Thread by @louiehistory

tw // holocaust
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Yom HaShoah begins today at sundown (april 7th) and continues until thursday night (april 8th)

this is a day of commemoration and remembrance for the six million Jews and five million others who were murdered in the Holocaust during 1941-1955

what is the holocaust?
the holocaust was the genocide of Jews and others by the Nazis during world war two

what was the cause of the holocaust?
hitler hates the Jews very much, he blamed them for german’s defeat in world war one as well as its post-war economic hardships, thus, once the nazi party gained power, a large-scale persecution of Jews were immediately carried out

some important events during the holocaust:
•september 1935: the Nuremberg Laws were passed to deprive the Jews in Germany of their citizenship and forbid marriages between Jews and Germans

•november 1938: the SS (Schutzstaffel, hitler’s personal guards) attacked Jews throughout germany, 30000 Jewish men were sent to concentration camps, thousands Jewish shops were destroyed

•1942 “Final Solution” was drawn up, Jews were sent to gas chambers to be exterminated in concentration camps, the largest one was called the Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland

the holocaust finally ended in may 8th 1945

the effects of the holocaust
•after the liberation of nazi camps, many survivors found themselves living in displaced persons camps where they often had to wait years before relocating to new homes

• many Jewish survivors feared to return to their former homes because of antisemitism
• finding refuge in other countries was dangerous and difficult

this day is very important for remembrance of the Holocaust as it was a horrific atrocity that silenced the population

here are some recourses to further educate yourself on Yom HaShoah and the Holocaust

• jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-holocaust
•jewishvirtuallibrary.org/yom-ha-shoah-h…