#1 Introduction

• Question: “Have you ever wondered how Holocaust survivors rebuilt their lives after WWII?”
• Topic: Holocaust survivors moving to the U.S. after WWII
• Thesis: Survivors moved because of Holocaust hardships, opportunities and safety in America, and rebuilding their lives

#2 Point One – Hardships During the Holocaust

• Lived in ghettos (Warsaw: 400,000 Jews in 1 sq mile)
• Starvation, disease, family loss, constant fear
• Some resisted Nazis: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, forest partisans
• Many sent to concentration camps like Auschwitz; death marches occurred

#3 Point Two – Coming to the U.S.

• Escaped danger and destruction in Europe
• Displaced Persons Act (1948) → ~140,000 Jews entered U.S.
• Family reunification or chance to start over motivated many
• Learned new language, adapted to American culture

#4 Point Three – Rebuilding Lives

• Went to school, worked, started families
• DP camps: clubs, newspapers, theater, sports → normalcy
• Traced lost family members to reunite or learn their fate
• Shared stories through books, art, speeches → kept memory alive

#5 Conclusion

• Recap: Hardships → Migration → Rebuilding
• Survivors showed strength, determination, resilience
• Closing thought: Their story teaches hope, survival, and remembering history