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The End
Death Marches When the Nazis realized enemy
forces were approaching, they quickly moved the prisoners and tried to hide evidence.
•Along the way anyone who could not walk was shot.•An estimated 100,000 Jews died on the death Marches.
Liberation The Holocaust officially ended in
1945 when the Allies liberated the concentration camps.
Many camps had not been emptied yet.The liberating forces were shocked by what they found.
The Victims Now the Allies had to find a way to
help the victims. •Feeding programs•Controlling disease and disinfection
•Burying the dead
The Victims The surviving Jews sought to find the
fate of their friends and relatives. • Nazis’ records• Word of mouth
Many lost their entire family, home, and money.
The Victims Many Jewish survivors had no where
to go. They were held in displaced person
camps. Eventually they made new lives in countries all over the world. Over half went to Israel.
The Aftermath The Allies forced Germans to “tour”
the camps.
The Aftermath
They also forced Germans in some towns to help clean
The Aftermath The Nazis who were still in the camps
were forced to work. They were sometimes left to the
mercy of the prisoners or shot.
The Aftermath De-Nazification was an attempt to
make those loyal to Hitler realize what he used them to do.
Punishment Shortly after the war ended, trials
began While some Nazis surrendered, many
commited suicide or fled. “Nazi hunters” were committed to
finding and bringing Nazis to justice. Between 1945 and 1985, about 5,000
convicted Nazi war criminals were executed and 10,000 were imprisoned.
Remembering
Many of the concentration camps were destroyed, however, some still stand.
Memorials “Righteous among the Nations” in
Jerusalem- honors non-Jews who risked their lives to help Jews.
Memorials “Memorial to the Deportees” in
Jerusalem
Memorials Anne Frank House