Hatred Against Difference

Hatred Against Difference

Naomi Posinova was a young, bright young girl. When you think of the Holocaust, you may think of Anne Frank, but Anne isn’t the only one who died during this time. She was a victim of the Holocaust. So therefore, I will be discussing how hard her life was, but how she was able to make the best of it. In my first paragraph, I will be talking to you about how her early life was like as a child and also how the other Jew’s life was, in my second paragraph, I am going to talk about how they took her to the concentration camp and the ghetto, and in my third paragraph, I will be sharing how she died.

Naomi Posinova was born on January 4, 1932 to Rachel and Max Posinova. She was an only child. She lived in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her father was a hat-maker and he mother was a housewife. Once the Nazi’s took over Prague, Jews were banned from their professions, the Nazi’s confiscated their personal property, and thye were prohibited from participating in any religious or cultural activity. I know this because on http://www.graceproducts.com/fmnc/pnaomi.htm , it states,” Jews were banned from mainly everything including: confiscation of personal property, prohibition of any religious, cultural, or any sort of public activity, and they were banned from their professions.” This means, the Jews were banned from all sorts of things. In, The Diary Of A Young Girl, Anne writes, “All Jews must wear a yellow star, they have to turn in bicycles and any type of transportation, Jews are forbidden to drive and banned from any public transportation. “ This means all of the Jews are forbidden to mainly everything and they had to walk instead of driving or going on any sort of public transportation.

Naomi and her parents were sent to the Theresienstadt ghetto in Czechoslovakia. There, her father worked as a cap maker and her mother worked in a children’s home. I know this because on http://www.graceproducts.com/fmnc/pnaomi.htm , it states,”When they arrived at the ghetto, her father worked as a cap-maker. Her mother worked in a children’s home.” Any children over ten had to work, but somehow, Naomi was still able to continue her education. Conditions in the ghetto were horrible. There was overcrowding, lack of good nutrition, and limited sanitary facilities. I know this because on http://www.graceproducts.com/fmnc/pnaomi.htm , it states,” Conditions were terrible. They had overcrowding, lack of adequate nutrition, and limited primitive sanitary facilities.” This means that the Jews that were sent to these camps were facing horrible conditions. Also, typhus was spreading very quickly and infested the camp. There were daily “selections,” and those chosen were transported to death camps.

In 1944, Naomi and her parents were “selected” for transport to Auschwitz. I know this because on http://www.graceproducts.com/fmnc/pnaomi.htm , it states,” They were selected for transport for the death camp, Auschwitz in 1944.” This means they were selected to go to the death camp. Soon after their arrival, Naomi and her mother were murdered in the gas chambers. Naomi was only twelve years old. I know this because on http://www.graceproducts.com/fmnc/pnaomi.htm , it states,” Naomi was only twelve years old when she was murdered in the gas chamber with her mother.” This means, Naomi died in the gas chamber with her mom. It is very sad to know that young children went through this tough time. Anne once wrote,”The weak fall, but the strong never go under.” This is a very inspirational quote by Anne Frank, because she still has hope although she is a Jew and she knows what is going on.

In conclusion, Naomi Posinova was a strong, intelligent young girl. I find it very sad to know what had happened to her. The Jews were treated unfairly and they deserved better. A famous quote states,”Remember the past to build the future.” This means take what is in the past and make it better. This time was a very rough and sad time.