Hitler Youth is a book about how young boys and girls followed the Nazi party and Hitler. This group was started in 1922 and by 1939 it had grown to have at least 7 million members.Hitler Youth was made to indoctrinate them to their beliefs. Boys and girls had to go through physical fitness tests. They ran, swam, played baseball, and hiked. They had to pass background checks to make sure their family were loyal to the Nazi Party. At the age of fourteen, they were allowed to join Hilterjugend until they were eighteen years old. There they showed them the military ways. As Germans were facing hard time, they blamed the Jews. Germans started persecuting the Jews. On November 9-10, 1938 became know as Kristallacht. During these days, Jews were murdered, attacked, and their businesses were destroyed. Many Jews were sent to concentration camps to work and then murdered.
This story not only talked about the youth in Hitler Youth, but also former Hitler Youth who got out and wanted people to know the truth about the Nazi's. They were known as the White Rose group. Hans, Sophie, and Probst were all beheaded due to their resistance activity against Hilter. Hitler Youth were used in many battles and they fought until the bitter end. They were made to go back to the concentration camps and witness what had happen during the holocaust. They had to live with themselves and the things they had done. The book ends with an epilogue of what happened to some of the people. This is an informational book that uses organization, design, and style. The Bartoletti connected her writing with the photographs through-out the book. She did lots of research using many kinds sources. She even went museum and traveled to Germany to experience it personally She wanted the information in the book to be written in a powerful, heart-wrenching way that leads to important facts and events during that time. While we are reading, we are able to feel the emotions of the people in the book. To learn more about this go to: http://www.ushmm.org/. If you ever have any spare time , visit the Holocaust Museum. It is an experience you will never forget.
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