The HolocaustThe Holocaust

3 Phases3 Phases

1st Phase: Identification1st Phase: Identification

1933-1939Identification of victimsNuremberg Laws

1933-1939Identification of victimsNuremberg Laws

2nd Phase: Isolation2nd Phase: Isolation

1939-1941Creation of GhettosIsolation and imprisonment

1939-1941Creation of GhettosIsolation and imprisonment

Think, Pair, ShareThink, Pair, Share

Person A: Describe the conditions of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Person B: Why did the Nazis create the ghettos? What was their purpose?

White Board: What part of ghetto life seemed the worst to you?

Person A: Describe the conditions of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Person B: Why did the Nazis create the ghettos? What was their purpose?

White Board: What part of ghetto life seemed the worst to you?

3rd Phase: Final Solution3rd Phase: Final Solution

1941-1945Mobile Killing SquadsForced Labor CampsDeath Camps

1941-1945Mobile Killing SquadsForced Labor CampsDeath Camps

Hitler’s “Final Solution”Hitler’s “Final Solution” In the course of the final solution the Jews are to be

sent in a suitable manner and under appropriate direction to do labor in the east. Separated by sexes, those Jews able to work will be led in large labor columns into these areas while building roads. In the process, large numbers will undoubtedly drop away through natural attrition. The final remainder that conceivably will still be around and that undoubtedly constitutes the sturdiest segment will have to be dealt with accordingly as it represents a natural selection which, when left at liberty, has to be seen as a germ cell of new Jewish development.

In the course of the final solution the Jews are to be sent in a suitable manner and under appropriate direction to do labor in the east. Separated by sexes, those Jews able to work will be led in large labor columns into these areas while building roads. In the process, large numbers will undoubtedly drop away through natural attrition. The final remainder that conceivably will still be around and that undoubtedly constitutes the sturdiest segment will have to be dealt with accordingly as it represents a natural selection which, when left at liberty, has to be seen as a germ cell of new Jewish development.