From January 30, 1933 until May 8, 1945, a terrible act occurred called the Holocaust. During this time Hitler and his German Nazi followers, persecuted Jews, gypsies, Slavs, people with physical and mental disabilities, and many others. These victims of the terrible time were put into concentration camps, where they would soon die from the conditions, or were immediately killed by Nazi soldiers. When people were in these camps, almost nothing was left of their individuality, their families were broken apart, and the lived in conditions you wouldn’t even think could carry human life. So how could someone possibly be able to preserve their dignity despite their suffering? How does one not give up when faced with a circumstance like the life …show more content…
Without even a certainty that a person was of the Jewish faith, Nazis could brutally attack whomever they wanted. This left the public of Jewish faith in complete chaos. Nobody knew who would be next in line for a beating, who would be taken from their homes, and who would be executed simply because of their appearance and faith. How is a person supposed to maintain their dignity in this state of being? What child could establish dignity for that matter? How does on feel worthy of existence and proud on oneself when they are persecuted for, in essence, living as their own person? Many families found a way, much like Anne Frank and her family. The Franks lived in an Annex, and although it was extremely small, they were together, and somewhat safe (The Diary of Anne Frank, DVD). Although they were hiding, like many families, they could practice their religion and be almost relieved of the dangers of what was around them. There was always a promise of being discovered, but less so of one if they were to never hide in the first place9 The Diary of Anne Frank, Play). This sense of survivability given by the Annex, helped them `maintain their dignity, and even establish it, as the children learned more of what it means to be Jewish, and the adults were able to further educate their children in what made them who they are as a