In all of history there have been very few events as horrific and detestable as those that occurred during one of the longest and most prolific examples of genocide to ever occur, the Holocaust. During this time, Hitler came to power and devised a plan that called for the creation of the Aryan race by implementing the Final Solution. In this plan, Jews and many other undesirables were rounded up and eventually imprisoned in one of the many concentration camps established throughout Europe. These camps were built with two main purposes: to kill those deemed unfit for work or to perform forced labor that would be used to support the German war effort. The brutal treatment of prisoners during the Holocaust can result in individuals, families, and even an entire community being locked in cattle cars and struggling to survive for days. These poor, defenseless people had absolutely no information about what was happening, where they were going, how long it would take, or what would happen to them once they arrived at their destination. Holocaust survivors will not forget what was only the beginning of their morbid experience of the journey: “About 20 train cars were waiting for us… There were 70 to 80 people in one car… After a while, there was a dull sound of bolts closing... the whistle blew and the train began to move slowly. It was April 7, 1943. Locked up and cramped, we left our homeland, without being able to see it." Said Jack, a young boy of 15 years old, explaining what he vividly remembers about this unreal reality. Also sharing his perspective of things, a young seventeen-year-old named Moshe exclaimed “the doors were closed, leaving us almost in darkness. The grates were also closed to prevent escape. Air only entered through the cracks. So we traveled for 24 hours, without food or water. We were hungry and thirsty. But the desire and hope of seeing our families again made us forget everything else." (holocaust explained). As noted, this was an extremely inhumane way of doing things, not as the Nazis cared since this was their preference. Many young, old, sick or weak people died on this journey due to the cold-blooded conditions of the transportation (holocaust explained). During the time the prisoners were trapped inside the transports, some may have begun to develop hope that things might improve once it was over. Once they arrived at the gate and the door was opened, they saw the first glimmer of sunlight since they left. the ghettos, their first taste of a new place where all they could do was wish they were