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STEPS IN THE FINAL SOLUTION
WHAT WAS THE FINAL SOLUTION?
• Euphemism• Nazis’ plan to kill all Jews in Europe and, later,
the world• Systematic, methodical, NOT random• What are the implications, ramifications?• 9 million Jews in Europe prior to Holocaust – 3
million alive after Holocaust
STEP 1 - IDENTIFICATION
• Passports• Synagogues• Court House Documentation• Civilians• Names
STEP 2 - SEPARATION
• Nuremburg Laws• Star of David Patches, Armbands
STEP 3 - CONCENTRATION
•Ghettos - Purpose, Living Conditions
STEP 4 - DEPORTATION
• Railroads were most efficient mode of moving Jews from ghettos to camps
• 80-100 persons per car• Trips averaged 5 days, some
more than 2 weeks
STEP 5 - EXTERMINATION• Einsatzgruppen – Babi Yar• Gassing vans• Zyklon B gas• Camps – Transit, Labor• Operation Reinhard – Death Camps
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