USHM Article Blog Post

This article was about the children of the Holocaust. Usually children got killed because they weren't    the ideal image, also if they were too young to be deployed to labor. As stated in the article,  "Because children were generally too young to be deployed at forced labor, German authorities  generally selected them, along with the elderly, ill, and disabled, for the first deportations to killing  centers, or as the first victims led to mass graves to be shot" (USHMM) children weren't the only  ones being killed. Even though mostly Jews were being killed they also targeted, non-Jewish children  this included Romani children. Some of the Jews were sent to concentrations camps. However, they  died of the poor conditions and diseases being spread throughout the camp. Also stated in the  article, "In spite of their acute vulnerability, many children discovered ways to survive" (USHMM)  some of the children stole food just to survive also, they also escaped to go to Jewish family camps.  When the Nazi's surrender many of the Jewish children fled the country to Europe.       

"Children During the Holocust". United States Holcust Memorial Museum. 10 June, 2013. ushmm. Web 20 Febuary, 2013. <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php? 
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Vaughan, James. "WW Third Reich". Photography. flickr. Yahoo, 28 June, 2011. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/5879427105/lightbox/>