barley receiving any nutrients in their body can survive the emotional challenges of being in a concentration camp. I decided to go with the topic of families in the Holocaust because the Holocaust was one of the first genocides I thought of. When we were told to be more specific I thought what better than the family life during and after the Holocaust. I had heard stories of couples that were never reunited and children who never saw their parents again and I wanted to learn more about what really happened and any information I could. I read many personal stories while doing research, that really helped give me more of an insight of how hard it was to build your life back and find your