The Holocaust was a devastating event. It will be remembered forever. Statistics are important to learn just how many people perished as result of the Holocaust. But perhaps more shocking than statistics, are the words said by people who experienced the Holocaust first hand. It takes a certain person to survive through this tragic experience. To fully understand what qualities it takes to survive life through concentration camps, it is necessary to know what goes …showed first 75 words of 1217 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1217 total…unless the prisoners adapted to their new unfair life of enslavement, there would be far less survivors. Without the adaptability some survivors possessed the Holocaust would have been a far greater tragedy. Works Cited Langer, Lawrence L. Holocaust Testimonies: The Ruins of Memories. Reissued Ed. New Haven: Yale Publishing Co., 1993. Levi, Trude. A Cat Called Adolf. New York City: Books, Inc. 1995 Guide to Yale University Library Holocaust Video Testimonies. Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale Publishing Co., 1990.