Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933 and his sudden control over Germany sparked a new era of reform within the new "Nazi state" (Hunt 848). As Nazism became a major aspect of daily life in Germany, Hitler plotted against his enemies and those he blamed for Germany's defeat in World War I: the Jewish race. In his biography, Mein Kampf, Hitler discusses the artistic, social, and technological superiority of Germany ("Aryans"), why he believes Aryans are the dominant human race par excellence, and he makes numerous anti-Semitic remarks against the Jews. (Lualdi 224). In 1935, the “Nuremberg Laws” were enacted to strip German Jews of their citizenship; this ultimately led Hitler to implement his "Final Solution", in which he hoped to completely exterminate the Jewish race from all of Europe (Hunting 864). After rounding up Jews from their "ghettos" and forcibly sending them to concentration camps across Europe, Hitler and his Nazi supporters unleashed one of the most destructive and horrific genocides in history, known today known as the Holocaust. Only after being introduced to the conditions of these concentration camps, the hatred and abuse inflicted on the Jews, and the horrible lifestyle in which they were trapped, can one understand why the 'Holocaust affected so many people. What exactly were the conditions of these camps, and how were a few lucky survivors able to survive while their friends and families perished? Concentration camps and labor camps, also called “killing sites,” were scattered throughout Europe (Hunt 865). While a few in Poland were intended strictly for the immediate genocide of certain groups of Jews, such as Auschwitz, other camps were intended for the labor of captured Jews, until their services were no longer...in the middle of the paper... ...Holocaust survivors gained the upper hand after their release. After being introduced to the hatred that individuals can possess and after losing many of their loved ones and friends, the survivors felt the need to share their legacy with the world, as this event reveals their strength and determination. Works Cited Dülffer, Jost. “The victims: Jews, communists and social democrats”. Nazi Germany 1933-1945: faith and annihilation. Comp. Dean Scott McMurry. London: Arnold, 1996.141-143. Print. Hunt, Lynn et al. The Making of the West: People and Cultures. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2009. Print Lualdi, Katharine J. Creative Sources of the West: People and Cultures. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009. Print. Phillips, Peter. “Absolute corruption.” The tragedy of Nazi Germany. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. 161-205. Print.