Did more people survive the Holocaust than the amount who have died?
At the beginning of the Holocaust, 8 million Jews lived in Europe. At the end of the war, only 2 million were still alive. Please check the many sites that have been posted for you.
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1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust (This site told you more than 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. The other deaths (Roma, Soviet POW's, disabled people, men, Jehovah's Witnesses, non-Jewish Poles and political prisoners were not included. Including those would mean between 9 and 11 million victims.
There were persecutions and pograms before the concentration and labor camps. The camps were between 1933 and the end of the war in 1945.
2. http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/registry/ In 1981 a national registry to document the lives of survivors who came to the U.S. after World War II was established. It now includes over 185,000 records relating to survivors and families.
3. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html This is the Holocaust Time Line.
4. http://www.historiography-project.org/misc/19970901survivors.html In August 1997 the estimated number of survivors was about 900,000. Therefore there is an estimated number of survivors for May 1945. That is between 2.7 and 3.6 million.
Based on the information provided, it is clear that more people died during the Holocaust than survived. The initial number of Jews in Europe was 8 million, and by the end of the war, only 2 million were still alive. This means that approximately 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. Additionally, there were other victims of the Holocaust, such as Roma, Soviet POW's, disabled people, men, Jehovah's Witnesses, non-Jewish Poles, and political prisoners, which would bring the total number of victims to between 9 and 11 million.
To verify this information and find more specific details, you can refer to the following sources:
1. Wikipedia page on the Holocaust: This page provides a comprehensive overview of the Holocaust, including statistics on the number of victims. (Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust)
2. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: The museum has a registry that documents the lives of survivors who came to the U.S. after World War II. You can find records and information about survivors and their families on their website. (Link: http://www.ushmm.org/remembrance/registry/)
3. The History Place - Holocaust Timeline: This website offers a timeline of the Holocaust, allowing you to examine specific events and their impact. (Link: http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html)
4. The Historiography Project: This source provides an estimate of the number of survivors from August 1997, which was about 900,000. This can give you an idea of the estimated number of survivors in May 1945. (Link: http://www.historiography-project.org/misc/19970901survivors.html)