Holocaust Camp Survival

Survival in t he Cam ps by Tyler Richards

Survival Fact s • Som e p eop le s u rvived - d oct ors , n u rs es , d en t is t s an d t ech n ician s were u s efu l in ru n n in g t h e cam p an d m u s ician s . • Illn es s s aved s om e p eop le. Min or illn es s es were t reat ed in t h e cam p h os p it als , an d in t h em t h e s ick h ad a ch an ce t o recover a lit t le ch an ce.

How To Survive In A Concent rat ion Cam p • To s u rvive in a con cen t rat ion cam p was bas ed on a com bin at ion of lu ck, s kill, an d s t ren gt h . • An ot h er big fact or of s u rvivin g was p as s in g t h e s elect ion . • A s elect ion was a p eriod wh en on e h ad t o be in s p ect ed by a Naz i d oct or. If t h e d oct or fou n d you h ealt h y en ou gh t o work, you were p as s ed over. If you were d eem ed t oo s ick t o live m u ch lon ger, you were s en t t o t h e gas ch am bers .

Ot her Things A Jew Needed t o Survive • If p os s ib le, a Jew als o n eed ed t o s ave every bit of food t h ey cou ld , in cas e t h e SS officers gave n o food ou t t o t h e m en . • Th ey m igh t als o h ave wan t ed t o be s t ron g an d in good h ealt h . • Th e lack of food an d ext rem e cold wou ld d im is h a p ers on ’s h ealt h s o t h ey n eed ed t o be “ext ra h ealt h y.”

Ot her Things A Jew Needed t o Survive

• An im p ris on ed Jew n eed ed t o h ave cert ain ch aract eris t ics if t h ey p lan n ed on s u rvivin g. • Th ey n eed ed t o h ave h op e. Hop e wou ld get t h em t h rou gh cert ain obs t acles . • Th ey n eed ed n ot t o be effect ed by t h e em ot ion al t rau m a, if t h ey were an y, becau s e of t h eir fam ily m is s in g.

Ot her Things A Jew Needed t o Survive • If t h e p ris on er h ad t o face m an y h ard s h ip s earlier in life, t h es e cam p s wou ld n ’t h ave been “as bad .” • Man y t h in gs “d et erm in ed ” a Jew's ch an ce of s u rvival.

Sources • Su r viva l a n d Res is t a n ce

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