The
truth of the photos of crimes and atrocities included in this
Holocaust project needs to be shown. The photos may be of graphic
nature and disturbing - before providing access to younger
learners, parents and teachers should preview the sites and guide
through what they may read and see.
Each picture here has a little piece of history to tell. Images
that capture a split second of horror during the Holocaust.
The
Holocaust
was the systematic annihilation of six million Jews
by Hitler
and the Nazis during World War 2. In 1933 approximately nine
million Jews lived in the 21 countries of Europe that would be
military occupied by Germany during the war. By 1945 two out of
every three European Jews had been killed.
The number of children killed during the Holocaust is not
fathomable and full statistics for the tragic fate of children who
died will never be known. Some estimates range as high as 1.5
million murdered children. This figure includes more than 1.2
million Jewish children, tens of thousands of Gypsy children and
thousands of handicapped children.
