Response to the Holocaust Powerpoint (Chap.29)

I felt that the Holocaust PowerPoint that was presented by Miss Burnell was very well done. Many of us students have heard about the holocaust, and have done some studies about it, but it was not in depth. I felt that I learned so much more about this horrid time in American History. The Jews were treated with cruelty beyond measure! Words cant express how i felt for these group of innocent people. The were forced to surrender to the German authorities. Such horrors that occurred that caught my attention was that victims were taken to deserted to dig their graves. They were then shot at and killed, so when they died, they would fall right into the grave that they dug for themselves. How cruel and evil can you get? They were treated like worthless pigs, in which they were not. Jews were sent to Auschwitz, which was the biggest extermination camp. They were then split up in what was called "selection," which seperated the strong from the weak. What really caught my attention was the gas chambers. These people would go into the chambers, not knowing was was instored. When all the Jews were packed into this, the Germans would release a gas called "Zykoon B" that killed them within minutes. I could almost cry from hearing such things. In my opinion, I think that If i had to choose between slavery(african american slavery) and the treatment that took place with the Jews during the Holocaust, I would choose to be a slave anyday! What we must do is to never forget this tragic time of history. The Holocaust happened and so many people suffered and died who were simply, Innocent!