... 's house. His house later became known as the house of prayer for the people of the town. Passover is supposed to be a time of prayer, food, drink, and singing for seven days of happiness, but how much happiness could come from this event knowing that the Nazis were preparing them for deportation to ... that if they made it to the concentration camp and they could be sent straight to the crematory. In readying themselves Elie's parents said, "We must fast as much as we can before we are deported because we do not know when they will be feeding us next (Wiesel 16)." The synagogues were .....

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... become the main Jewish extermination camp. Thereafter cattle cars brought in ship loads of Jews monthly. They were brought from all over in these filthy cars, going for days without food, water, or washing facilities. Many times these cars were so crowded that people were simply crushed to death. During the first few months of operation, Auschwitz simply housed the Jews ... that few survived it. The 'Hospital,' if that's what you want to call it, was a horror. The prisoners referred to it as the crematorium waiting room. If you didn't heal fast enough to suit them, they gave you an inje...

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... as strong). When the Jews arrived at Auschwitz, they were met with threats and promises. If they didn't do exactly as they were told, they would be beaten, deprived of food, or shot. From time to time, they would be assured that things would get better. The daily meals in Auschwitz consisted of watery soup, distributed once a day,with a small piece ... chambers by Lykon B (Williams- Internet), hydrogen cyanide which was poured through the ceiling of the gas chambers and turned into gas. The S.S. commanders of Auschwitz preferred Lykon B. because it worked fast. Jews tried to escape from...

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... farms enabled workers to produce more goods faster and less expensively. This led to higher amounts of production. At some points, the American consumer could not buy the goods as fast as they were produced. Since the economy was in such good shape, many Americans could afford to purchase refrigerators, washing machines, and radios. Low-income families could afford to buy ... . He also organized the Schutzstaffel or the "SS", a group that performed police tasks. They carried out violent acts against Hitler's enemies. Unemployed young men who joined Hitler's groups were given food, shelte...

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... Russian soil, was the start of the War's turning point. Operation Barbarossa was a main fault in the German plan; they attacked to quickly on Russia, taking too much ground too fast. They didn't completely defeat all troops before moving on, so they ended up being semi-surrounded. Also the Russian troops that were left behind were able to sabotage the offence ... by cutting communication lines and destroying their food and ammunition supplies. Why was the Soviet Union successful in the attack? Firstly she only had one front to fight on, and being one of the largest countries in the ... ...

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