Holocaust

1938-1945
Hidden children: Hardships
•Those posing as a different religion such as Christian had to conceal
their identity

•One of the requirements of posing as a non-jew was to have false identity

papers

•Some faced the hardship of being separated from their family because of
posing as a different religion

•jewish children that were being separated from their parents couldn’t
show any emotion they had to show grief in silence so they wouldn’t
jeeporadise the safety of others in hiding

•children who couldn’t pass as non-jews were kept in attics and cellars
where they had to keep quiet and motionless for hours
•Other hiding spots were barns, chicken coops, and forest huts: often found
in rural areas

•acquiring false identity papers required them to have contact

with the anti-nazi
•Jews could sometimes obtain legitimate names by obtaining forged
documents such as birth or baptismal certificates
•as apart of Jewish religion Jewish males were often circumised to show
there covenant with god
•non Jews were usually not circumcised

•the Nazi often checked the genitals of males during raids because
circumsion determined the identity of a Jew

•Jewish boys often dressed as girls and underwent painful surgeries to

disguise their identities
•children adopted new religions to protect their jewish identites and
adapted their new religions rituals and beliefs

•young jewish children were often baptized into Christianity with or

without parent consent to protect themselves
•some jewish children in hiding were treated very well by their
“protectors” and some were not

•some jewish children had to endure physical or sexual abuse by their

“protectors”
•15% of jewish children were “ocasionally” mistreated

•80% were treated well

•5% were treated badly