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Essay on The Army Film and Photography Unit and their experiences during the Holocaust
During the Holocaust, which began when Hitler came to power in 1933 and ended with the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, more than six million people died in a mass campaign of state-sponsored extermination. This persecution, which included forced labor, mass deportation and imprisonment and death in mass concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Dachau, resulted in the loss of two-thirds of the Jews in Europe and millions of other enemies to the Nazi regime. The stories of the victims have been told in a growing body of work that includes fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry. In recent years there has been an increased focus on the plight of troops during those years of terror.
Recently, Horowitz addressed various topics at Troops and the Holocaust and a symposium for educators at the Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York City. The March event was a chance for more than 100 educators to address the unique concerns and reactions of female survivors of the Holocaust, ranging from troops’ acts of resistance to the translation of these memories into literary works. The museum's core exhibition is organized around three themes: "Jewish Life a Century Ago," "The War Against the Jews" and "Jewish Renewal." Housed in the collection are 23,000 photographs, 800 artifacts and 24 original documentary films presenting a unique picture of 20th-century Jewish history including the Holocaust.
The Romani camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau was liquidated on the night of August 2-3, 1944. Nearly three thousand Romani men, women and children were killed in the gas chambers in a single night. Over the years, August 2-3 have become days of remembrance of the Porrajmos. Porrajmos is the Romani word for "devouring" and is used to describe the Romani experiences during the Holocaust......
