The kids were the most vulnerable age group during the Holocaust period, and not many survived. It is said that Germans "killed as many as 1.5 million children."(Holocaust Memorial Museum). If the child was older they had a greater chance of survival because they could perform more strenuous labor. Kids over the age of twelve would be used to conduct science experiments on that usually resulted in their death. Since most children were too young to work, them along with the disabled and elderly were sent to killing centers first. In spite of all the mentioned hardships these children endured, many did discover a way to survive.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "Children during the Holocaust".USHMM. 20 Feb. 2014. 20 Feb. 2014. <http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005142>
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