Treblinka Reflection - 1018 Words

Treblinka, 1941 - one of the events in history during the Holocaust that will never be forgotten by the Jews. It is one of those moments where Jews come together in the hardest of times to create, in a sense, peace amongst themselves. Not only did the Holocaust affect the Jews physically and mentally at the time, but it also greatly impacted their lives after the horror. Some victims of the Holocaust, the worst atrocity committed in humankind’s history, find it extremely difficult to open up and talk about their past because they dont want to remember any part of it. However, most survivors choose to share their stories with the younger generation in order to pass them onto future ones. Despite the torture and cruelty that the survivors†¦show more content†¦The German police chief lined them up and began transporting everyone to the extermination camp in Treblinka. As they lined up to board the trains, a Nazi officer stoped in front of Isaac and told him to get out of the line. He was paralyzed with fear as he watched his mother, sister, and two beautiful nieces board the cattle wagons. The door slammed shut on them and the lines of people continued to move forward onto the next wagon. Somehow he won a ticket to live that day and knew he should get out of there fast. But just ahead of him, he saw Rosa - the beautiful, kind, selfless girl from his building. Isaac realized he must act no matter what the cost. He mustered up all the confidence left in him and told the officer, â€Å"that’s my sister. I want to be with her.† The Nazi approached Rosa and asked if Isaac was her brother. She said yes and, sure enough, the Nazi allowed her to get out of line and leave with Isaac. Later on, they survived together working as slaves in an ammunition factory for 4 years. That line to Treblinka was not the last time they escaped death, but the hope they found was able to put all their miseries aside. Rosa never once doubted the true love they h ad for each other and was, therefore, eager to get married in the ghetto despite the risk they would be taking. She was confident that they would survive and she is stillShow MoreRelatedEssay about A Glimpse at the Holocaust 978 Words   |  4 PagesIt entailed hard physical labor, tiny rations of food, prisoners slept three or more people per crowded wooden bunk without mattresses or pillows and torture and death were frequent. There were six extermination camps: Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, Majdanek, and most infamous, Auschwitz. Majdanek and Auschwitz served as both concentration camps and extermination camps. Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp. It is estimated that about 1.1 million people were killed there. The JewishRead MoreEssay about Extermination Camps2646 Words   |  11 PagesBelzec), and Treblinka (northwest of Sobibor). The Treblinka camp, capable of fitting over 4,000 persons into its massive chambers, murdered between 900,000 and 1.2 million Jews. Gassings were finally halted in August 1943 as Auschwitz and Zyklon-B became more effective in carrying out Nazi atrocities. The Sobibor extermination camp ended its gassings a few months later. Many Jewish uprisings occurred at these two camps, leading to the death of one prominent SS guard Max Bialas of Treblinka. Ukranian