"Beginning in March 1942, a wave of mass murder swept across Europe. During the next 11 months 4,500,000 human beings were eliminated. By the end of World War II the toll had risen to approximately 6,000,000 Jews, which included 1,500,000 children, who perished at the hands of the Nazi murderers. When the killing ended those who survived were released from the concentration camps and came out of hiding" (holocaustsurvivors.org). Blog #2 (due 9/2):
Visit the three websites from the links above and select one of the stories of survival that really made an impact on you. Reflect on what you already know about the Holocaust and what more you learned through this survivor's story. Think about a difficult time in your life--can you relate to messages of the Holocaust survivors? Write 250 words about what it means to be a survivor.
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