There are many people that are in denial of the Holocaust. Even though there are records stating that did happen, death books that kept records of people being gassed, records of medical experiments that took place, and even receipts to the ovens in which the bodies were burned in. There are many documents being found that confirm the Holocaust as being a genocide by German firms, like I.G. Farben. Along with those, there were photographers and cameramen who have pictures and short films of the mass mounds of dead people, the barrels of gas, and the piles of victims hair.

But those aren't the only evidence to prove that the Holocaust really did occur. I interviewed my step grandfather, Paul, who survived the Holocaust. He was a young boy at the time and had to live with losing his mother, father, and siblings to the Germans. He got through a lot because he was young, strong, and had skill and talent. He escaped into the woods where he was hiding for two years. He was about seventeen and had to make a living on his own, that meant stealing from local farms to get food. Eventually he got a false document from which he made it to the New York harbor, but only after being sent to about five different locations before he could actually come over. He was smuggled over and almost got caught, but gave the soldiers all his money and walked away. He didn't know if giving the money to them would work, but it did. He is now in America and still lives to tell of his experience with the Holocaust and how he made a living in the United States. 

Along with interviewing my step grandfather, i also checked out a few books from the library. One that was very helpful is Writers of the Holocaust, by Sherri Lederman Mandell. In this book I found countless experiences of Holocaust victims. Even though not all of them survived, they still wrote about their experience and what it really was like. They wanted the world to know what was happening to them. One you may know of is Elie Wiesel, author of Night. He felt great sorrow for the people who had lost their live in the Holocaust. In many of his books he explores the meaning of suffering and whatit meant to have a life after the Holocaust. There are many more writers in the book, including: Ida Fink, Anne Frank, Primo Levi, Arnost Lustig, and more. They all wanted to make sure the nightmare they witnessed would NEVER be forgotten...

Now those are a few stories that I have heard/read about, but another source would be the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. When I was about fourteen or so, I took a trip to Washington D.C. with my classmates. One of the places we visited was that museum. This museum is four stores high with different exhibitions on each floor. It begins with the Nazi Assault, which shows how the Nazis' used propaganda and terror to spread their ideology of antisemitism, racism, and nationalism all through the society in Germany. Then on another floor it talks about the Final Solution, so ghettos, concentration camps, etc... After that there is another floor that is about the Last Chapter. On this floor you can find the rescued documents and survivors' efforts to try and rebuilt their lives after this nightmare. This memorial is like a time capsule through the Holocaust experience. It is there for the public to reflect on and to remember...

As you can see, the deniers are in the wrong for denying that this horrible event ever took place. There are plenty of hard evidence that proves them wrong. They just refuse to accept the truth.... the Holocaust did happen and it is considered a GENOCIDE.

Geno= People or race

Cide= Murder

Hitler wanted to turn Germany Judenrein, which basically means getting rid of all Jews. By doing so the Holocaust occured and it became known as a genocide because he was bringing an end to a group of people.