How and Why did the Holocaust happen? - The Greenman Family Flashcards
When was the toy truck made for Barney?
Truck made in early 1940s
Where was Leon born and where did he live most of his life?
Leon was born in London, 1910, lived most of life in the Netherlands, Rotterdam
Who did Leon marry and when?
married Else in 1935, settled in city
When was Leon’s son Barney born?
March 1940 son Barney born
Who made the toy truck for Barney and why?
Leon enjoyed woodwork made train train for son Barney (LMS - London Midlands Scotland) to show support and links with Britain
When was the Netherlands invaded by the Nazis? How old was Barney when this took place? How many days after the invasion did the Dutch surrender?
- Netherlands invaded by Nazis (May 1940) - Barney 2yrs old, Dutch surrendered 5 days later
Where did Germans place illegal Jewish refugees?
Germans used an already existing camp for illegal Jewish refugees
What was Westerbork and what did it do?
Westerbork was a transit camp, deported Jews to extermination camps (1942-1944)
Who was taken to Westerbork and what were the aware of?
Greenman family and Else’s grandma taken to Westerbork - aware of bad rumours associated with deportation
What was Leon unable to prove he was and why?
Leon unable to prove that he was British as friend destroyed his documents due to fear of Nazis
When did Leon and his family board a train for Auschwitz?
Jan 1943
What did Leon and Else talk about on their 36hr journey to Auschwitz?
during 36hr journey Leon and Else spoke of future and said that the other should remarry, if one of them don’t survive, as long as they would be a good parent to Barney
Which camp was Leon sent to and with how many people?
Leon among 50 men sent of to work in Auschwitz I
Which camp was Else and Barney taken to and with how many people?
Else and Barney and 650. other people from train taken to “the little white house”/”the little red house” by the SS
What were bunkers covered to?
bunkers converted to gas chambers
How were Else and Barney murdered?
Else and Barney told to strip for a shower, pushed into building and murdered
Where were bodies buried?
bodies buried in nearby field in a mass grave
What was done to dead buried bodies to conceal any evidence of crimes?
- 10,000s of bodies dug up and brunt to conceal evidence of crimes
In what amount of time from getting of the train at Auschwitz did Else and Barney die?
within 1hr
Auschwitz:
- Located in Nazi occupied Poland
- largest camp system - 3 main sites, 40 additional sub camps
- homosexuals, rapists, murderers disable people and Jews sent there
Auschwitz I - Main Camp
- concentration camp
- victims treated brutally, executed, forced labour, shot, hanged, subjected to medical experiments etc.
Auschwitz II - Birkenau
- concentration camp
- death camp
Auschwitz III - Buna-Monowitz
forced labour camp - workers forced to produce synthetic oil and rubber for German war effort
Auschwitz Summer 1944:
- Hungary made deal with Hitler not to get invaded in return for Hungary working on Germany’s side in war
- Summer 1944 Hungarian Jews taken to concentration camps
