The Impacts of the Holocaust
By: Beza A. & Teandra C.
United States Holocaust Museum
Joseph Moses Lang
At a young age, Joseph, his mother, and siblings worked in a factory with horrible working conditions were food was stolen from them every day. To survive, they also had to steel from others. On June 7th. 1994 Joseph and his family were put on a train with hundreds of other Jews to Auschwitz, one of the most lethal concentration camps of the Holocaust. Once he got there he and his family were immediately separated and he believed that he would never see them again. To be in the same group as his brother he lied about his age, he was sent with the 20 year old men to Allach, a working camp. Due to the horrible working conditions, from cement work and construction he suffered from skin cancer for the majority of his life. He was beaten very badly several times and was punished severely for the littlest things. On one occasion he was forced to run four times around the camp while being chased by one of the Nazi’s German Shepard’s, he tripped on the 3rd lap and the dog attacked him ripping out a huge chunk of his neck, and he was still forced to do one more. After the liberation he never reunited with his mother and sister.
Irene Safran
In May, 1944 Irene, her parents, three younger sisters, and two brothers were forced on a train to Auschwitz. At the time, the train was the type that was used to transport cattle. There were so many people on it that there was no room to sit, they could only stand or crouch against others. Her family was in that train for three days, with no food, or water. On the train people were screaming, going insane, and dying. Throughout her whole life, she got notices and letters of each of her family members dying. Her brothers Michael and Herman were both killed in battle. Her other brothers Samuel and Nathan tried to leave the country but were caught and sent to camps. Irene caught word that Nathan was hanged at age 28.
Miroslav Grunwald
Miroslav was a man who lived his life constantly in hiding. To protect himself, and save himself from becoming enslaved and sent to a concentration camp he lied about his identity for most of his life, denying that he was a Jew. The first time he was arrested by a Nazi officer he claimed to be christian, an Italian citizen who was a resident to his sister in law. He was released, but if he was ever arrested again his sister in law would be sentenced as well. He was then arrested again but was accused of being a jew and was sent to a holding cell, which included about 23 other people, and one toilet. After a week of being confined to such a small space with barely a meal a day he was sent to a concentration camp.