STEPS IN THE FINAL SOLUTION

WHAT WAS THE FINAL SOLUTION?

• Euphemism• Nazis’ plan to kill all Jews in Europe and, later,

the world• Systematic, methodical, NOT random• What are the implications, ramifications?• 9 million Jews in Europe prior to Holocaust – 3

million alive after Holocaust

STEP 1 - IDENTIFICATION

• Passports• Synagogues• Court House Documentation• Civilians• Names

STEP 2 - SEPARATION

• Nuremburg Laws• Star of David Patches, Armbands

STEP 3 - CONCENTRATION

•Ghettos - Purpose, Living Conditions

STEP 4 - DEPORTATION

• Railroads were most efficient mode of moving Jews from ghettos to camps

• 80-100 persons per car• Trips averaged 5 days, some

more than 2 weeks

STEP 5 - EXTERMINATION• Einsatzgruppen – Babi Yar• Gassing vans• Zyklon B gas• Camps – Transit, Labor• Operation Reinhard – Death Camps