The Children of the Holocaust

The Children of the Holocaust

by: Grace Eskew

There are a ton of differences between children living in America today and children that were born in 1937, in Germany like Liane Krochmal. Most people think of Anne Frank when they think about children of the holocaust, but you need to know that there were also 1.5 million other children killed. They were worried about living through the day in concentration camps while you and I are worried about finishing a simple school assignment. I will be telling you all about Liane Krochmal’s life, how she was like and dislike Anne, and how Liane’s differences with children today.

Liane Krochmal was born on July 25, 1937. She was the daughter of Jacob and Amalie Krochmal. She only had one sister named Vienna. Seeing no hope under the Nazis, the Krochmal family fled to France. From France they hoped to eventually receive permission to enter the United States. Liane had an uncle living in New York who was willing to guarantee the support of the entire family. Sadly, they never received permission to go the United States. Also, her eleven year old brother and both her parents got arrested by the French police and handed over to the Germans. Soon after, they were transported to concentration camps and murdered. Liane died at the age of seven.

As stated earlier, most people think of Anne Frank when they think of children of the holocaust. Although she was very important, all children of the holocaust deserve to be remembered. An article named, Children During the Holocaust” states, ”The Germans and their collaborators killed as many as 1.5 million children.” This mass murder of Jewish people and children was a terrible time in history. All in all, children including Liane Krochmal and Anne Frank should be looked back on for the their rough lives by everyone.

Liane Krochmal and all Jewish children live very different lives than you and I.Their school lives were different than ours because they usually had to sit by themselves in tight quarters. Also,the children were most likely worried sick that the Nazis were going to come and take their family away from them, that is very different from us because we don’t have to worry about that today. In the article “Hidden Children: Hardships” it states,”Among the most painful memories for hidden children was their separation from parents, grandparents, and siblings. For a variety of reasons—the lack of space, the inability or unwillingness of a rescuer to take in an entire family, or the decision of the parents not to abandon other family members in the ghetto—many Jewish children went into hiding alone.” This quote shows the hardships that all children of the holocaust.

All in all, after reading my essay, I hope you know to remember all children of the holocaust. Stephen Ambrose said, “ The holocaust was the worst crime ever committed.”

I believe this is very true, and believe everyone including adults and children should be remembered.