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How Did Hitler Affect The Lives Of Children During The Holocaust?

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“She looked at the thousands of children, running wild, hungry, thirsty, the little ones who could not understand, who thought it was some bizarre game that had gone on too long, and who wanted their homes, their beds, their teddy bears” (Rosnay 46). Early in 1933, Adolf Hitler and his military force began a war against Judaism that is known today as the Holocaust. Within this atrocity, over one-sixth of the six million deaths were claimed by children (Children). Of the children whose lives were impacted by Hitler’s ways, few were able to escape or hide, and the others never grew out of their innocence due to the horrific conditions of concentration camps. Many parents main concern was the safety of their children during this hard time. To

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