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I am completing this assignment for my Jewish History class.

3,000 Years of Jewish History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman_University

Mid-Sized Undergraduate University 

Mid-Sized Undergraduate University

Transit Camps
Transit camps were temporary stops on the way to concentration camps during the Holocaust. Many children were brought with their families to transit camps, unsure of what awaited them. Some were filled with the hope of starting a new life and making friends in the camps, while many others were scared. Children brought to the transit camps came from all different backgrounds and were able to experience different worlds and viewpoints from other children. However, after initial excitement and introductions faded, the reality of transit camps became apparent.

Children carried on with their normal lives in transit camps while bare bodies and metal frames for beds surrounded them. There was a lack of food, a fear of trains coming for deportation, and no school supplies. Children began to see their parents in a different light because each family member dealt with hardships during their time in the transit camps.

Children had few resources in place at the transit camps to help foster growth. A group of Hungarian Zionists made a rescue committee to negotiate and prevent deportations. Older girls were called upon to take care of the young children. Physicians, nurses, and musicians organized lectures, concerts, and activities for the children. Voluntary interns and philanthropic organizations supplied food, clothing, and organized secretive teaching rooms to help the kids continue their education. Child care workers taught the children about the ideas of Zionism, the spirit of democracy, and an affectionate atmosphere. These groups also did their best to ease the hunger issues in the camps. Overall, life in transit camps were a gradual adjustment to the abnormal. They learned to live their daily lives while learning to deal with hunger and fear.