Tag: Holocaust and Homelands

During World War II, Hitler came to power in Germany and was in charge during the Third Reich. While Hitler was in power he forced the Jews to move to ghettos and concentration camps. The Jews lived in horrible conditions and many died. They were not given proper care, food, or living conditions in these […]

Lessons on the horrors of the Holocaust often include statistics on the number of deaths and personal narratives of survivors and their hardships. What became of the liberated Jews directly following the Holocaust is often overlooked. Many survivors had no home to return to because approximately 5,000 Jewish communities had been destroyed during WWII. Others […]

The faces of the children photographed above read many emotions: fear, uncertainty, confusion; however, the emotion coming across the strongest, in my eyes, is opportunity. Their youth is evident not only in their size but across their faces, and with many years left to spend in countless ways. These children, unlike most, experienced unforeseen horrors […]