The End

Death Marches When the Nazis realized enemy

forces were approaching, they quickly moved the prisoners and tried to hide evidence.

•Along the way anyone who could not walk was shot.•An estimated 100,000 Jews died on the death Marches.

Liberation The Holocaust officially ended in

1945 when the Allies liberated the concentration camps.

Many camps had not been emptied yet.The liberating forces were shocked by what they found.

The Victims Now the Allies had to find a way to

help the victims. •Feeding programs•Controlling disease and disinfection

•Burying the dead

The Victims The surviving Jews sought to find the

fate of their friends and relatives. • Nazis’ records• Word of mouth

Many lost their entire family, home, and money.

The Victims Many Jewish survivors had no where

to go. They were held in displaced person

camps. Eventually they made new lives in countries all over the world. Over half went to Israel.

The Aftermath The Allies forced Germans to “tour”

the camps.

The Aftermath

They also forced Germans in some towns to help clean

The Aftermath The Nazis who were still in the camps

were forced to work. They were sometimes left to the

mercy of the prisoners or shot.

The Aftermath De-Nazification was an attempt to

make those loyal to Hitler realize what he used them to do.

Punishment Shortly after the war ended, trials

began While some Nazis surrendered, many

commited suicide or fled. “Nazi hunters” were committed to

finding and bringing Nazis to justice. Between 1945 and 1985, about 5,000

convicted Nazi war criminals were executed and 10,000 were imprisoned.

Remembering

Many of the concentration camps were destroyed, however, some still stand.

Memorials “Righteous among the Nations” in

Jerusalem- honors non-Jews who risked their lives to help Jews.

Memorials “Memorial to the Deportees” in

Jerusalem

Memorials Anne Frank House