"When they came for the gypsies, I did not speak, for I am not a gypsy. When they came for the Jews, I did not speak, because I wasn't a Jew. When they came for the Catholics, I did not speak, for I am not a Catholic. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak." This quote is found on the wall at the Holocaust Museum in Washington. This is …
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…their strength and what they were able to do. If a person went to the camp at 6 feet tall and 230 pounds, you probably came out weighting half of that. That shows the drastic change in the physical appearance of a person. If you were able to survive, you were left with physical and mental scars. The horror of the Holocaust that allowed people like Elie to be persecuted, should never be permitted to transpire again.