The Return to Life: Holocaust Survivors

Learn about Holocaust survivors' journey back to life, including cherished physical items, education, and regaining humanity.

Returning to Humanity For those who managed to survive the Holocaust and reach liberation, the road back to life was not easy. What simple physical things that we take for granted were cherished by the survivors? Why was education and culture so important to Holocaust survivors? What kinds of things did they do to restore their humanity? The young children who survived the Holocaust witnessed such atrocities that many had lost their faith in humanity. What things can adults do to help young children recover from such a horrible trauma? 70 years have passed since the end of WWII and the liberation of the concentration camps. Do you think the Jews have successfully "Returned to Life"? What evidence or activities support your idea?