The Holocaust, which occurred between 1933 and 1945. The current definition of "holocaust" is a Jewish sacrificial offering that is burned on an altar. The definition has now been changed to describe the massacre of six million Jews during World War II. The leader of these mass killings was Adolf Hitler. His ideologies of the perfect race were considered reason enough to kill millions of human beings. How were the murders carried out on such a massive scale? Concentration camps. Jews and other imperfect Aryans (homosexuals, gypsies, and disabled people) were deported to “work” camps. Here crematoriums, gas chambers and executions awaited them. If you made it through the first time, you had to work in grueling conditions the entire time. There were 70 to 100 people in one car. They were so packed together that there was no room to sit or even move. They were locked in the darkness, with no idea where they were going or what would happen to them. An officer threw out a bucket for the Jews to use as a container for human waste. They traveled like this for days on end. They remained hungry, thirsty and suffocating. When they reached the camps they were unloaded from the sheep tracks. They were divided into men and women, while the children remained with their mothers. After being “registered,” the process of dehumanization began. Each individual had to strip naked and shave off all their hair. Their clothes were taken away and they were put into striped uniforms. This process was supposed to ensure the dignity of the Jews and personal identity was taken away. If you entered the Auschwitz camp, you were likely branded with a tattooed serial number. These tattoos were only issued to prisoners who had to work. There was no need to keep track of the people headed for extermination