During their time in the concentration camps, Jews had horrible living conditions and were treated with such disrespect. Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany from January 1933 until May 1945, during which time Hitler started the Holocaust (Adolf Hitler). Members of Hitler's army were known as Nazis. The Nazis were anti-Semitic, meaning they hated the Jewish people (Zullo). Hitler and the Nazis believed that Jews, like Gypsies, homosexuals, and the disabled, were substandard and did not deserve to live (Zullo). During the time of the Holocaust, Jews in Europe were subjected to increasingly severe discrimination, which eventually killed approximately 6,000,000 Jews (Adolf Hitler). Concentration camps played a major role in the Holocaust. Concentration camps are camps where the Nazis confined Jews, usually in harsh conditions. Concentration camps were used from the time Hitler was leader until the end of his presidency. Shortly after Hitler became president, concentration camps were established in Germany. After the Nazis came to rule the SA, the SS, police, and local civilian authorities structured numerous concentration camps to imprison real and perceived political opponents of Nazi policies (concentration camps, 1933–1939). The living conditions of people in the concentration camps were so horrible that it is difficult to even imagine. For breakfast, they had a sort of ersatz coffee and a portion of bread. The midday meal would be mostly watery cabbage or turnip soup. The evening meal can be the same as the morning meal. The Jews' survival might depend on their ability to bribe people to give them more food. Many camps did not provide water, and when they did, it was polluted water. Gale, you...... middle of paper ...... and Zullo, Allan. “Survivors, True Stories of Children During the Holocaust.” Bousun, Mara and Zullo, Allan. Survivors True Stories of Children During the Holocaust. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc., 2004. 170. “Concentration Camps.” 2014. Holocaust Survivors. March 20, 2014. “Concentration camps, 1933-1939.” June 10, 2013. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. March 20, 2014. “Forced Labor: Context and Overview.” 2014. Jewish Virtual Library. March 13, 2014. Zullo, Allan and Bousun, Mara. “Survivors, True Stories of Children During the Holocaust.” Zullo, Allan and Bousun, Mara. Survivors True Stories of Children During the Holocaust. New York: Scholastic Inc..., 2004. 170.