Survival in t he

Cam ps
by Tyler Richards
 Survival Fact s

• Som e p eop le s u rvived - d oct ors , n u rs es ,

d en t is t s an d t ech n ician s were u s efu l in
ru n n in g t h e cam p an d m u s ician s .
• Illn es s s aved s om e p eop le. Min or illn es s es
were t reat ed in t h e cam p h os p it als , an d in
t h em t h e s ick h ad a ch an ce t o recover a
lit t le ch an ce.
 How To Survive In A
Concent rat ion Cam p
• To s u rvive in a con cen t rat ion cam p was
bas ed on a com bin at ion of lu ck, s kill, an d
s t ren gt h .
• An ot h er big fact or of s u rvivin g was
p as s in g t h e s elect ion .
• A s elect ion was a p eriod wh en on e h ad t o be in s p ect ed by a
Naz i d oct or. If t h e d oct or fou n d you h ealt h y en ou gh t o work,
you were p as s ed over. If you were d eem ed t oo s ick t o live
m u ch lon ger, you were s en t t o t h e gas ch am bers .
 Ot her Things A Jew
Needed t o Survive
• If p os s ib le, a Jew als o n eed ed t o s ave every
bit of food t h ey cou ld , in cas e t h e SS
officers gave n o food ou t t o t h e m en .
• Th ey m igh t als o h ave wan t ed t o be s t ron g
an d in good h ealt h .
• Th e lack of food an d ext rem e cold wou ld
d im is h a p ers on ’s h ealt h s o t h ey n eed ed t o
be “ext ra h ealt h y.”
 Ot her Things A Jew
Needed t o Survive
• An im p ris on ed Jew n eed ed t o h ave cert ain
ch aract eris t ics if t h ey p lan n ed on
s u rvivin g.
• Th ey n eed ed t o h ave h op e. Hop e wou ld get
t h em t h rou gh cert ain obs t acles .
• Th ey n eed ed n ot t o be effect ed by t h e
em ot ion al t rau m a, if t h ey were an y,
becau s e of t h eir fam ily m is s in g.
 Ot her Things A Jew
Needed t o Survive

• If t h e p ris on er h ad t o face m an y h ard s h ip s

earlier in life, t h es e cam p s wou ld n ’t h ave
been “as bad .”
• Man y t h in gs “d et erm in ed ” a Jew's ch an ce
of s u rvival.
 Sources
• Su r viva l a n d Res is t a n ce b y Pa t Levy

• www.geocit es .co m / At h en s / Ar co p o lis / 3 4 9 9 / h o lo ca u s t / s u r viva l.h t m

• www.s cr ib d .co m / d o c/ 3 1 6 1 3 9 2 / SURVIVING- THE- HOLOCAUST

• www.fcit .u s f.ed u / h o lo ca u s t / p h o t o s / u ck er / u ck er .h t m